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Films from Jolie, Clooney, Aronofsky among TIFF premieres

LOS ANGELES — George Clooney’s crime comedy “Suburbicon,” Angelina Jolie’s Khmer Rouge drama “First They Killed My Father,” and Darren Aronofsky’s horror feature “mother!” starring Jennifer Lawrence are among the films that will be playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

Festival programmers Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey unveiled the initial 47 film lineup Tuesday.

The Toronto festival, along with Venice and Telluride, is considered one of the launching pads for Hollywood’s awards season and a best-of display of films from other festivals.

Some of the buzzier films set to play include Joe Wright’s Winston Churchill biopic “The Darkest Hour,” starring Gary Oldman; Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-set fairy tale “The Shape of Water”; Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and Alexander Payne’s satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, which will have previously opened the Venice Film Festival.

A few actors will be showing off their directorial debuts, including Andy Serkis with the biographical drama “Breathe,” starring Andrew Garfield as the polio-stricken disability advocate Robin Cavendish and Greta Gerwig with “Lady Bird,” where Saoirse Ronan plays a Sacramento teenager looking to escape her small town.

TIFF will also feature a number of sports biopics including “The Battle of the Sexes,” with Emma Stone as Billie Jean King and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs, and “I, Tonya” with Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding and Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly. Paul Rudd can also be seen as Major League Baseball player turned WWII operative Moe Berg in Ben Lewin’s adaptation of “The Catcher Was a Spy.” “Mustang” director Deniz Gamze Erguven will debut her L.A. riots film “Kings,” with Halle Berry and Daniel Craig. The festival will also show David Gordon Green’s Boston Marathon drama “Stronger” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany. (ap)

Daniel Craig said in 2015 that he would rather slash his wrists than play Bond again.

Next James Bond film set for November 2019, no word on 007 star

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Eon Productions and MGM studios said in a statement that the 25th Bond film will be released in U.S. theaters on Nov. 8, 2019, with a slightly earlier release in Britain.

They gave no title, casting or other details.

Britain’s Daniel Craig has played Bond in the last four films, including 2012’s “Skyfall” and 2015’s “Spectre.” The 2015 film took some $880 million at the global box office, according to film tracker

BoxOfficeMojo.com.

His reprisal of the role for a fifth time has been the subject of much speculation after the actor said in 2015 that he would rather slash his wrists than play Bond again.

Callum McDougall, the executive producer of the Bond film franchise, told Britain’s BBC Radio last year that Craig, 49, was “absolutely the first choice ... We would love Daniel to return as Bond.”

Meanwhile, actors such as Idris

fast cars and sharply tailored suits of Bond, MI6’s secret agent 007.

With its futuristic gadgets, menacing super villains and larger-thanlife explosions, the Bond series is the longest-running film franchise in history, with actors such as Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan inhabiting the role of the leading man.

The new film will be written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who wrote the last four movies in the franchise. (rtr)

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People enjoy sunbathing on the beach in Lavandou, French Riviera, as plumes of smoke rise in the air from burning wildfires, Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through the forest of La Londe-les-Maures.

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LOS ANGELES - James Bond is returning to movie theaters Elba, Tom Hiddleston and Tom in November 2019, producers said on Monday, but they did not Hardy have all been named as potential candidates to step into the say who will play Britain’s most famous fictional spy.

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French fire forces evacuation of 10,000 people

RIVIERA - At least 10,000 people have been forced to flee campsites and homes after a new fire broke out along the French Riviera. Wildfires have already consumed swathes of forest in tourist-packed southeastern France in recent days, as well as on the island of Corsica. The new blaze, in the middle of the holiday season, is raging near Bormes-les-Mimosas, southwest of the popular resort Saint-Tropez on the Mediterranean coast.

The fire broke out just before 11pm on Tuesday and burned 800 hectares of forest by Wednesday morning, with 540 firefighters sent to tackle the blaze.

Around 3,000 campers were among those evacuated from La Londe, La Lavandou and Bormeles-Mimosas.

A fire service official said: “The evacuations, at least 10,000, followed the progression of the fire.

It’s an area that doubles or triples its population in summer.”Among those evacuated were British holidaymakers at the Camp du Domaine campsite in Bormes-les-Mimosas.

All 1,000 camping plots across the site were evacuated, according to Oliver Williams, deputy head teacher at St John’s Primary School in Redhill, Surrey, who is staying at

the resort with his family.

He told Sky News: “My wife woke me up about two o’clock this morning, saying she’d heard the car alarms and people shouting ‘allez, allez’.

“They were chucking everything in the back of a car and trying to get out. That was all a bit surreal and it took a moment to really sink in.

“My wife had mentioned the fact there was a glow over the back of the campsite hill and there was a fire.”

Mr Williams’ family headed to the campsite’s private beach, where many of the 3,000 evacuated, including French, German and Dutch tourists, had gathered.

“We stayed from about 2am until about 7am and then we were thinking we could probably make our

way back to the plot,” he said. “But we were told we weren’t allowed to go back because the Canadairs were about to fly over and drop water on to the fire. “That’s mixed with some chemicals so they keep people well back.”

He added: “We were all just watching to see what was going to happen with the fire - whether it was going to progress towards us or carry on going over the hill.”

Mr Williams praised French firefighters for their “absolutely amazing job” in tackling the multiple blazes in the area.Fellow Briton Lisa Minot, The Sun’s travel editor, is also staying at the resort - where the campsite’s sprinkler system was being used in an attempt to stop the blaze jumping across from the hills.

She said: “Everybody was told to evacuate to the beach and they’re still there and they have not allowed us to go back to our caravan. “It’s utter chaos, there are no provisions or anything else... there’s no one telling us what to do.” But Ms Minot revealed the efforts are being “hampered by incredibly high winds”.

Her mother Carol Bielfield said holidaymakers were trying to stay composed. “It was keep calm and carry on, make some tea, serve some biscuits and hope that you get some information,” she said.

“But we’ve had no information at all. Everyone gave up, started leaving the beach and then the sirens went off and we were told to go back to the beach, but there’s not been any information.”

Local tourist site Fort de Bregancon, the former official retreat of French presidents, has been shut due to the fire.More than 4,000 firefighters and troops have been deployed in total, along with 19

water bomber planes, since the fires broke out in France on Monday.

Six more of the planes have been ordered by the French government while extra firefighters have been drafted in from the north of the country.

At least 12 firefighters have been injured and 15 police officers affected by smoke inhalation The blazes have scorched 4,000 hectares (15 square miles) of land so far across France, including Corsica, leaving behind charred earth. France has asked the EU for help as it deals with the fires, with two firefighting planes sent

by Italy.

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Tamba Waras Temple

A Sanctum to Invoke Recovery

It is said that King of Tabanan, Cokorda Tabanan, was in serious illness. None of the royal healers could heal him. Medicine has been sought after everywhere, but nothing worked. One upon a time, there were hints in the form of revelation that there would be a medicine that could cure the king. The servants were assigned to go to all directions. After getting tired of wondering here and there, eventually they saw a cloud of smoke from the Batukaru forest. After being approached, the smoke came out from coconut shell. Ultimately the servants asked for further guidance. In short, the medicine looked for has been obtained. At the end, Cokorda Tabanan got his recovery.

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Jimbaran Beach, Seafood Culinary Destination, White Sands and Sunset

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Bali has many beaches where each has its own characteristics.

There are beaches where tourists can surf freely as on Kuta Beach, Dreamland Beach or Suluban Beach.

Besides, there are also beaches where a wide range of water sport activities can be enjoyed like on Tanjung Benoa Beach and Sanur Beach. On the other beaches visitors can see sunrise and sunset views.

Jimbaran Beach, South Kuta, Badung, is a famous beach to relax while watching sunset view and enjoying delicious seafood dishes from restaurants around the beach.

So in addition to being a beach resort, Jimbaran Beach also becomes one of the culinary tourist destinations in Bali often recommended by people as destination where to eat delicious food, especially for grilled fish, squid and so forth.

It is located at Jimbaran village, one of the famous tourism villages in South Kuta subdistrict. Jimbaran Beach is bordered with Muaya Beach at the southern tip and Kedonganan Beach at the north end. Since its location remains in Kuta area, the access to Jimbaran Beach is quite easy and close from Kuta Beach, either from Denpasar or Sanur.

To luxuriate in the excellent lunch or dinner, this beach deserves to be the option of visitors, where they have two options of dining area, namely indoor or outdoor. If wishing to have dinner while enjoying the moment of sunset view, choose the outdoor area. However, you should first make a reservation to the cafe because it is always full of tourists.

For dinner, the dishes will generally be ready once the sun begins to set. Grilled snapper, grilled mussels,

squid satay, water spinach with spicy sauce to crispy fried groupers have started to be presented on table.

Surely, they are accompanied with a basket of steamed rice and three kinds of condiment as complement.

Now, it is time to eat!

Then, for the drink visitors can choose the options like mineral water, fruit juice or young coconut.

Everything is fresh and appropriate to be served with existing seafood dishes. At the end of the meal, we are given an extra bonus in the form of fruit plates for dessert. Bon appetite!

Regarding the price, it can indeed be said to be intended for middle to upper class, but it is comparable to the experience obtained at this culinary adventure. Romantic dinner while watching sunset on the beach will surely become so special. (kmb)

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HARD ROCK HOTEL BALIEARNS 2017 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the wellknown leading entertainment hotel in Balitoday announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. Now in its seventh year, the achievement celebrateshospitality businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Cer-

Then, on the command of the king, a sanctum named Tamba Waras is established at the location. Tamba means ‘medicine’ while waras means ‘gets recovered’ as ever before. It is believed that whoever saying prayers at the temple will obtain a healing. This belief keeps growing and growing until now.

The temple belongs to one of the Catur Angga temples with the status as the sad kahyangan jagat of Bali. The Tamba Waras temple is included in the jajar kemiri. Those belonging to this temple group are the Muncaksari and the underneath Tamba Waras located at the right side of the Batukaru Temple.

Geographically, the Tamba Waras Temple is located on the south slope of Mount Batukaru, precisely at Sangketan, Penebel, Tabanan. The temple located on the same line as the Batukaru Temple sits on the altitude of about 725 meters above sea level. To get to this temple, pilgrims have to cover a distance of about 22 km from the town of Tabanan.

In terms of the temple structure, the Tamba Waras Temple is also nicknamed as the warehouse of universal medicine.

It is estimated to have been established in the twelfth century. Before saying prayers, all the pilgrims should first do self-purificatory rite or melukat at the sapta Ganges shower. Other than melukat at the shower, it is also resumed with the ivory coconut water. After that, the pilgrimage can continue to the main temple. (kmb)

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like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to share their rockin’ experience on TripAdvisor,” said Shane Coates, General Manager at Hard Rock Hotel Bali.

“There is no greater seal of approval than being recognized by our guests. With the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on guest reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence.”

“TripAdvisor is excited to announce the recipients of the 2017 Certificate of Excellence, which celebrates hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise and ratings from travelers,” said Heather Leisman, Vice President of Industry Marketing, TripAdvisor. “This recognition allows us to publicly honor businesses that are actively engaging with customers and using feedback to help travelers identify and con-

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Sperm count falling sharply in developed world, researchers say

LONDON - Sperm counts in men from America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years, researchers said on Tuesday.

They also said the rate of decline is not slowing.

Both findings -- in a meta-analysis bringing together various studies -- pointed to a potential decline in male health and fertility.

“This study is an urgent wake-up call for researchers and health authorities around the world to investigate the causes of the sharp ongoing drop in sperm count,” said Hagai Levine, who co-led the work at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Jerusalem.

The analysis did not explore reasons for the decline, but researchers said falling sperm counts have previously been linked to various factors such as exposure to certain chemicals and pesticides, smoking, stress and obesity.

This suggests measures of sperm quality may reflect the impact of modern living on male health and act as a “canary in the coal mine” signalling broader health risks, they said.

Studies have reported declines in sperm count since the early 1990s, but many of those have been questioned because they did not account for potentially

major confounding factors such as age, sexual activity and the types of men involved.

Working with a team of researchers in the United States, Brazil, Denmark, Israel and Spain, Levine screened and brought together the findings of 185 sperm count studies from 1973 to 2011 and then conducted a so-called meta-regression analysis.

The results, published in the journal Human Reproduction Update, showed a 52.4 percent decline in sperm concentration and a 59.3 percent decline in total sperm count among North American, European, Australian and New Zealand men.

The former measures the concentration of semen in a man’s ejaculation, while the latter is semen concentration multiplied by volume.

In contrast, no significant decline was seen in South America, Asia and Africa. The researches noted, however, that far fewer studies have been conducted in these regions.

Experts asked to comment on the work said it was a comprehensive and well-conducted analysis and did a good job of adjusting for confounders that could have skewed its findings.

Daniel Brison, a specialist in embryology and stem cell biology at Britain’s Manchester University, said the findings had “major implications not just for fertility but for male health and wider public health”. (rtr)

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Researchers said falling sperm counts have previously been linked to various factors such as exposure to certain chemicals and pesticides, smoking, stress and obesity.

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Jembrana parliament raids illegal hotels

A special committee to be formed

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Electronic health records only served to separate them from their patients.

Doctors view technology as largely problematic SAN FRANCISCO - When an endurance runner with a history of heart failure felt under the weather, he brought his activity tracker data from a workout to his cardiologist.

Dr. Michael Blum examined the runner’s heart rate readings. The cardiologist could see when his patient was pushing to climb a hill or to increase his speed, and when he was slowing down.

“I could tell how hard he was working,” said Blum, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. “I had this amazing data.”

Ultimately, though, he had to inform his worried patient: “This is all really interesting, but I can’t tell you what it means.”

Blum joined three other doctors who spoke last week on the promise – and the reality – of technology in a San Francisco panel discussion sponsored by Medscape and titled “Technology, Patients and the Art of Medicine.”

Technology in the form of diagnostic software helped one of the panelists, Dr. Abraham Verghese, conclude that a patient was suffering from neurosarcoidosis – a diagnosis the Stanford University professor didn’t initially consider but one a software program immediately recognized given the patient’s symptoms.

Technology offers doctors a view inside patients’ hearts, brains and bowels. And technology may speed the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness, said panelist Dr. Jessica Mega, who leads the healthcare team at Verily, formerly Google Life.

Nonetheless, 69 percent of the 100 doctors in the audience said increased reliance on technology and electronic health records only served to separate them from their patients.

As evidence of the problem, the panelists cited apps that claim to do things they don’t really do, like accurately measure blood pressure.

But the biggest problem stem-

ming from technology for the doctors, and the bane of many doctors’ existence, is the electronic health record, also known as an EHR. The U.S. government has touted electronic records, initially designed for billing, as a way to dramatically improve patient care and has used financial incentives to speed their adoption. The hope was that the widespread use of EHRs would reduce medical errors, inefficiencies and inappropriate care.

The effort has failed, according to Dr. Eric Topol, editor-in-chief of Medscape and the panel moderator.

American doctors continue to make 12 million diagnosis errors a year; one in four patients in U.S. hospitals continue to be harmed; and healthcare costs continue to soar, he said.

Topol called electronic health records “a complete mess.”

“Why do we just put up with pathetic technology?” he asked.

The panelists, as well as the doctors in attendance, bemoaned the time it took them to complete electronic records, time they longed to spend with patients.

Verghese credited electronic records with billing well, with reducing medical errors and with keeping him out of dusty basements in search of patient files. At the same time, he blamed EHRs for tying doctors to their computers and at least partially for his colleagues’ unprecedented suicide rates, depression, burnout and disillusionment.

“I find it pretty incredible,” he said, that with “all the wonderful, sophisticated imaging technology, we still have this dinosaur of an electronic medical record.”

Verghese, a best-selling author, is vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University and has championed the return of what he considers the lost art of the physical exam.

He questioned how physicians allowed EHRs to take over medical practices without physician input on how to make them work. (rtr)

NEGARA - The ranks of Commission B and C of the Jembrana House of Representatives led by Chairman of Commission C, I.B. Susrama, made a raid on Monday (Jul. 24) to Bombora Medewi Wavelodge at Medewi, Pekutatan.

The entourage was received by the hotel manager, Supriyadi, and headman of Medewi, Nyoman Suartika.

From the raid was known if the hotel indeed has not owned an operating permit. “They use the old building permit (IMB) in 2016 and there are no structural changes. It only makes a design change having been submitted to local government but the permit has not been issued yet. It is constrained by the environmental management effort and environmental monitoring effort (UKL-UPL) related to spatial planning as it is now near coastline where it was previously far. When encountering any constraint, it should be submitted so that all requirements can be fulfilled because this has something to do with the SOP of the permit issuance, so it will not be criticized. We will discuss it later in the meeting,” said Susrama accompanied by some members such as Putu Kamawijaya, Nyoman Renteb and others.

In the future, added Putu Kamawijaya, it needs to establish a

special committee. Thus, the study can be juxtaposed with regulation.

According to him, it is necessary for surveillance as well as data collection. Jembrana indeed needs investors but must be supervised due to related to permits and regionally generated revenue (PAD). “Jembrana needs investors, but they still should be directed so as not to be having no license,” he explained.

Service providers should be in accordance with the SOP. If the requirements have been complete, issue the permit immediately. Otherwise, please be informed what the constraints are. New investors also have to calculate for their investment. “If they are made difficult and operating without permit, obviously they are harming us as well,” said Susrama.

Without permit, it will also become more complicated, especially if there is a problem. If the special committee for permit handling is formed, it is getting steadier. We will make a study on commercialized private villas and boarding house whose room exceeding 10 units. Especially in Medewi alone, there are 11 villas and unlicensed boarding houses. “This needs to be regulated, not only in Medewi but also in all areas of Jembrana,” he explained. (kmb)

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Joint team of the National Narcotic Agency (BNNK) of Badung District and Kuta village raided boarding house in the area of Segara and Jaba Jero hamlet, Kuta, on Monday (Jul. 24).

Bali becomes target of international drug trafficking

MANGUPURA — Joint team of the National Narcotic Agency (BNNK) of Badung District and Kuta village raided boarding house in the area of Segara and Jaba Jero hamlet, Kuta, on Monday (Jul. 24). As a result after performing urine test, two residents were declared positive to have consumed ecstasy and another positive to have consumed benzodiazepine. After that, they were taken to the office of BNNK Badung on Jalan Raya Abianbase, Badung. Kuta was selected as the target because it is the center of world tourist visits and most likely to be the area of international drug trafficking.

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From the raid was known if the hotel indeed has not owned an operating permit.

Head of the BNNK Badung, Ni Ketut Masmini, said the operation started at 04:30 Local Time by involving joint apparatus of the Indonesian military (TNI), national police, national unity and political agency (Kesbangpolinmas) Badung, Badung municipal police and community protection of Kuta totally amounting to 50 people, including headman of Kuta, I Wayan Daryana.

According to Masmini, Bali as a world’s tourist

destination has become a target of international drug trafficking. Therefore, the potential for drug abuse greatly happens in Bali and becomes a threat to the community, especially in Kuta. Moreover, Indonesia as a whole has been in the emergency condition of drugs so that it needs to be anticipated.

“In addition to suppressing the circulation of drugs, this activity is also intended to save the younger generation in terms of drug abuse, especially in the area of Kuta,” he said.

She hoped that all the personnel involved in the activity can work seriously. If any suspicious matters detected, it should be immediately coordinated and the search must be made in accordance with the applicable procedures and the implementation should give priority to safety.

“We are divided into two teams, where the first team targets boarding houses at Segara hamlet, Kuta, while the second team targets the neighborhood of Jaba Jero hamlet, Kuta,” said Masmini.

Result of the raid could secure two users of ecstasy and another is user of benzodiazepine. Further, they were taken to the office of BNNK Badung for counseling. (kmb36)

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No Shortage of Oranges

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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Fairy tales overcome nightmares at S.Korea’s militarised border town

KINTAMANI - The iconic citrus product of “Jeruk Kintamani” or “Kintamani Oranges” is experiencing a bumper crop in Bali reducing prices to only Rp. 3,500 – 4,000 a kilogram.

Farmers in Bali orange orchards complain that prices have plummeted at the same time when costs of bringing an orange crop to market have risen.

Mangku Garis, an orange farmer in Manikliu Village, said prices for Kintamani oranges dropped suddenly a month ago. Farmers are blaming over production and reduced consumer buying power for the price decrease.

While last year saw prices improved in July, that has not been the case this year. Prices are so low that some farmers have simply left their oranges on the tree to rot.Kintamani Orange as one of the featured varieties has become the foundation of life for the citizens of Kintamani along with Arabica coffee. The demand of the local markets to orange is pretty good and also to meet tourist demand. Both of these commodities have been able to improve the living standards of citizens in Kintamani and the surrounding areas.

There are several varieties of oranges grown in highland of Kintamani consist of: tangerines, siem and selayer. Among the three varieties, siem orange is the most

favorable both in traditional and modern market.

Siem orange has the best price in the market (among the three varieties). This variety is cultivated by most citizens in Kintamani. The cultivation area of Siem Orange in Kintamani consist of several villages such as Chess, Belangan, Bayung, Manikliyu, Bunutin, Lembean, Langgahan and others.Catur Village as one of the producers of citrus in Kintamani has adopted the concept of agro-tourism. The village is located in the strategic path connecting the three regency (Bangli, Badung and Buleleng) and is one of the route to visit Mount Batur and Lake Batur.

The cool temperature of the Kintamani Highland (900-1200 metes asl.) combined with the vast plantations of citrus and Arabica coffee, are certainly the main attraction for tourists, recommended and worth a visit!

Walking amongst citrus trees, take a long breath, and enjoying the natural scenery are certainly an interesting thing that should not be missed. You can even interact with farmers in the activities such as planting, fertilizing, and the crop maintenance.

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White House advisor Omarosa Manigault (L), Eric Trump (2nd R) and his wife Lara Trump (2nd L) and first lady Melania Trump take their seats at the side of the stage as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters in an arena in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. July 25, 2017.

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It’s become more special when the harvest season (August-October). Visitors can participate in the

Pursuing Princesses

DENPASAR - Princess Cruises’ director for Southeast Asia, Fawried Tawfik, told Kompas.com that in order to attract a larger cruise ship market Indonesia needs to improve its infrastructure and manpower quality to support international passengers ship visits.

“Cruise ships are now enormous. Ships that once carried only 1,600 passengers are now

being built to carry 3,000 to 4,000 people.

So if you want ships to visit you need cruise terminals built to handle those numbers,” explained Tawfik.

He also said that Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Port (CIQP) services need to be up to handling the sudden arrival of the large passenger loads brought by modern

activities of picking and tasting the sweetness of Siem Orange straight from the garden. You can visit with

cruise vessel and maximize both the time spent ashore and the time spent spending in local business.

Continuing, Tawfik said: “So far it is OK and there is no problem with immigration clearance. As far as I know, the free visa policy in Indonesia applies to many nationalities. Before, there were only a few countries entitled to visa-free stays, now it’s easy.

Passengers no longer need the headache of organizing a visa.”

He also requested that the Indonesian tourism industry provides more buses to take tourists on local land tours. He asked if when a ship arrives in Semarang with 3,000 passengers are there sufficient buses available to carry them all the Borobudur Temple? He also asked if sufficient foreign language and licensed tour guides are available?

Tawfik said he appreciates all the efforts of the Indonesian government to develop cruise tourism. He also noted the growing improvement in port facilities to promote cruise ship visits and the easing of visa restrictions.

Tawfik said that the five destinations being offered by Princess Cruise Lines in Indonesia are Bali, Lombok, Komodo, Makassar, Probolinggo, and Semarang. In 2017-2018 Princess Cruise lines will operate 26 cruises to Indonesia using five ships: Sapphire Princess, Diamond Princess, Golden Princess, Sun Princess, and Sea Princess.(kmb)

family. It also become good media learning for kids and forms a close relationship with nature.(kmb)

Kiwi’s Keen on Bali

DENPASAR - Air New Zealand has announced plans to double its capacity to Bali in 2018 when it also plans to extend its operating season between Auckland and Bali. Air New Zealand presently operates two flights each week in a limited season starting from the end of May until mid-October. Increasing to 3 flights per week during peak travel periods. In 2018, Air New Zealand plans to fly five times a week between Auckland and Denpasar using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with an exmpanded season beginning in April.

During peak periods this translates into more than 1,500 seats per week each way between Bali and Auckland. The 2018 expansion of service is subject to regulatory approval from the relevant national aviation authorities. (kmb)

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U.S. House approves new Russia sanctions, defying Trump

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to slap new sanctions on Russia and force President Donald Trump to obtain lawmakers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Moscow, in a rare rebuke of the Republican president.

It was unclear how quickly the bill would make its way to the White House for Trump to sign into law or veto. The bill still must be passed by the Senate, which is mired in debate over efforts to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system as lawmakers try to clear the decks to leave Washington for their summer recess.

The sanctions bill comes as lawmakers investigate possible meddling by Russia in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion by Republican Trump’s campaign.

Moscow has denied it worked to influence the election in Trump’s favor, and he has denied his campaign colluded.

The White House said the president had not yet decided whether he would sign the measure. Rejecting the bill - which would potentially hamper his hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow - would carry a risk that his veto could be overridden by lawmakers.

“While the president supports tough sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Russia, the White House is reviewing the House legislation and awaits a final legislative package for the president’s desk,” said spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

House members backed the bill, which also imposes sanctions on Iran and North Korea, by a nearunanimous margin of 419-3, with strong support from Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, despite objections from Trump, who wanted more control over the ability to impose sanctions.

The Republican-controlled Senate passed an earlier version of the bill with near-unanimous support.

The House added the North Korea measures after becoming frustrated with the Senate’s failure to advance a bill it passed in May. Representative Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the three countries “are threatening vital U.S. interests and destabilizing their neighbors. It is well past

time that we forcefully respond.”

But the combined bill has run into objections from some senators, who are unhappy that the House added the North Korea sanctions after holding up the measure for more than a month.

Senate leaders have not said when they might consider the House bill. Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he was not sure the bill would “fly through” his chamber.

“The only language we agreed to was Iran and Russia. So adding North Korea on, I just don’t know how we’re going to deal with it yet,” Corker told reporters. “The better route would have been to send over what had been agreed to.”

The bill had raised concerns in the European Union, where U.S. allies depend on supplies of Russian gas. But House members said the bill was tweaked to try to alleviate the worries of Europeans and the energy sector. (rtr)

SEOUL - A half-hour’s drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several football stadiums, a stone’s throw from the world’s most militarized border.

The malls are in the city of Paju, gateway to the U.N. truce village of Panmunjom, where military officers from the combatants of the 1950-53 Korean war discuss armistice matters -- when the two sides are on speaking terms, which they aren’t these days.

“Fairy tales come true in Paju”, is the advertising lure from the Korean Tourism Board. But it was nightmares that were all too true here during the Korean war, when Paju featured some of its fiercest battles. Paju is home to the country’s only “enemy’s cemetery”, where the remains of Chinese and North Korean soldiers are buried.

That’s all but forgotten history now. On the rooftop of the Lotte Premium Outlet, children and their parents can view North Korea across the Imjin River through binoculars. The mall also features a merry-go-round, cinema, and a mini-train.

At Shinsegae Paju Premium Outlet, about a dozen children jump and scream around a fountain inside the mall on a sizzling, July summer day. Just a couple miles away is a village modelled after France’s tourism centre of Provence, where restaurants, bakeries and clothing shops are decorated like a children’s playbook.

Elsewhere in Paju, kids carved wood to make Pinocchio dolls at a museum, while adults tasted wine made of meoru, a Korean wild grape, at a farm.

Paju, indeed, shows little signs of the tensions that have arisen since North Korea marked the U.S. July 4th holiday with a successful launch of what it said was an inter-

continental ballistic missile. The missile test prompted the United States and South Korea this month to conduct air force bomber exercises in the skies near here.

LITTERING LAND MINES But at Paju’s Provence Village, Kim Ki-deok, a 41-year-old office worker from south of Seoul and father of a 4-year-old boy, said he doesn’t feel any more danger from being close to the border.

“If North Korea really wants, they can shoot missiles far away,” said Kim. “I feel refreshed and would like to come here again.”

The sense of insouciance can even be seen at the U.S. military’s Camp Bonifas on the outskirts of town, home to a three-hole golf course that Sports Illustrated once called the “world most dangerous golf course” because of the Korean War vintage land mines littering the area.

The Korean War, in which the United States fought alongside South Korea and China with the North, ended in a truce that has yet to be replaced by a peace agreement and has left the two sides technically at war.

It means South Koreans have long grown accustomed to living in a doomsday scenario, one that includes up to 10,000 artillery guns pointed toward the South and capable at any moment, in the words of North Korea’s propaganda machine, of turning Seoul into a “sea of fire” and a “pile of ashes.”

For 30-year-old Park Cholmin, it’s nothing more than empty threats.

“It’s just a show or performance.

I think North Korea has a lot more to lose than to gain by turning Seoul into a sea of fire,” said the video game producer from Seoul, visiting the Shinsegae mall with his girlfriend to buy her a birthday gift. (rtr)

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Visitors are seen at a shopping mall near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, July 16, 2017. Picture taken on July 16, 2017.

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FILE - In this May 12, 2013, file photo, Iranian refugees who were caught in Indonesian waters while sailing to Australia sit on a boat at Benoa port in Bali, Indonesia. Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, rejected the United Nations refugee agency’s allegation that her government reneged on a deal to resettle some refugees who attempted to reach Australia by boat.

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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond visits IBM’s offices on the South Bank, London, July 26, 2017.

Britain’s opposition Labour alarms bankers with Robin Hood tax

LONDON - Britain’s left-wing opposition party has held a series of meetings with top finance executives, setting out how it would levy taxes on one of the world’s biggest financial trading centres if it snatched power from Prime Minister Theresa May. With May’s grip on the leadership weakened by an ill-judged election last month and her Conservative party divided over Brexit, Labour is hoping her minority government will collapse and catapult its socialist leader Jeremy Corbyn into power.

Last week, Labour’s finance spokesman John McDonnell chose the London Stock Exchange -- a bastion of British capitalism -- to invite feedback on proposals, telling leaders his party will form the next government, sources at the meeting said. Banks in London’s financial hub had paid little attention to relations with the Labour Party since 2015 when members elected Corbyn, a veteran campaigner who is seen as opposing much of what the City of London stands for.

But the industry has been forced to take the party seriously after its much stronger than expected showing in the general election which left May to rely on the support of a small Northern Irish party to prop up her government.

McDonnell told executives from Standard Chartered, the London Stock Exchange, the City of London Corporation, lawyers, lobbyists and accountants in two separate meetings last week about Labour’s

proposals to expand an existing tax on shares to include trading on other assets such as bonds and derivatives.

Labour says the tax -- proposed to be around half of a percentage point or less on the value of a trade -- could earn 4.7 billion pounds ($6.1 billion) a year. Labour published details of the tax in the run up to the June election. Banking industry figures are concerned such a tax, debated in Western economies for decades, could exacerbate the impact of Brexit by prompting more businesses to flee London.

CUTTING DOWN TO SIZE Avinash Persaud, an economist and a former hedge fund manager, whose work is the inspiration for the proposal and appeared alongside McDonnell at one of the events, says Britain’s finance sector is lightly taxed. Persaud said the tax would help kill off high-frequency trading and he favours reducing the size of Britain’s financial sector

because it has become too large.

“I do feel there is a right size for the financial sector and in some countries it is too small, but in Britain and America, in the Anglo-Saxon countries, I do think it is too large,” Persaud told Reuters in an interview. “This means it is absorbing a lot of resources and as a result it becomes a very powerful player, a very powerful player in politics and is maybe exerting a disproportionate impact.”

Labour wants to use the higher taxes on financial services -- Britain’s most profitable industry -- to fund increased public spending and end seven years of austerity under the ruling Conservatives. The proposed levy would be based on a tax of 0.2 percent of the value of trades for banks, hedge funds and other financial companies, and 0.5 per cent for non-financial businesses.

Britain has the largest foreign exchange market and the second largest derivatives market in the

world, accounting for just under 40 percent of the world’s dealings in those markets, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

DAMAGE FEARED One executive who attended one of the Labour meetings said the proposals would damage London at time when its status is under threat because of Brexit. “If they win power and actually go ahead with this, this would be the straw that breaks the camel’s back,” according to the executive. Richard Benson, the co-head of portfolio investment at currency managers Millennium Global, said such a proposal would likely send a lot of trading activity away from Britain.

“It is the selective advantage that is the problem with this, unless everyone else does it, people just leave,” said Benson, who was not at the meetings. But the Labour Party’s City spokesman Jonathan Reynolds told Reuters although he has been sceptical in the past about a transaction tax it would help reduce anger towards banks for causing the financial crisis and raise revenue.

Banks “need to continue to rebuild public trust and support, and the tax contribution from the sector is a

significant part of that,” he said.

The head of one large investment bank in London said they are seeking to secure meetings with Labour’s senior team as they are a potential ally in pushing for a softer Brexit and to find out more about their policies.

“We need to have some sort of dialogue with Labour because it’s been zero,” the banker said. Some bankers predicted that if Labour were to be elected, it would adopt a more centrist approach like former French President Francois Hollande or Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Another executive who attended one of the meetings with McDonnell said it was made clear that Labour was inviting reaction to the proposals.

“They are actively encouraging feedback and wanting to meet people further to discuss feedback.

I thought that was a very positive message,” he said. Others warned though that there has been little so far from the party’s rhetoric to indicate a major softening in tone.

If Labour comes to power then “it is literally game over for the UK, welcome to Venezuela without the sunshine,” another banking executive said.(rtr)

Kober with Hanuman Figure, Based on Story of Arjuna Pramada

Ritual paraphernalia like kober (flags) are used as symbols of greatness and have philosophical meaning related to the power of the gods. Thus, it is common to find such objects bineng used in the the Hindu rituals of the Balinese community – especially in temples. The scale of these ritual objects is pursuant to the scale of the ritual being held.

The use of flag or kober with the figure of Hanuman is frequently identified as a symbol of strength.

Hanuman is a character in the Ramayana epic, often told in the form of a puppet show in Bali. According to mythology, Hanuman is son of Lord Bayu known as Maruti, he is not worshipped as a god.

As Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem explains, Hanuman appears in the story Arjuna Pramada or Arjuna Pradalba.

When Rama and Laksmana were leading their troops to build a bridge to Lanka, Arjuna came with Krishna.

At that time, Rama-Laksmana and Krishna-Arjuna shared physical resemblances.

Because the scene in this part of the story was crowded with many people the two pairs got mixed up so that Arjuna was with Rama and made the mistkae of saying that he could constuct a brigde from India to Lanka that was more robust than the one that Rama had made with his monkey army.

Arjuna was asked to prove his words and he drew his arrow from South India to Lanka in order to crete the bridge. Since Rama was still in doubt about the strength of the bridge, Hanuman in the form of a little monkey tried to walk across the bridge, but as

he walked, he grew in size. By the time he arrived to the middle of the bridge, the structure collapsed under his weight.

“This story goes beyond the standard patterns of the story that tells of the meeting of the the Ramayana Story with the story of the Mahabharata. Although this story is classified as the creation of puppeteers, it is said to have been narrated in a palm-leaf manuscript”, explained Prof. Bandem.

As the story goes, Arjuna then kept his oath to worship Hanuman for his success. However, Hanuman could not stand to be worshiped by Arjuna so he finally apologized for having dared to dabble with a deity (pramada). With this apology he also promised to help Arjuna when needed.

Arjuna took the initiative to make a flag with the figure of Hanuman that also symbolizes Lord Vayu which was then installed on his chariot. From this story was born the tradition of putting up these kober flags at temple.

There is also another version of this story , said Dr. I Gusti Made Ngurah, which begins with Arjuna accompanied by Krishna who was send by Yudhishthira to the former kingdom of Lanka to look for a refferences that could for a symbol when carrying out a ritual.

On the way, Arjuna and Krishna encountered a little monkey on a bridge. Arjuna was arrogant and insulted the little monkey. The little monkey answered that he was actually Hanuman and challenged Arjuna to try to destroy the bridge. Arjuna failed to meet this challenge.

Arjuna was tested several times by the monkey but always failed. Finally the little monkey revealed his identity as Hanuman son of Lord Vayu. Hanuman said that he would respect Arjuna because he is a human but that Arjuna should also respect Hanuman as he is son of Lord Vayu and in this way there would be mutual respect.

“Finally, Hanuman requested that Arjuna to create a flag that depicting Hanuman. This flag was then taken everywhere. The flag with the image of Hanuman ths became a symbol of Arjuna honoring Hanuman”, said Prof. Bandem. (kmb)

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Want to Take Selfie at ATM? Visit This Fun Location

Assuredly it is not an ATM of any kind. To be sure, it has nothing to do with automated teller machines used to withdraw money. It stands for Anjungan Tukad Melangit (ATM) or literally meaning the platform of Melangit River located at Antugan hamlet, Jehem village, Tembuku, Bangli, as one of the favorite places for travelers that like to take selfie. At this ATM, visitors cannot only take pictures with the background of natural beauty of the Melangit River, but also in the swing and some other selfie facilities.

Before becoming the target of travelers, the ATM was once made only by local youths to simply hang out together. The materials used to make the platform are only sober ones, namely wood and bamboo.

However, after visitors took selfie and was uploaded to social media, the platform is getting more crowded with tourist visits.

Operations Manager of the ATM, I Wayan Lendra, recently said the ATM has been famous since more than a year ago. Seeing the number of incoming visitors, he continues to make improvements and arrangement. If formerly there used to be only one platform, now there have been three permanently built platforms. “We make them permanent for the convenience of visitors,” he explained.

In addition to the platform,

the ATM management also offers several other facilities suitable for taking pictures such as traditional swing and heart-shaped bamboo cane work. At the ATM, visitors can also feel the sensation of camping and picking oranges in person.

If previously visitors to the ATM were only charged a voluntary levy, now the management charges admission ticket worth IDR 10,000 for adult and IDR 5,000 for child of domestic tourists. Meanwhile, foreign tourists are charged IDR 15,000 per person.

So far, Lendra admitted that the rate of tourist visits to ATM is now increasing. On typical days, the average visit rate reaches tens of people per day, while on holidays it increases up to 80 percent more. (kmb)

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Venezuela opposition to start two-day anti-Maduro shutdown

CARACAS - President Nicolas Maduro’s adversaries are to stage a two-day national strike from Wednesday in a final push to pressure him into abandoning a weekend election for a super-congress they say will institutionalize autocracy in Venezuela.

Millions participated in a 24-hour shutdown last week, leaving businesses closed, families behind doors, and streets barricaded or empty across swathes of Venezuela.

“From 6 a.m. tomorrow, we are going to paralyze this country,” opposition lawmaker and street activist Juan Requesens said. “We have shown Nicolas Maduro and his group there is no love for them anywhere in Venezuela or the world.”

The opposition, which has majority support after years in the shadow of the Socialist Party during the rule of Maduro’s predecessor Hugo Chavez, says Maduro’s planned Constituent Assembly is a farce designed purely to keep him in power.

The 54-year-old president, who calls himself “the son of Chavez” and flag bearer of his “21st century socialism” project, insists Sunday’s vote will go ahead despite intense pressure at home and abroad including a threat of U.S. economic sanctions.

Maduro says the election for the 545-seat assembly, which will have power to rewrite the national constitution and override the current opposition-led legislature, is designed to put power in the hands or ordinary people.

“We are going to decide between war and peace, the

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future or the past, the sovereign power of the people or the imperialist, oligarchical coup,” he told supporters late on Tuesday of the vote, which the opposition is boycotting.

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From page 1 Authorities have issued a warning in southeastern France for Wednesday due to the very dry conditions and a feared strong summer mistral wind. Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said: “A strong and dry northwesterly wind, along with high summer temperatures in excess of 30C, will continue to fuel forest fires on Wednesday. “Meteo France, the French meteorological service, has

warnings out for high gusts of up around 35 to 40mph although the winds should ease later today.

“Although the general forecast is for more hot and sunny days, the winds will change. “Thursday and Friday morning look calmer but the afternoons will see strong gusts again but this time from a westerly direction. “Conditions should quieten down this weekend with a lighter east to southeasterly breeze.” Researchers said a fall-off in farming in southeast France since the 1970s has seen the region become more forested and prone to fires. (ap)

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State enterprises, including oil company PDVSA that accounts for 95 percent of Venezuela’s export income, were to stay open on Wednesday. Some public employees - who number 2.8 million in total - said they had strict orders not to skip work.

Five people died during last week’s strike as National Guard troops seeking to dismantle blockades fired teargas and rubber bullets at masked youths hurling stones and Molotov cocktails.

That took to over 100 the number killed since protests against Maduro began in early April.

But in some areas, such as rural zones and the working-class neighborhoods of Caracas where the ruling Chavismo movement has traditionally had its power-base, life carried on relatively normally during the one-day shutdown.

Many Venezuelans, regardless of their political view, were fretting about the impact of further disruptions on their wallets - and stomachs. The OPEC nation is immersed in a brutal economic crisis, with shortages of basic foods and medicines.

“I’m out all day every day trying to find work or waiting in line for food,” said casual builder Juan Manuel Fernandez, 58, who lives on a hilltop slum in Caracas with six dependents and relies on scarce, state-subsidized products for meals. (rtr)

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A demonstrator waves a flag with the the crossed out image of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro during a tribute to those killed during protests against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 24, 2017. The opposition is staging daily protests days before President Maduro launches the rewriting of the country’s constitution.

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Geek fight! Musk says Zuckerberg naive about killer robots

SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley baron Elon Musk insulted rival billionaire Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, escalating a tech wizard war of words over whether robots will become smart enough to kill their human creators.

“His understanding of the subject is limited,” Musk said in a tweet about the Facebook Inc founder whose algorithms and other technology revolutionized social media and won 2 billion monthly active users.

Previously, Zuckerberg was asked about Musk’s views on the dangers of robots. In his response, Zuckerberg chided “naysayers” whose “doomsday scenarios” were “irresponsible.”

Zuckerberg and Musk, who is chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc and rocket company SpaceX, have been waging a debate at a distance over the past few days on the dangers of artificial intelligence.

The two sharply disagree on whether tougher government regulation is needed for the technology.

Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tweet, which Musk sent at 3:07 a.m. California time (1007 GMT) from his verified account, @elonmusk.

The term artificial intelligence, or AI, is used to describe machines with computer code that learns as it goes. The technology is becoming widely used in sectors such

as healthcare, entertainment and banking.

Fear that machines could become so intelligent that they might rise up and overthrow humanity is a common theme in science fiction.

Musk told a gathering of U.S. governors this month that the potential dangers are not so imaginary, and that they should move to regulate AI. “I keep sounding the alarm bell, but until people see robots going down the street killing people, they don’t know how to react, because it seems so ethereal,” Musk said, according to a video of the event.

“AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization,” he added.

On Sunday, Zuckerberg was streaming video live on Facebook while grilling brisket at home and answering viewers’ questions when someone asked him to weigh in on Musk’s comments.

“I’m really optimistic,” Zuckerberg countered, “and I think that people who are naysayers and try to drum up these doomsday scenarios, I don’t understand it.

“It’s really negative, and in some ways I actually think it’s pretty irresponsible.”

Zuckerberg said AI could result in better diagnoses of diseases and the elimination of car wrecks, and he said he did not see how “in good conscience” people could want to slow down the development of AI through regulation. (rtr)

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Distribution chain of rice should be cut: KPPU Jakarta - The distribution chain of rice should be cut in an attempt to bring down the prices, an official said.

“Long distribution chain should be shortened whether it is transferred to the producer or the final buyer,” The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) chairman Syarkawi Rauf, said here on Tuesday.

The lengthy distribution chain starts from upstream to downstream. The sequence can be described as follows: farmerscollectors-mills-wholesalersretailer-final consumer.

The price difference in the middle of the distribution chain reaches Rp3.500. The average price for farmers is in the range of Rp7.000 and up to the final consumer is Rp10.500.

If the price difference can be cut, the price of rice will be around Rp9.500.

The police earlier raided a

rice warehouse in Bekasi, West Java, owned by PT Indo Beras Unggul (IBU), confiscating more than 1 thousand tons of rice and alleging that the company had bought lower quality subsidized grain that was then labelled as premium rice when sold.

National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) economic crimes Chief Brigadier General Agung Setya stated that the company had bought unhusked paddy from farmers for Rp 4.9 thousand per kilogram.

The company reportedly sold it as medium and premium rice under the Maknyuss and Cap Ayam Jago brands at Rp13.7 thousand and Rp20.4 thousand p e r k i l o g r a m , r e s p e c t i v e l y.

Meanwhile, the retail price set by the government was Rp 9.5 thousand per kilogram.

PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera, the parent company of PT IBU, has denied breaching rules. (ant)

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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (second left) with the World Bank delegation met with President Joko Widodo (second right) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (26/7/2017).

Jokowi receives World Bank president at Merdeka Palace

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and his delegation at the Merdeka Palace here on Wednesday.

The president was accompanied by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution, and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan to receive the World Yong Kim and his delegation at 11 a.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB).

“I knew from Mulyani that you had planned a visit this week as part of a trip ahead of next years World Bank-IMF meeting in Bali,” Jokowi said while receiving Kim and the delegation.

Jokowi also expressed his appreciation for the strong partnership between his government and the World Bank over the years.

“The World Bank has helped us improve the structure and quality or fiscal expenditures. It has helped us in eradicating poverty, investing in human capital such as improving health and education, and addressing the impacts of climate change,” he remarked.

Jokowi also expressed his gratitude to the World Bank for upgrading the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index from 106 to 91.

“I know you are here to say that this year, the World Bank will provide upgrades again,” said the president.

After the meeting with Jokowi, Yong Kim remarked in a press conference that the reason for his visit was because Indonesia and Jokowi have great ideals for the country and people.

“Indonesia has a growth rate of more than 5 percent, which will make it the envy of the majority of countries in the world,” Kim remarked.

He said that the World Banks partnership with Indonesia was very close because he had been working with Sri Mulyani for four years in the World Bank Group.

Earlier at 9 a.m. WIB, Jokowi also received the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka and his delegation at the Merdeka Palace.

Kitaoka remarked in a press conference that his visit to Indonesia was the first of its kind as the president of JICA. “I have visited this country five or six times in the past, and each time I came here, I was surprised to know the developments and rapid economic growth,” Kitaoka noted.

The JICA president noted that his meeting with Jokowi was held to discuss various issues, including Mass Rapid Transport, Patimbang Port in Subang, and a high-speed train project along the northern lane of Java Island.

In the meantime, Mulyani explained that JICA had also participated in solving clean water and sanitation issues.

“Japan has rich expertise in water treatment technology, and they have some development experience in small island areas, as they are also archipelagic countries,” Mulyani noted. (ant)

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King, Peaty, Masse smash world records

Splash Waterpark MANGUPURA - Splash Waterpark in Bali is the latest addition to Bali’s collection of fun water parks. It is located right next to the main facilities of the Canggu Club sporting and leisure complex right along the road leading to Berawa Beach. The waterpark spans 2,400sqm with a number of pools and slides, and at that size, it might not contend much to the island’s premier Waterbom Bali, but its build and design is top quality, with supporting facilities that promise a fun and safe day out for all ages. For grownups and bigger kids, among the options is Giant Racer, a high 90m-long slide that welcomes up to four participants for a single ‘race’ down. One of the features of this particular slide is there’s an integrated speedometer that tracks your race so you can check on a screen at the end to settle any disputes, and declare the true winner. A first of its kind

in Bali. Speed Racer is a smaller slide designed for younger kids so they won’t miss out on the fun.

Those who don’t like straight and monotonous lines can check out the Super Bowl, which sets you whirling as you gain momentum with every turn and into a tailspin around a giant bowl, before shooting out and splashing into the plunge pool below. Then there’s the Big Red, a large, aptly named tunnelling slide which starts five storeys high and sets you onto a longer joyride through rolling twists and curves. And then there’s the milder set in the collection with a Crazy Creek, where you can head to after for a timeout or in between races to catch your breath before the next round. The steady stream lets you gently meander through a 102m watercourse, and is fit for all. Obviously, the kids don’t know what ‘timeout’ means, and they can always make good use of the

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BUDAPEST - The world championships came alive on Tuesday as Lilly King of the United States won the women’s 100 metres breaststroke title in one of three world-record swims at the end of a breathtaking evening session.

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fixes and fresh smoothies for those into keeping shape. Splash Poolside Bar & Dining overlooks the Canggu Club’s adjacent Olympic size pool and serves pizzas, Tex-Mex and Asian delights. Evening starlight movie nights are also among the weekly highlight agendas held here, usually every weekend from

19:00. Day passes for Splash Waterpark are IDR 300,000 for adults and IDR 180,000 for kids up to 17 years. The pass includes entry to Splash and Canggu Club’s fitness centre, sports ground, sports bar, indoor tennis facility, the onsite Body Temple Spa and adjacent dining outlets. (IBP/net)

Adam Peaty of Britain continued his breaststroke trail-blazing with his second world mark of the day to reach the 50m final and Canada’s Kylie Masse produced a world-best time to win the women’s 100m backstroke gold medal.

There was more history too for Katie Ledecky following a routine gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle. The American claimed the 12th world title of her short career.

The evening will be long remembered by Olympic champion King, who posted one minute 4.13 seconds to overhaul the worldrecord mark set by Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte in 2013.

King held off the threat of Russian rival Yuliya Efimova, in a race billed as a grudge rematch of their acrimonious Olympic final, and the U.S. secured a memorable one-two as Katie Meili touched for silver in one minute 5.03 seconds.

“That race was always going to be a showdown, an exciting dog fight,” King told reporters.

“We get a lot of rivalries like this in football, basketball, swim-

ming where we see a lot of really nice people, being really nice,” she added.

“That’s great and all but it’s not my personality. I’m spunky, I’m confident and I’m not going to not be myself before a race.”

King, 20, has voiced her disapproval at Efimova being allowed to compete at global level after the Russian had twice been caught using banned substances.

The spiky relationship continued in Budapest with King celebrating her world record wildly and failing to make eye contact with Efimova who had to settle for bronze.

A disbelieving Peaty became the first man to dip below 26 seconds in the 50m breaststroke a day after winning the 100m title.

By touching in 25.95 seconds, he lowered his record mark from the morning’s heats by a massive 0.15 seconds.

“I was on such a high from this morning and it was so hard to ignore the fact that I did a world record and try to get myself emotionally ready,” Peaty told reporters. (rtr)

Adam Peaty of Britain competes.

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LOS ANGELES - The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said.

Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be formally charged at an arraignmnent scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in San Diego County Superior Court, said Lieutenant Greg Rylaarsdam of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

He was being held at San Diego Central jail in lieu of $2.5 million bond in the meantime.

Philippoussis was taken into custody at his home in the Mira Mar neighborhood of San Diego after investigators established probable cause to support sexual allegations made against him, Rylaarsdam REUTERS/Will Burgess/File Photo said.

Tennis player Mark Phillippoussis of Australia plays at the ball with the handle of Rylaarsdam said that the investigation his racket as his father Nick Phillippoussis looks on during practise at the Sydney was still “in the infancy”. “We would love International Tennis Centre in Syndney, Australia, January 11, 2004. to talk to anybody who has information

about this case, he said.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s inmate tracking website, Philippoussis had been booked on suspicion of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 years old or younger, lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 and oral copulation of a person under 18.

The arrest made headlines in San Diego, where Philippoussis gives personal tennis lessons, and in Australia where his celebrated for his successful pro tennis career.

Mark Philippoussis retired from professional tennis in 2015, having reached a top ranking of Number 8 in the world. In 2003 he played in the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Roger Federer.

Mark Philippoussis is not suspected of any wrongdoing in connection with the case against his father, Rylaarsdam said, adding: “There has been nothing in the investigation that would make us believe he has anything to do with this.” (rtr)

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Sp rt AFC allows 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to play in qualifiers

HONG KONG - Qatar’s national football team will be permitted to play in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the 2022 World Cup despite being given an automatic berth in the finals as tournament hosts, the Asian Football Confederation has said. Under the current system, the 12 teams advancing to the final phase of Asian qualifying for 2022 also secure places at the finals of the Asian Cup the following year.

The AFC said the decision was made at a meeting of its competition committee on Tuesday and that, pending FIFA approval, Qatar would also be allowed to play in the final phase of 2022 qualifying should they advance.

The AFC has also said it would continue to work with federations in the Gulf region to ensure broadcasts of Asian qualifying matches for next year’s World Cup in Russia, as well as Asian Champions League broadcasts, would not be interrupted by ongoing diplomatic issues.

Qatari broadcaster BeIn Sports, a division of the Al Jazeera network, holds the exclusive broadcast rights for matches under the control of the AFC for the Middle East region, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Those three countries, along with Egypt, severed

diplomatic and travel ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants. Doha denies the claims. Lin Xiaohua, who chaired the discussion after Saoud Al Mohannadi, a Qatari, recused himself, said it was important the AFC defended its commercial rights. “This is an extremely complex situation but we are pleased to have received reassurances from SAFF and UAEFA that they have no objection to the AFC delivering the international television feed for the games in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,” said Lin. “The committee recognises that it is important that the AFC commercial rights be defended and we are confident that the positive work, which is taking place to ensure the matches go ahead, continues.”

The diplomatic situation has already resulted in FIFA changing the officials due to take charge of a World Cup qualifier between Thailand and the UAE in June. A referee from Qatar had originally been slated to take charge of that match. The confederation said it would continue to liaise with FIFA over the two remaining World Cup qualifying matches to be played by both Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Saudi Arabia travel to face the UAE on Aug. 29 before hosting Japan on Sept. 5. The UAE play Iraq in Tehran in their final game. The AFC also announced an increase in prize money for the Asian Champions League from 2018, with the winners receiving $3 million and the runners-up claiming $1.5 million.(rtr)

REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

Spain’s national team soccer player Gerard Pique (L) signs his autograph on a soccer ball to the fans in a shopping centre in Doha, Qatar, July 5, 2017.

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Bruce Arena blends intense demands with humor to lead US

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti

REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

Ancelotti content with Bayern squad ahead of new season SINGAPORE - Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti does not expect to make any additional signings this pre-season and the Italian is hoping to make a successful defence of their Bundesliga title with the current squad. The Italian has added a number of players in the last two months, including France defender Corentin Tolisso and Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez, and he admitted he was delighted with the balance of his squad ahead of the new campaign.

“I am happy with the squad and satisfied with the players we have.

We can have a fantastic season,” Ancelotti told reporters in Singapore on Wednesday, a day after his side impressed in a 3-2 victory over Chelsea in a three-team pre-season tournament.

“I am happy with how we played against Chelsea, especially the performances of Tolisso and James as it seemed like they had played with us for a long time,” he added. “They have improved really quickly and already know our style of play and are doing a good job.”

Ancelotti bristled at a second suggestion in three days that Chilean enforcer Arturo Vidal could be headed to Thursday’s opponents Inter Milan but is adopting a waitand-watch approach towards littleused Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches.

“Anyone who thinks Vidal is leaving is wrong. He is not mov-

ing. Renato is with us all the way through pre-season and then we will make a decision. He played well against Chelsea and I hope he can continue to improve,” Ancelotti said.

Bayern’s tour of Asia has seen the club return some mixed results with a penalty shootout loss to Arsenal followed by a 4-0 thrashing

by AC Milan in China, before an improved performance against the English champions in Singapore.

“There are good things about this tour and we could have had more players after (Arjen) Robben and (Jerome) Boateng didn’t make the trip, and we picked up a couple of injuries,” he added.

“But the games against Arsenal and Chelsea were really good, we didn’t play well against AC Milan but in the end the condition of the players has improved. “We have one week to prepare for the German Super Cup (against Dortmund on Aug. 5) and we will not be at 100 percent like last year but we have a chance to win and we want to win.”

Bayern defender Mats Hummels agreed with his manager and was keen to focus on the positive aspects of the trip to Asia. “We can learn a lot from this trip and have built up into good shape, which is important because we have endured tough conditions to train and play here in Asia,” he said. “It will be much easier to run with 15 degrees Celsius less back in Germany.” (rtr)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bruce Arena bites his fingernails religiously, a habit he has had since age 10. Among some other unmentionables. “Are you kidding me? I’m sure there’s plenty of those,” the U.S. coach acknowledged with a chuckle, “I don’t make that public information, though.”

Arena walks across midfield soaking in the California sun and surveying the scene as his players take a lap and begin stretches ahead of training on a practice field adjacent to Avaya Stadium, home of the San Jose Earthquakes.

He crosses his arms and paces — side to side, forward and backward — eyes up always. He shifts his hands to his hips and steals a glance downfield to where the goalkeepers are doing individual work.

“I’m thinking about my investments and retirement and things like that,” Arena cracked, then added: “I’m observing the players and looking at their habits, trying

to learn as much as I can about players on a daily basis. It’s not only game day. When you have a team and there’s 23 players, every player is important. So sometimes your contributions aren’t only on game or on the field and it’s other things. You look at the qualities of players both on and off the field.”

With his quick wit off the field and demanding nature on it, Arena has instilled a calm and a swagger the U.S. squad needed, and that has bred success again after fans reached panic mode.

Now, Arena can become the first to coach three CONCACAF Gold Cup titles if the Americans can beat surprising Jamaica on Wednesday night. The U.S. won under Arena in 2002 and ‘05.

“I came in with Bruce in January and I think initially you saw someone who’s trying to get points across and be pretty serious about it, but as we realized his demands and his intentions he’s been able to kind of dial it back a little bit,” midfielder Graham Zusi said. “Very dry, good sense of

humor. It’s important, especially in these long camps, to have some kind of comic relief as well.”

On Monday, Arena reminded his players it was here in the Bay Area where the Americans regained momentum in March by beating Honduras 6-0 in a World Cup qualifer.

Arena, a member of the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame who turns 66 in September, has led the team to an 8-0-5 record since he returned in November for a second stint as coach, replacing Jurgen Klinsmann after the Americans’ first 0-2 start in the final round of qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region.

“Four months ago we were rebuilding our program, a program that was in desperate shape of being in a position to qualify for a World Cup and all other things,” Arena said. “We’ve made great strides over the last four months.

This is a great opportunity for us to continue to make progress.

We’d love to win the Cup.” The U.S. is seeking its sixth

AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter

United States head coach Bruce Arena calls out to his team as United States’ Graham Zusi (19) steps off the field during a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal soccer match in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Gold Cup title and first since 2013. Nine different players have scored so far this tournament, most notably Clint Dempsey’s record-tying 57th goal in a 2-0 semifinal win against Costa Rica on Saturday that matched Landon Donovan’s mark. “Coming into the situation, into the job, we were in a tough spot,” Dempsey said.

Under Arena, the Americans have momentum again regardless how Wednesday turns out.

Qualifying resumes with matches against Costa Rica on Sept. 1 at Harrison, New Jersey, and four days later at Honduras. The hex concludes against Panama on Oct. 6 in Orlando, Florida, and at Trinidad and Tobago four days after.

“It’s a good group of guys, let’s start there,” veteran goalkeeper Tim Howard said. “But Bruce has kind of come in and kind of took the edge off a little bit. That’s who he is as a person, that’s how he manages us, and he’s kind of allowed us to be ourselves and have that swagger. The one thing I would say about Bruce, which has

kind of always been the case but more so now, I think he is more relaxed off the field and much more demanding on the field. He’s always kind of had that balance but it’s more extreme now, and it’s a very good thing. He asks the world of us on the field, whether it be training or games he asks us for 110 percent every day, and then when you’re off the field he’s joking, he’s very jovial and he kind of lets us be who we are.”

Arena took over with little room for error. A decade ago, he never would have envisioned himself in this spot now. “I’m enjoying it, and I’ve always thought about what I was going to do in my mid-60s,” Arena said.

“I thought I was going to retire at 55, so I’m a little bit behind schedule right now. Probably going to keep going for a while, doing something. I’m thinking from what I can tell I probably could be a sportswriter and do pretty well.” Then added with one of those sly grins, “Nah, I’m only kidding.” (ap)

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Sp rt AFC allows 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to play in qualifiers

HONG KONG - Qatar’s national football team will be permitted to play in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the 2022 World Cup despite being given an automatic berth in the finals as tournament hosts, the Asian Football Confederation has said. Under the current system, the 12 teams advancing to the final phase of Asian qualifying for 2022 also secure places at the finals of the Asian Cup the following year.

The AFC said the decision was made at a meeting of its competition committee on Tuesday and that, pending FIFA approval, Qatar would also be allowed to play in the final phase of 2022 qualifying should they advance.

The AFC has also said it would continue to work with federations in the Gulf region to ensure broadcasts of Asian qualifying matches for next year’s World Cup in Russia, as well as Asian Champions League broadcasts, would not be interrupted by ongoing diplomatic issues.

Qatari broadcaster BeIn Sports, a division of the Al Jazeera network, holds the exclusive broadcast rights for matches under the control of the AFC for the Middle East region, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Those three countries, along with Egypt, severed

diplomatic and travel ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants. Doha denies the claims. Lin Xiaohua, who chaired the discussion after Saoud Al Mohannadi, a Qatari, recused himself, said it was important the AFC defended its commercial rights. “This is an extremely complex situation but we are pleased to have received reassurances from SAFF and UAEFA that they have no objection to the AFC delivering the international television feed for the games in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,” said Lin. “The committee recognises that it is important that the AFC commercial rights be defended and we are confident that the positive work, which is taking place to ensure the matches go ahead, continues.”

The diplomatic situation has already resulted in FIFA changing the officials due to take charge of a World Cup qualifier between Thailand and the UAE in June. A referee from Qatar had originally been slated to take charge of that match. The confederation said it would continue to liaise with FIFA over the two remaining World Cup qualifying matches to be played by both Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Saudi Arabia travel to face the UAE on Aug. 29 before hosting Japan on Sept. 5. The UAE play Iraq in Tehran in their final game. The AFC also announced an increase in prize money for the Asian Champions League from 2018, with the winners receiving $3 million and the runners-up claiming $1.5 million.(rtr)

REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

Spain’s national team soccer player Gerard Pique (L) signs his autograph on a soccer ball to the fans in a shopping centre in Doha, Qatar, July 5, 2017.

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Bruce Arena blends intense demands with humor to lead US

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti

REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

Ancelotti content with Bayern squad ahead of new season SINGAPORE - Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti does not expect to make any additional signings this pre-season and the Italian is hoping to make a successful defence of their Bundesliga title with the current squad. The Italian has added a number of players in the last two months, including France defender Corentin Tolisso and Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez, and he admitted he was delighted with the balance of his squad ahead of the new campaign.

“I am happy with the squad and satisfied with the players we have.

We can have a fantastic season,” Ancelotti told reporters in Singapore on Wednesday, a day after his side impressed in a 3-2 victory over Chelsea in a three-team pre-season tournament.

“I am happy with how we played against Chelsea, especially the performances of Tolisso and James as it seemed like they had played with us for a long time,” he added. “They have improved really quickly and already know our style of play and are doing a good job.”

Ancelotti bristled at a second suggestion in three days that Chilean enforcer Arturo Vidal could be headed to Thursday’s opponents Inter Milan but is adopting a waitand-watch approach towards littleused Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches.

“Anyone who thinks Vidal is leaving is wrong. He is not mov-

ing. Renato is with us all the way through pre-season and then we will make a decision. He played well against Chelsea and I hope he can continue to improve,” Ancelotti said.

Bayern’s tour of Asia has seen the club return some mixed results with a penalty shootout loss to Arsenal followed by a 4-0 thrashing

by AC Milan in China, before an improved performance against the English champions in Singapore.

“There are good things about this tour and we could have had more players after (Arjen) Robben and (Jerome) Boateng didn’t make the trip, and we picked up a couple of injuries,” he added.

“But the games against Arsenal and Chelsea were really good, we didn’t play well against AC Milan but in the end the condition of the players has improved. “We have one week to prepare for the German Super Cup (against Dortmund on Aug. 5) and we will not be at 100 percent like last year but we have a chance to win and we want to win.”

Bayern defender Mats Hummels agreed with his manager and was keen to focus on the positive aspects of the trip to Asia. “We can learn a lot from this trip and have built up into good shape, which is important because we have endured tough conditions to train and play here in Asia,” he said. “It will be much easier to run with 15 degrees Celsius less back in Germany.” (rtr)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bruce Arena bites his fingernails religiously, a habit he has had since age 10. Among some other unmentionables. “Are you kidding me? I’m sure there’s plenty of those,” the U.S. coach acknowledged with a chuckle, “I don’t make that public information, though.”

Arena walks across midfield soaking in the California sun and surveying the scene as his players take a lap and begin stretches ahead of training on a practice field adjacent to Avaya Stadium, home of the San Jose Earthquakes.

He crosses his arms and paces — side to side, forward and backward — eyes up always. He shifts his hands to his hips and steals a glance downfield to where the goalkeepers are doing individual work.

“I’m thinking about my investments and retirement and things like that,” Arena cracked, then added: “I’m observing the players and looking at their habits, trying

to learn as much as I can about players on a daily basis. It’s not only game day. When you have a team and there’s 23 players, every player is important. So sometimes your contributions aren’t only on game or on the field and it’s other things. You look at the qualities of players both on and off the field.”

With his quick wit off the field and demanding nature on it, Arena has instilled a calm and a swagger the U.S. squad needed, and that has bred success again after fans reached panic mode.

Now, Arena can become the first to coach three CONCACAF Gold Cup titles if the Americans can beat surprising Jamaica on Wednesday night. The U.S. won under Arena in 2002 and ‘05.

“I came in with Bruce in January and I think initially you saw someone who’s trying to get points across and be pretty serious about it, but as we realized his demands and his intentions he’s been able to kind of dial it back a little bit,” midfielder Graham Zusi said. “Very dry, good sense of

humor. It’s important, especially in these long camps, to have some kind of comic relief as well.”

On Monday, Arena reminded his players it was here in the Bay Area where the Americans regained momentum in March by beating Honduras 6-0 in a World Cup qualifer.

Arena, a member of the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame who turns 66 in September, has led the team to an 8-0-5 record since he returned in November for a second stint as coach, replacing Jurgen Klinsmann after the Americans’ first 0-2 start in the final round of qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region.

“Four months ago we were rebuilding our program, a program that was in desperate shape of being in a position to qualify for a World Cup and all other things,” Arena said. “We’ve made great strides over the last four months.

This is a great opportunity for us to continue to make progress.

We’d love to win the Cup.” The U.S. is seeking its sixth

AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter

United States head coach Bruce Arena calls out to his team as United States’ Graham Zusi (19) steps off the field during a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal soccer match in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Gold Cup title and first since 2013. Nine different players have scored so far this tournament, most notably Clint Dempsey’s record-tying 57th goal in a 2-0 semifinal win against Costa Rica on Saturday that matched Landon Donovan’s mark. “Coming into the situation, into the job, we were in a tough spot,” Dempsey said.

Under Arena, the Americans have momentum again regardless how Wednesday turns out.

Qualifying resumes with matches against Costa Rica on Sept. 1 at Harrison, New Jersey, and four days later at Honduras. The hex concludes against Panama on Oct. 6 in Orlando, Florida, and at Trinidad and Tobago four days after.

“It’s a good group of guys, let’s start there,” veteran goalkeeper Tim Howard said. “But Bruce has kind of come in and kind of took the edge off a little bit. That’s who he is as a person, that’s how he manages us, and he’s kind of allowed us to be ourselves and have that swagger. The one thing I would say about Bruce, which has

kind of always been the case but more so now, I think he is more relaxed off the field and much more demanding on the field. He’s always kind of had that balance but it’s more extreme now, and it’s a very good thing. He asks the world of us on the field, whether it be training or games he asks us for 110 percent every day, and then when you’re off the field he’s joking, he’s very jovial and he kind of lets us be who we are.”

Arena took over with little room for error. A decade ago, he never would have envisioned himself in this spot now. “I’m enjoying it, and I’ve always thought about what I was going to do in my mid-60s,” Arena said.

“I thought I was going to retire at 55, so I’m a little bit behind schedule right now. Probably going to keep going for a while, doing something. I’m thinking from what I can tell I probably could be a sportswriter and do pretty well.” Then added with one of those sly grins, “Nah, I’m only kidding.” (ap)

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

International

King, Peaty, Masse smash world records

Splash Waterpark MANGUPURA - Splash Waterpark in Bali is the latest addition to Bali’s collection of fun water parks. It is located right next to the main facilities of the Canggu Club sporting and leisure complex right along the road leading to Berawa Beach. The waterpark spans 2,400sqm with a number of pools and slides, and at that size, it might not contend much to the island’s premier Waterbom Bali, but its build and design is top quality, with supporting facilities that promise a fun and safe day out for all ages. For grownups and bigger kids, among the options is Giant Racer, a high 90m-long slide that welcomes up to four participants for a single ‘race’ down. One of the features of this particular slide is there’s an integrated speedometer that tracks your race so you can check on a screen at the end to settle any disputes, and declare the true winner. A first of its kind

in Bali. Speed Racer is a smaller slide designed for younger kids so they won’t miss out on the fun.

Those who don’t like straight and monotonous lines can check out the Super Bowl, which sets you whirling as you gain momentum with every turn and into a tailspin around a giant bowl, before shooting out and splashing into the plunge pool below. Then there’s the Big Red, a large, aptly named tunnelling slide which starts five storeys high and sets you onto a longer joyride through rolling twists and curves. And then there’s the milder set in the collection with a Crazy Creek, where you can head to after for a timeout or in between races to catch your breath before the next round. The steady stream lets you gently meander through a 102m watercourse, and is fit for all. Obviously, the kids don’t know what ‘timeout’ means, and they can always make good use of the

Thursday, July 27, 2017

International

BUDAPEST - The world championships came alive on Tuesday as Lilly King of the United States won the women’s 100 metres breaststroke title in one of three world-record swims at the end of a breathtaking evening session.

dedicated Splash Playground, with a shallow lagoon, a fort with water cannons, mini slides and theme park-styled props. Lifeguards are on duty and keep their watchful eye at all times.

To fill up, there are food outlets offering refreshments and international cuisine, as well as healthy

fixes and fresh smoothies for those into keeping shape. Splash Poolside Bar & Dining overlooks the Canggu Club’s adjacent Olympic size pool and serves pizzas, Tex-Mex and Asian delights. Evening starlight movie nights are also among the weekly highlight agendas held here, usually every weekend from

19:00. Day passes for Splash Waterpark are IDR 300,000 for adults and IDR 180,000 for kids up to 17 years. The pass includes entry to Splash and Canggu Club’s fitness centre, sports ground, sports bar, indoor tennis facility, the onsite Body Temple Spa and adjacent dining outlets. (IBP/net)

Adam Peaty of Britain continued his breaststroke trail-blazing with his second world mark of the day to reach the 50m final and Canada’s Kylie Masse produced a world-best time to win the women’s 100m backstroke gold medal.

There was more history too for Katie Ledecky following a routine gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle. The American claimed the 12th world title of her short career.

The evening will be long remembered by Olympic champion King, who posted one minute 4.13 seconds to overhaul the worldrecord mark set by Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte in 2013.

King held off the threat of Russian rival Yuliya Efimova, in a race billed as a grudge rematch of their acrimonious Olympic final, and the U.S. secured a memorable one-two as Katie Meili touched for silver in one minute 5.03 seconds.

“That race was always going to be a showdown, an exciting dog fight,” King told reporters.

“We get a lot of rivalries like this in football, basketball, swim-

ming where we see a lot of really nice people, being really nice,” she added.

“That’s great and all but it’s not my personality. I’m spunky, I’m confident and I’m not going to not be myself before a race.”

King, 20, has voiced her disapproval at Efimova being allowed to compete at global level after the Russian had twice been caught using banned substances.

The spiky relationship continued in Budapest with King celebrating her world record wildly and failing to make eye contact with Efimova who had to settle for bronze.

A disbelieving Peaty became the first man to dip below 26 seconds in the 50m breaststroke a day after winning the 100m title.

By touching in 25.95 seconds, he lowered his record mark from the morning’s heats by a massive 0.15 seconds.

“I was on such a high from this morning and it was so hard to ignore the fact that I did a world record and try to get myself emotionally ready,” Peaty told reporters. (rtr)

Adam Peaty of Britain competes.

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LOS ANGELES - The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said.

Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be formally charged at an arraignmnent scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in San Diego County Superior Court, said Lieutenant Greg Rylaarsdam of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

He was being held at San Diego Central jail in lieu of $2.5 million bond in the meantime.

Philippoussis was taken into custody at his home in the Mira Mar neighborhood of San Diego after investigators established probable cause to support sexual allegations made against him, Rylaarsdam REUTERS/Will Burgess/File Photo said.

Tennis player Mark Phillippoussis of Australia plays at the ball with the handle of Rylaarsdam said that the investigation his racket as his father Nick Phillippoussis looks on during practise at the Sydney was still “in the infancy”. “We would love International Tennis Centre in Syndney, Australia, January 11, 2004. to talk to anybody who has information

about this case, he said.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s inmate tracking website, Philippoussis had been booked on suspicion of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 years old or younger, lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 and oral copulation of a person under 18.

The arrest made headlines in San Diego, where Philippoussis gives personal tennis lessons, and in Australia where his celebrated for his successful pro tennis career.

Mark Philippoussis retired from professional tennis in 2015, having reached a top ranking of Number 8 in the world. In 2003 he played in the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Roger Federer.

Mark Philippoussis is not suspected of any wrongdoing in connection with the case against his father, Rylaarsdam said, adding: “There has been nothing in the investigation that would make us believe he has anything to do with this.” (rtr)

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Venezuela opposition to start two-day anti-Maduro shutdown

CARACAS - President Nicolas Maduro’s adversaries are to stage a two-day national strike from Wednesday in a final push to pressure him into abandoning a weekend election for a super-congress they say will institutionalize autocracy in Venezuela.

Millions participated in a 24-hour shutdown last week, leaving businesses closed, families behind doors, and streets barricaded or empty across swathes of Venezuela.

“From 6 a.m. tomorrow, we are going to paralyze this country,” opposition lawmaker and street activist Juan Requesens said. “We have shown Nicolas Maduro and his group there is no love for them anywhere in Venezuela or the world.”

The opposition, which has majority support after years in the shadow of the Socialist Party during the rule of Maduro’s predecessor Hugo Chavez, says Maduro’s planned Constituent Assembly is a farce designed purely to keep him in power.

The 54-year-old president, who calls himself “the son of Chavez” and flag bearer of his “21st century socialism” project, insists Sunday’s vote will go ahead despite intense pressure at home and abroad including a threat of U.S. economic sanctions.

Maduro says the election for the 545-seat assembly, which will have power to rewrite the national constitution and override the current opposition-led legislature, is designed to put power in the hands or ordinary people.

“We are going to decide between war and peace, the

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future or the past, the sovereign power of the people or the imperialist, oligarchical coup,” he told supporters late on Tuesday of the vote, which the opposition is boycotting.

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From page 1 Authorities have issued a warning in southeastern France for Wednesday due to the very dry conditions and a feared strong summer mistral wind. Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said: “A strong and dry northwesterly wind, along with high summer temperatures in excess of 30C, will continue to fuel forest fires on Wednesday. “Meteo France, the French meteorological service, has

warnings out for high gusts of up around 35 to 40mph although the winds should ease later today.

“Although the general forecast is for more hot and sunny days, the winds will change. “Thursday and Friday morning look calmer but the afternoons will see strong gusts again but this time from a westerly direction. “Conditions should quieten down this weekend with a lighter east to southeasterly breeze.” Researchers said a fall-off in farming in southeast France since the 1970s has seen the region become more forested and prone to fires. (ap)

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State enterprises, including oil company PDVSA that accounts for 95 percent of Venezuela’s export income, were to stay open on Wednesday. Some public employees - who number 2.8 million in total - said they had strict orders not to skip work.

Five people died during last week’s strike as National Guard troops seeking to dismantle blockades fired teargas and rubber bullets at masked youths hurling stones and Molotov cocktails.

That took to over 100 the number killed since protests against Maduro began in early April.

But in some areas, such as rural zones and the working-class neighborhoods of Caracas where the ruling Chavismo movement has traditionally had its power-base, life carried on relatively normally during the one-day shutdown.

Many Venezuelans, regardless of their political view, were fretting about the impact of further disruptions on their wallets - and stomachs. The OPEC nation is immersed in a brutal economic crisis, with shortages of basic foods and medicines.

“I’m out all day every day trying to find work or waiting in line for food,” said casual builder Juan Manuel Fernandez, 58, who lives on a hilltop slum in Caracas with six dependents and relies on scarce, state-subsidized products for meals. (rtr)

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A demonstrator waves a flag with the the crossed out image of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro during a tribute to those killed during protests against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 24, 2017. The opposition is staging daily protests days before President Maduro launches the rewriting of the country’s constitution.

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Geek fight! Musk says Zuckerberg naive about killer robots

SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley baron Elon Musk insulted rival billionaire Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, escalating a tech wizard war of words over whether robots will become smart enough to kill their human creators.

“His understanding of the subject is limited,” Musk said in a tweet about the Facebook Inc founder whose algorithms and other technology revolutionized social media and won 2 billion monthly active users.

Previously, Zuckerberg was asked about Musk’s views on the dangers of robots. In his response, Zuckerberg chided “naysayers” whose “doomsday scenarios” were “irresponsible.”

Zuckerberg and Musk, who is chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc and rocket company SpaceX, have been waging a debate at a distance over the past few days on the dangers of artificial intelligence.

The two sharply disagree on whether tougher government regulation is needed for the technology.

Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tweet, which Musk sent at 3:07 a.m. California time (1007 GMT) from his verified account, @elonmusk.

The term artificial intelligence, or AI, is used to describe machines with computer code that learns as it goes. The technology is becoming widely used in sectors such

as healthcare, entertainment and banking.

Fear that machines could become so intelligent that they might rise up and overthrow humanity is a common theme in science fiction.

Musk told a gathering of U.S. governors this month that the potential dangers are not so imaginary, and that they should move to regulate AI. “I keep sounding the alarm bell, but until people see robots going down the street killing people, they don’t know how to react, because it seems so ethereal,” Musk said, according to a video of the event.

“AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization,” he added.

On Sunday, Zuckerberg was streaming video live on Facebook while grilling brisket at home and answering viewers’ questions when someone asked him to weigh in on Musk’s comments.

“I’m really optimistic,” Zuckerberg countered, “and I think that people who are naysayers and try to drum up these doomsday scenarios, I don’t understand it.

“It’s really negative, and in some ways I actually think it’s pretty irresponsible.”

Zuckerberg said AI could result in better diagnoses of diseases and the elimination of car wrecks, and he said he did not see how “in good conscience” people could want to slow down the development of AI through regulation. (rtr)

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Distribution chain of rice should be cut: KPPU Jakarta - The distribution chain of rice should be cut in an attempt to bring down the prices, an official said.

“Long distribution chain should be shortened whether it is transferred to the producer or the final buyer,” The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) chairman Syarkawi Rauf, said here on Tuesday.

The lengthy distribution chain starts from upstream to downstream. The sequence can be described as follows: farmerscollectors-mills-wholesalersretailer-final consumer.

The price difference in the middle of the distribution chain reaches Rp3.500. The average price for farmers is in the range of Rp7.000 and up to the final consumer is Rp10.500.

If the price difference can be cut, the price of rice will be around Rp9.500.

The police earlier raided a

rice warehouse in Bekasi, West Java, owned by PT Indo Beras Unggul (IBU), confiscating more than 1 thousand tons of rice and alleging that the company had bought lower quality subsidized grain that was then labelled as premium rice when sold.

National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) economic crimes Chief Brigadier General Agung Setya stated that the company had bought unhusked paddy from farmers for Rp 4.9 thousand per kilogram.

The company reportedly sold it as medium and premium rice under the Maknyuss and Cap Ayam Jago brands at Rp13.7 thousand and Rp20.4 thousand p e r k i l o g r a m , r e s p e c t i v e l y.

Meanwhile, the retail price set by the government was Rp 9.5 thousand per kilogram.

PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera, the parent company of PT IBU, has denied breaching rules. (ant)

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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (second left) with the World Bank delegation met with President Joko Widodo (second right) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (26/7/2017).

Jokowi receives World Bank president at Merdeka Palace

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and his delegation at the Merdeka Palace here on Wednesday.

The president was accompanied by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution, and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan to receive the World Yong Kim and his delegation at 11 a.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB).

“I knew from Mulyani that you had planned a visit this week as part of a trip ahead of next years World Bank-IMF meeting in Bali,” Jokowi said while receiving Kim and the delegation.

Jokowi also expressed his appreciation for the strong partnership between his government and the World Bank over the years.

“The World Bank has helped us improve the structure and quality or fiscal expenditures. It has helped us in eradicating poverty, investing in human capital such as improving health and education, and addressing the impacts of climate change,” he remarked.

Jokowi also expressed his gratitude to the World Bank for upgrading the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index from 106 to 91.

“I know you are here to say that this year, the World Bank will provide upgrades again,” said the president.

After the meeting with Jokowi, Yong Kim remarked in a press conference that the reason for his visit was because Indonesia and Jokowi have great ideals for the country and people.

“Indonesia has a growth rate of more than 5 percent, which will make it the envy of the majority of countries in the world,” Kim remarked.

He said that the World Banks partnership with Indonesia was very close because he had been working with Sri Mulyani for four years in the World Bank Group.

Earlier at 9 a.m. WIB, Jokowi also received the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka and his delegation at the Merdeka Palace.

Kitaoka remarked in a press conference that his visit to Indonesia was the first of its kind as the president of JICA. “I have visited this country five or six times in the past, and each time I came here, I was surprised to know the developments and rapid economic growth,” Kitaoka noted.

The JICA president noted that his meeting with Jokowi was held to discuss various issues, including Mass Rapid Transport, Patimbang Port in Subang, and a high-speed train project along the northern lane of Java Island.

In the meantime, Mulyani explained that JICA had also participated in solving clean water and sanitation issues.

“Japan has rich expertise in water treatment technology, and they have some development experience in small island areas, as they are also archipelagic countries,” Mulyani noted. (ant)

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FILE - In this May 12, 2013, file photo, Iranian refugees who were caught in Indonesian waters while sailing to Australia sit on a boat at Benoa port in Bali, Indonesia. Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, rejected the United Nations refugee agency’s allegation that her government reneged on a deal to resettle some refugees who attempted to reach Australia by boat.

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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond visits IBM’s offices on the South Bank, London, July 26, 2017.

Britain’s opposition Labour alarms bankers with Robin Hood tax

LONDON - Britain’s left-wing opposition party has held a series of meetings with top finance executives, setting out how it would levy taxes on one of the world’s biggest financial trading centres if it snatched power from Prime Minister Theresa May. With May’s grip on the leadership weakened by an ill-judged election last month and her Conservative party divided over Brexit, Labour is hoping her minority government will collapse and catapult its socialist leader Jeremy Corbyn into power.

Last week, Labour’s finance spokesman John McDonnell chose the London Stock Exchange -- a bastion of British capitalism -- to invite feedback on proposals, telling leaders his party will form the next government, sources at the meeting said. Banks in London’s financial hub had paid little attention to relations with the Labour Party since 2015 when members elected Corbyn, a veteran campaigner who is seen as opposing much of what the City of London stands for.

But the industry has been forced to take the party seriously after its much stronger than expected showing in the general election which left May to rely on the support of a small Northern Irish party to prop up her government.

McDonnell told executives from Standard Chartered, the London Stock Exchange, the City of London Corporation, lawyers, lobbyists and accountants in two separate meetings last week about Labour’s

proposals to expand an existing tax on shares to include trading on other assets such as bonds and derivatives.

Labour says the tax -- proposed to be around half of a percentage point or less on the value of a trade -- could earn 4.7 billion pounds ($6.1 billion) a year. Labour published details of the tax in the run up to the June election. Banking industry figures are concerned such a tax, debated in Western economies for decades, could exacerbate the impact of Brexit by prompting more businesses to flee London.

CUTTING DOWN TO SIZE Avinash Persaud, an economist and a former hedge fund manager, whose work is the inspiration for the proposal and appeared alongside McDonnell at one of the events, says Britain’s finance sector is lightly taxed. Persaud said the tax would help kill off high-frequency trading and he favours reducing the size of Britain’s financial sector

because it has become too large.

“I do feel there is a right size for the financial sector and in some countries it is too small, but in Britain and America, in the Anglo-Saxon countries, I do think it is too large,” Persaud told Reuters in an interview. “This means it is absorbing a lot of resources and as a result it becomes a very powerful player, a very powerful player in politics and is maybe exerting a disproportionate impact.”

Labour wants to use the higher taxes on financial services -- Britain’s most profitable industry -- to fund increased public spending and end seven years of austerity under the ruling Conservatives. The proposed levy would be based on a tax of 0.2 percent of the value of trades for banks, hedge funds and other financial companies, and 0.5 per cent for non-financial businesses.

Britain has the largest foreign exchange market and the second largest derivatives market in the

world, accounting for just under 40 percent of the world’s dealings in those markets, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

DAMAGE FEARED One executive who attended one of the Labour meetings said the proposals would damage London at time when its status is under threat because of Brexit. “If they win power and actually go ahead with this, this would be the straw that breaks the camel’s back,” according to the executive. Richard Benson, the co-head of portfolio investment at currency managers Millennium Global, said such a proposal would likely send a lot of trading activity away from Britain.

“It is the selective advantage that is the problem with this, unless everyone else does it, people just leave,” said Benson, who was not at the meetings. But the Labour Party’s City spokesman Jonathan Reynolds told Reuters although he has been sceptical in the past about a transaction tax it would help reduce anger towards banks for causing the financial crisis and raise revenue.

Banks “need to continue to rebuild public trust and support, and the tax contribution from the sector is a

significant part of that,” he said.

The head of one large investment bank in London said they are seeking to secure meetings with Labour’s senior team as they are a potential ally in pushing for a softer Brexit and to find out more about their policies.

“We need to have some sort of dialogue with Labour because it’s been zero,” the banker said. Some bankers predicted that if Labour were to be elected, it would adopt a more centrist approach like former French President Francois Hollande or Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Another executive who attended one of the meetings with McDonnell said it was made clear that Labour was inviting reaction to the proposals.

“They are actively encouraging feedback and wanting to meet people further to discuss feedback.

I thought that was a very positive message,” he said. Others warned though that there has been little so far from the party’s rhetoric to indicate a major softening in tone.

If Labour comes to power then “it is literally game over for the UK, welcome to Venezuela without the sunshine,” another banking executive said.(rtr)

Kober with Hanuman Figure, Based on Story of Arjuna Pramada

Ritual paraphernalia like kober (flags) are used as symbols of greatness and have philosophical meaning related to the power of the gods. Thus, it is common to find such objects bineng used in the the Hindu rituals of the Balinese community – especially in temples. The scale of these ritual objects is pursuant to the scale of the ritual being held.

The use of flag or kober with the figure of Hanuman is frequently identified as a symbol of strength.

Hanuman is a character in the Ramayana epic, often told in the form of a puppet show in Bali. According to mythology, Hanuman is son of Lord Bayu known as Maruti, he is not worshipped as a god.

As Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem explains, Hanuman appears in the story Arjuna Pramada or Arjuna Pradalba.

When Rama and Laksmana were leading their troops to build a bridge to Lanka, Arjuna came with Krishna.

At that time, Rama-Laksmana and Krishna-Arjuna shared physical resemblances.

Because the scene in this part of the story was crowded with many people the two pairs got mixed up so that Arjuna was with Rama and made the mistkae of saying that he could constuct a brigde from India to Lanka that was more robust than the one that Rama had made with his monkey army.

Arjuna was asked to prove his words and he drew his arrow from South India to Lanka in order to crete the bridge. Since Rama was still in doubt about the strength of the bridge, Hanuman in the form of a little monkey tried to walk across the bridge, but as

he walked, he grew in size. By the time he arrived to the middle of the bridge, the structure collapsed under his weight.

“This story goes beyond the standard patterns of the story that tells of the meeting of the the Ramayana Story with the story of the Mahabharata. Although this story is classified as the creation of puppeteers, it is said to have been narrated in a palm-leaf manuscript”, explained Prof. Bandem.

As the story goes, Arjuna then kept his oath to worship Hanuman for his success. However, Hanuman could not stand to be worshiped by Arjuna so he finally apologized for having dared to dabble with a deity (pramada). With this apology he also promised to help Arjuna when needed.

Arjuna took the initiative to make a flag with the figure of Hanuman that also symbolizes Lord Vayu which was then installed on his chariot. From this story was born the tradition of putting up these kober flags at temple.

There is also another version of this story , said Dr. I Gusti Made Ngurah, which begins with Arjuna accompanied by Krishna who was send by Yudhishthira to the former kingdom of Lanka to look for a refferences that could for a symbol when carrying out a ritual.

On the way, Arjuna and Krishna encountered a little monkey on a bridge. Arjuna was arrogant and insulted the little monkey. The little monkey answered that he was actually Hanuman and challenged Arjuna to try to destroy the bridge. Arjuna failed to meet this challenge.

Arjuna was tested several times by the monkey but always failed. Finally the little monkey revealed his identity as Hanuman son of Lord Vayu. Hanuman said that he would respect Arjuna because he is a human but that Arjuna should also respect Hanuman as he is son of Lord Vayu and in this way there would be mutual respect.

“Finally, Hanuman requested that Arjuna to create a flag that depicting Hanuman. This flag was then taken everywhere. The flag with the image of Hanuman ths became a symbol of Arjuna honoring Hanuman”, said Prof. Bandem. (kmb)

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Want to Take Selfie at ATM? Visit This Fun Location

Assuredly it is not an ATM of any kind. To be sure, it has nothing to do with automated teller machines used to withdraw money. It stands for Anjungan Tukad Melangit (ATM) or literally meaning the platform of Melangit River located at Antugan hamlet, Jehem village, Tembuku, Bangli, as one of the favorite places for travelers that like to take selfie. At this ATM, visitors cannot only take pictures with the background of natural beauty of the Melangit River, but also in the swing and some other selfie facilities.

Before becoming the target of travelers, the ATM was once made only by local youths to simply hang out together. The materials used to make the platform are only sober ones, namely wood and bamboo.

However, after visitors took selfie and was uploaded to social media, the platform is getting more crowded with tourist visits.

Operations Manager of the ATM, I Wayan Lendra, recently said the ATM has been famous since more than a year ago. Seeing the number of incoming visitors, he continues to make improvements and arrangement. If formerly there used to be only one platform, now there have been three permanently built platforms. “We make them permanent for the convenience of visitors,” he explained.

In addition to the platform,

the ATM management also offers several other facilities suitable for taking pictures such as traditional swing and heart-shaped bamboo cane work. At the ATM, visitors can also feel the sensation of camping and picking oranges in person.

If previously visitors to the ATM were only charged a voluntary levy, now the management charges admission ticket worth IDR 10,000 for adult and IDR 5,000 for child of domestic tourists. Meanwhile, foreign tourists are charged IDR 15,000 per person.

So far, Lendra admitted that the rate of tourist visits to ATM is now increasing. On typical days, the average visit rate reaches tens of people per day, while on holidays it increases up to 80 percent more. (kmb)

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KINTAMANI - The iconic citrus product of “Jeruk Kintamani” or “Kintamani Oranges” is experiencing a bumper crop in Bali reducing prices to only Rp. 3,500 – 4,000 a kilogram.

Farmers in Bali orange orchards complain that prices have plummeted at the same time when costs of bringing an orange crop to market have risen.

Mangku Garis, an orange farmer in Manikliu Village, said prices for Kintamani oranges dropped suddenly a month ago. Farmers are blaming over production and reduced consumer buying power for the price decrease.

While last year saw prices improved in July, that has not been the case this year. Prices are so low that some farmers have simply left their oranges on the tree to rot.Kintamani Orange as one of the featured varieties has become the foundation of life for the citizens of Kintamani along with Arabica coffee. The demand of the local markets to orange is pretty good and also to meet tourist demand. Both of these commodities have been able to improve the living standards of citizens in Kintamani and the surrounding areas.

There are several varieties of oranges grown in highland of Kintamani consist of: tangerines, siem and selayer. Among the three varieties, siem orange is the most

favorable both in traditional and modern market.

Siem orange has the best price in the market (among the three varieties). This variety is cultivated by most citizens in Kintamani. The cultivation area of Siem Orange in Kintamani consist of several villages such as Chess, Belangan, Bayung, Manikliyu, Bunutin, Lembean, Langgahan and others.Catur Village as one of the producers of citrus in Kintamani has adopted the concept of agro-tourism. The village is located in the strategic path connecting the three regency (Bangli, Badung and Buleleng) and is one of the route to visit Mount Batur and Lake Batur.

The cool temperature of the Kintamani Highland (900-1200 metes asl.) combined with the vast plantations of citrus and Arabica coffee, are certainly the main attraction for tourists, recommended and worth a visit!

Walking amongst citrus trees, take a long breath, and enjoying the natural scenery are certainly an interesting thing that should not be missed. You can even interact with farmers in the activities such as planting, fertilizing, and the crop maintenance.

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White House advisor Omarosa Manigault (L), Eric Trump (2nd R) and his wife Lara Trump (2nd L) and first lady Melania Trump take their seats at the side of the stage as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters in an arena in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. July 25, 2017.

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It’s become more special when the harvest season (August-October). Visitors can participate in the

Pursuing Princesses

DENPASAR - Princess Cruises’ director for Southeast Asia, Fawried Tawfik, told Kompas.com that in order to attract a larger cruise ship market Indonesia needs to improve its infrastructure and manpower quality to support international passengers ship visits.

“Cruise ships are now enormous. Ships that once carried only 1,600 passengers are now

being built to carry 3,000 to 4,000 people.

So if you want ships to visit you need cruise terminals built to handle those numbers,” explained Tawfik.

He also said that Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Port (CIQP) services need to be up to handling the sudden arrival of the large passenger loads brought by modern

activities of picking and tasting the sweetness of Siem Orange straight from the garden. You can visit with

cruise vessel and maximize both the time spent ashore and the time spent spending in local business.

Continuing, Tawfik said: “So far it is OK and there is no problem with immigration clearance. As far as I know, the free visa policy in Indonesia applies to many nationalities. Before, there were only a few countries entitled to visa-free stays, now it’s easy.

Passengers no longer need the headache of organizing a visa.”

He also requested that the Indonesian tourism industry provides more buses to take tourists on local land tours. He asked if when a ship arrives in Semarang with 3,000 passengers are there sufficient buses available to carry them all the Borobudur Temple? He also asked if sufficient foreign language and licensed tour guides are available?

Tawfik said he appreciates all the efforts of the Indonesian government to develop cruise tourism. He also noted the growing improvement in port facilities to promote cruise ship visits and the easing of visa restrictions.

Tawfik said that the five destinations being offered by Princess Cruise Lines in Indonesia are Bali, Lombok, Komodo, Makassar, Probolinggo, and Semarang. In 2017-2018 Princess Cruise lines will operate 26 cruises to Indonesia using five ships: Sapphire Princess, Diamond Princess, Golden Princess, Sun Princess, and Sea Princess.(kmb)

family. It also become good media learning for kids and forms a close relationship with nature.(kmb)

Kiwi’s Keen on Bali

DENPASAR - Air New Zealand has announced plans to double its capacity to Bali in 2018 when it also plans to extend its operating season between Auckland and Bali. Air New Zealand presently operates two flights each week in a limited season starting from the end of May until mid-October. Increasing to 3 flights per week during peak travel periods. In 2018, Air New Zealand plans to fly five times a week between Auckland and Denpasar using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with an exmpanded season beginning in April.

During peak periods this translates into more than 1,500 seats per week each way between Bali and Auckland. The 2018 expansion of service is subject to regulatory approval from the relevant national aviation authorities. (kmb)

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U.S. House approves new Russia sanctions, defying Trump

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to slap new sanctions on Russia and force President Donald Trump to obtain lawmakers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Moscow, in a rare rebuke of the Republican president.

It was unclear how quickly the bill would make its way to the White House for Trump to sign into law or veto. The bill still must be passed by the Senate, which is mired in debate over efforts to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system as lawmakers try to clear the decks to leave Washington for their summer recess.

The sanctions bill comes as lawmakers investigate possible meddling by Russia in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion by Republican Trump’s campaign.

Moscow has denied it worked to influence the election in Trump’s favor, and he has denied his campaign colluded.

The White House said the president had not yet decided whether he would sign the measure. Rejecting the bill - which would potentially hamper his hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow - would carry a risk that his veto could be overridden by lawmakers.

“While the president supports tough sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Russia, the White House is reviewing the House legislation and awaits a final legislative package for the president’s desk,” said spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

House members backed the bill, which also imposes sanctions on Iran and North Korea, by a nearunanimous margin of 419-3, with strong support from Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, despite objections from Trump, who wanted more control over the ability to impose sanctions.

The Republican-controlled Senate passed an earlier version of the bill with near-unanimous support.

The House added the North Korea measures after becoming frustrated with the Senate’s failure to advance a bill it passed in May. Representative Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the three countries “are threatening vital U.S. interests and destabilizing their neighbors. It is well past

time that we forcefully respond.”

But the combined bill has run into objections from some senators, who are unhappy that the House added the North Korea sanctions after holding up the measure for more than a month.

Senate leaders have not said when they might consider the House bill. Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he was not sure the bill would “fly through” his chamber.

“The only language we agreed to was Iran and Russia. So adding North Korea on, I just don’t know how we’re going to deal with it yet,” Corker told reporters. “The better route would have been to send over what had been agreed to.”

The bill had raised concerns in the European Union, where U.S. allies depend on supplies of Russian gas. But House members said the bill was tweaked to try to alleviate the worries of Europeans and the energy sector. (rtr)

SEOUL - A half-hour’s drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several football stadiums, a stone’s throw from the world’s most militarized border.

The malls are in the city of Paju, gateway to the U.N. truce village of Panmunjom, where military officers from the combatants of the 1950-53 Korean war discuss armistice matters -- when the two sides are on speaking terms, which they aren’t these days.

“Fairy tales come true in Paju”, is the advertising lure from the Korean Tourism Board. But it was nightmares that were all too true here during the Korean war, when Paju featured some of its fiercest battles. Paju is home to the country’s only “enemy’s cemetery”, where the remains of Chinese and North Korean soldiers are buried.

That’s all but forgotten history now. On the rooftop of the Lotte Premium Outlet, children and their parents can view North Korea across the Imjin River through binoculars. The mall also features a merry-go-round, cinema, and a mini-train.

At Shinsegae Paju Premium Outlet, about a dozen children jump and scream around a fountain inside the mall on a sizzling, July summer day. Just a couple miles away is a village modelled after France’s tourism centre of Provence, where restaurants, bakeries and clothing shops are decorated like a children’s playbook.

Elsewhere in Paju, kids carved wood to make Pinocchio dolls at a museum, while adults tasted wine made of meoru, a Korean wild grape, at a farm.

Paju, indeed, shows little signs of the tensions that have arisen since North Korea marked the U.S. July 4th holiday with a successful launch of what it said was an inter-

continental ballistic missile. The missile test prompted the United States and South Korea this month to conduct air force bomber exercises in the skies near here.

LITTERING LAND MINES But at Paju’s Provence Village, Kim Ki-deok, a 41-year-old office worker from south of Seoul and father of a 4-year-old boy, said he doesn’t feel any more danger from being close to the border.

“If North Korea really wants, they can shoot missiles far away,” said Kim. “I feel refreshed and would like to come here again.”

The sense of insouciance can even be seen at the U.S. military’s Camp Bonifas on the outskirts of town, home to a three-hole golf course that Sports Illustrated once called the “world most dangerous golf course” because of the Korean War vintage land mines littering the area.

The Korean War, in which the United States fought alongside South Korea and China with the North, ended in a truce that has yet to be replaced by a peace agreement and has left the two sides technically at war.

It means South Koreans have long grown accustomed to living in a doomsday scenario, one that includes up to 10,000 artillery guns pointed toward the South and capable at any moment, in the words of North Korea’s propaganda machine, of turning Seoul into a “sea of fire” and a “pile of ashes.”

For 30-year-old Park Cholmin, it’s nothing more than empty threats.

“It’s just a show or performance.

I think North Korea has a lot more to lose than to gain by turning Seoul into a sea of fire,” said the video game producer from Seoul, visiting the Shinsegae mall with his girlfriend to buy her a birthday gift. (rtr)

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Visitors are seen at a shopping mall near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, July 16, 2017. Picture taken on July 16, 2017.

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Sperm count falling sharply in developed world, researchers say

LONDON - Sperm counts in men from America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years, researchers said on Tuesday.

They also said the rate of decline is not slowing.

Both findings -- in a meta-analysis bringing together various studies -- pointed to a potential decline in male health and fertility.

“This study is an urgent wake-up call for researchers and health authorities around the world to investigate the causes of the sharp ongoing drop in sperm count,” said Hagai Levine, who co-led the work at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Jerusalem.

The analysis did not explore reasons for the decline, but researchers said falling sperm counts have previously been linked to various factors such as exposure to certain chemicals and pesticides, smoking, stress and obesity.

This suggests measures of sperm quality may reflect the impact of modern living on male health and act as a “canary in the coal mine” signalling broader health risks, they said.

Studies have reported declines in sperm count since the early 1990s, but many of those have been questioned because they did not account for potentially

major confounding factors such as age, sexual activity and the types of men involved.

Working with a team of researchers in the United States, Brazil, Denmark, Israel and Spain, Levine screened and brought together the findings of 185 sperm count studies from 1973 to 2011 and then conducted a so-called meta-regression analysis.

The results, published in the journal Human Reproduction Update, showed a 52.4 percent decline in sperm concentration and a 59.3 percent decline in total sperm count among North American, European, Australian and New Zealand men.

The former measures the concentration of semen in a man’s ejaculation, while the latter is semen concentration multiplied by volume.

In contrast, no significant decline was seen in South America, Asia and Africa. The researches noted, however, that far fewer studies have been conducted in these regions.

Experts asked to comment on the work said it was a comprehensive and well-conducted analysis and did a good job of adjusting for confounders that could have skewed its findings.

Daniel Brison, a specialist in embryology and stem cell biology at Britain’s Manchester University, said the findings had “major implications not just for fertility but for male health and wider public health”. (rtr)

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Researchers said falling sperm counts have previously been linked to various factors such as exposure to certain chemicals and pesticides, smoking, stress and obesity.

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Jembrana parliament raids illegal hotels

A special committee to be formed

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Electronic health records only served to separate them from their patients.

Doctors view technology as largely problematic SAN FRANCISCO - When an endurance runner with a history of heart failure felt under the weather, he brought his activity tracker data from a workout to his cardiologist.

Dr. Michael Blum examined the runner’s heart rate readings. The cardiologist could see when his patient was pushing to climb a hill or to increase his speed, and when he was slowing down.

“I could tell how hard he was working,” said Blum, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. “I had this amazing data.”

Ultimately, though, he had to inform his worried patient: “This is all really interesting, but I can’t tell you what it means.”

Blum joined three other doctors who spoke last week on the promise – and the reality – of technology in a San Francisco panel discussion sponsored by Medscape and titled “Technology, Patients and the Art of Medicine.”

Technology in the form of diagnostic software helped one of the panelists, Dr. Abraham Verghese, conclude that a patient was suffering from neurosarcoidosis – a diagnosis the Stanford University professor didn’t initially consider but one a software program immediately recognized given the patient’s symptoms.

Technology offers doctors a view inside patients’ hearts, brains and bowels. And technology may speed the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness, said panelist Dr. Jessica Mega, who leads the healthcare team at Verily, formerly Google Life.

Nonetheless, 69 percent of the 100 doctors in the audience said increased reliance on technology and electronic health records only served to separate them from their patients.

As evidence of the problem, the panelists cited apps that claim to do things they don’t really do, like accurately measure blood pressure.

But the biggest problem stem-

ming from technology for the doctors, and the bane of many doctors’ existence, is the electronic health record, also known as an EHR. The U.S. government has touted electronic records, initially designed for billing, as a way to dramatically improve patient care and has used financial incentives to speed their adoption. The hope was that the widespread use of EHRs would reduce medical errors, inefficiencies and inappropriate care.

The effort has failed, according to Dr. Eric Topol, editor-in-chief of Medscape and the panel moderator.

American doctors continue to make 12 million diagnosis errors a year; one in four patients in U.S. hospitals continue to be harmed; and healthcare costs continue to soar, he said.

Topol called electronic health records “a complete mess.”

“Why do we just put up with pathetic technology?” he asked.

The panelists, as well as the doctors in attendance, bemoaned the time it took them to complete electronic records, time they longed to spend with patients.

Verghese credited electronic records with billing well, with reducing medical errors and with keeping him out of dusty basements in search of patient files. At the same time, he blamed EHRs for tying doctors to their computers and at least partially for his colleagues’ unprecedented suicide rates, depression, burnout and disillusionment.

“I find it pretty incredible,” he said, that with “all the wonderful, sophisticated imaging technology, we still have this dinosaur of an electronic medical record.”

Verghese, a best-selling author, is vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University and has championed the return of what he considers the lost art of the physical exam.

He questioned how physicians allowed EHRs to take over medical practices without physician input on how to make them work. (rtr)

NEGARA - The ranks of Commission B and C of the Jembrana House of Representatives led by Chairman of Commission C, I.B. Susrama, made a raid on Monday (Jul. 24) to Bombora Medewi Wavelodge at Medewi, Pekutatan.

The entourage was received by the hotel manager, Supriyadi, and headman of Medewi, Nyoman Suartika.

From the raid was known if the hotel indeed has not owned an operating permit. “They use the old building permit (IMB) in 2016 and there are no structural changes. It only makes a design change having been submitted to local government but the permit has not been issued yet. It is constrained by the environmental management effort and environmental monitoring effort (UKL-UPL) related to spatial planning as it is now near coastline where it was previously far. When encountering any constraint, it should be submitted so that all requirements can be fulfilled because this has something to do with the SOP of the permit issuance, so it will not be criticized. We will discuss it later in the meeting,” said Susrama accompanied by some members such as Putu Kamawijaya, Nyoman Renteb and others.

In the future, added Putu Kamawijaya, it needs to establish a

special committee. Thus, the study can be juxtaposed with regulation.

According to him, it is necessary for surveillance as well as data collection. Jembrana indeed needs investors but must be supervised due to related to permits and regionally generated revenue (PAD). “Jembrana needs investors, but they still should be directed so as not to be having no license,” he explained.

Service providers should be in accordance with the SOP. If the requirements have been complete, issue the permit immediately. Otherwise, please be informed what the constraints are. New investors also have to calculate for their investment. “If they are made difficult and operating without permit, obviously they are harming us as well,” said Susrama.

Without permit, it will also become more complicated, especially if there is a problem. If the special committee for permit handling is formed, it is getting steadier. We will make a study on commercialized private villas and boarding house whose room exceeding 10 units. Especially in Medewi alone, there are 11 villas and unlicensed boarding houses. “This needs to be regulated, not only in Medewi but also in all areas of Jembrana,” he explained. (kmb)

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Joint team of the National Narcotic Agency (BNNK) of Badung District and Kuta village raided boarding house in the area of Segara and Jaba Jero hamlet, Kuta, on Monday (Jul. 24).

Bali becomes target of international drug trafficking

MANGUPURA — Joint team of the National Narcotic Agency (BNNK) of Badung District and Kuta village raided boarding house in the area of Segara and Jaba Jero hamlet, Kuta, on Monday (Jul. 24). As a result after performing urine test, two residents were declared positive to have consumed ecstasy and another positive to have consumed benzodiazepine. After that, they were taken to the office of BNNK Badung on Jalan Raya Abianbase, Badung. Kuta was selected as the target because it is the center of world tourist visits and most likely to be the area of international drug trafficking.

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From the raid was known if the hotel indeed has not owned an operating permit.

Head of the BNNK Badung, Ni Ketut Masmini, said the operation started at 04:30 Local Time by involving joint apparatus of the Indonesian military (TNI), national police, national unity and political agency (Kesbangpolinmas) Badung, Badung municipal police and community protection of Kuta totally amounting to 50 people, including headman of Kuta, I Wayan Daryana.

According to Masmini, Bali as a world’s tourist

destination has become a target of international drug trafficking. Therefore, the potential for drug abuse greatly happens in Bali and becomes a threat to the community, especially in Kuta. Moreover, Indonesia as a whole has been in the emergency condition of drugs so that it needs to be anticipated.

“In addition to suppressing the circulation of drugs, this activity is also intended to save the younger generation in terms of drug abuse, especially in the area of Kuta,” he said.

She hoped that all the personnel involved in the activity can work seriously. If any suspicious matters detected, it should be immediately coordinated and the search must be made in accordance with the applicable procedures and the implementation should give priority to safety.

“We are divided into two teams, where the first team targets boarding houses at Segara hamlet, Kuta, while the second team targets the neighborhood of Jaba Jero hamlet, Kuta,” said Masmini.

Result of the raid could secure two users of ecstasy and another is user of benzodiazepine. Further, they were taken to the office of BNNK Badung for counseling. (kmb36)

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Tamba Waras Temple

A Sanctum to Invoke Recovery

It is said that King of Tabanan, Cokorda Tabanan, was in serious illness. None of the royal healers could heal him. Medicine has been sought after everywhere, but nothing worked. One upon a time, there were hints in the form of revelation that there would be a medicine that could cure the king. The servants were assigned to go to all directions. After getting tired of wondering here and there, eventually they saw a cloud of smoke from the Batukaru forest. After being approached, the smoke came out from coconut shell. Ultimately the servants asked for further guidance. In short, the medicine looked for has been obtained. At the end, Cokorda Tabanan got his recovery.

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Jimbaran Beach, Seafood Culinary Destination, White Sands and Sunset

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Bali has many beaches where each has its own characteristics.

There are beaches where tourists can surf freely as on Kuta Beach, Dreamland Beach or Suluban Beach.

Besides, there are also beaches where a wide range of water sport activities can be enjoyed like on Tanjung Benoa Beach and Sanur Beach. On the other beaches visitors can see sunrise and sunset views.

Jimbaran Beach, South Kuta, Badung, is a famous beach to relax while watching sunset view and enjoying delicious seafood dishes from restaurants around the beach.

So in addition to being a beach resort, Jimbaran Beach also becomes one of the culinary tourist destinations in Bali often recommended by people as destination where to eat delicious food, especially for grilled fish, squid and so forth.

It is located at Jimbaran village, one of the famous tourism villages in South Kuta subdistrict. Jimbaran Beach is bordered with Muaya Beach at the southern tip and Kedonganan Beach at the north end. Since its location remains in Kuta area, the access to Jimbaran Beach is quite easy and close from Kuta Beach, either from Denpasar or Sanur.

To luxuriate in the excellent lunch or dinner, this beach deserves to be the option of visitors, where they have two options of dining area, namely indoor or outdoor. If wishing to have dinner while enjoying the moment of sunset view, choose the outdoor area. However, you should first make a reservation to the cafe because it is always full of tourists.

For dinner, the dishes will generally be ready once the sun begins to set. Grilled snapper, grilled mussels,

squid satay, water spinach with spicy sauce to crispy fried groupers have started to be presented on table.

Surely, they are accompanied with a basket of steamed rice and three kinds of condiment as complement.

Now, it is time to eat!

Then, for the drink visitors can choose the options like mineral water, fruit juice or young coconut.

Everything is fresh and appropriate to be served with existing seafood dishes. At the end of the meal, we are given an extra bonus in the form of fruit plates for dessert. Bon appetite!

Regarding the price, it can indeed be said to be intended for middle to upper class, but it is comparable to the experience obtained at this culinary adventure. Romantic dinner while watching sunset on the beach will surely become so special. (kmb)

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Then, on the command of the king, a sanctum named Tamba Waras is established at the location. Tamba means ‘medicine’ while waras means ‘gets recovered’ as ever before. It is believed that whoever saying prayers at the temple will obtain a healing. This belief keeps growing and growing until now.

The temple belongs to one of the Catur Angga temples with the status as the sad kahyangan jagat of Bali. The Tamba Waras temple is included in the jajar kemiri. Those belonging to this temple group are the Muncaksari and the underneath Tamba Waras located at the right side of the Batukaru Temple.

Geographically, the Tamba Waras Temple is located on the south slope of Mount Batukaru, precisely at Sangketan, Penebel, Tabanan. The temple located on the same line as the Batukaru Temple sits on the altitude of about 725 meters above sea level. To get to this temple, pilgrims have to cover a distance of about 22 km from the town of Tabanan.

In terms of the temple structure, the Tamba Waras Temple is also nicknamed as the warehouse of universal medicine.

It is estimated to have been established in the twelfth century. Before saying prayers, all the pilgrims should first do self-purificatory rite or melukat at the sapta Ganges shower. Other than melukat at the shower, it is also resumed with the ivory coconut water. After that, the pilgrimage can continue to the main temple. (kmb)

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Films from Jolie, Clooney, Aronofsky among TIFF premieres

LOS ANGELES — George Clooney’s crime comedy “Suburbicon,” Angelina Jolie’s Khmer Rouge drama “First They Killed My Father,” and Darren Aronofsky’s horror feature “mother!” starring Jennifer Lawrence are among the films that will be playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

Festival programmers Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey unveiled the initial 47 film lineup Tuesday.

The Toronto festival, along with Venice and Telluride, is considered one of the launching pads for Hollywood’s awards season and a best-of display of films from other festivals.

Some of the buzzier films set to play include Joe Wright’s Winston Churchill biopic “The Darkest Hour,” starring Gary Oldman; Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-set fairy tale “The Shape of Water”; Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and Alexander Payne’s satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, which will have previously opened the Venice Film Festival.

A few actors will be showing off their directorial debuts, including Andy Serkis with the biographical drama “Breathe,” starring Andrew Garfield as the polio-stricken disability advocate Robin Cavendish and Greta Gerwig with “Lady Bird,” where Saoirse Ronan plays a Sacramento teenager looking to escape her small town.

TIFF will also feature a number of sports biopics including “The Battle of the Sexes,” with Emma Stone as Billie Jean King and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs, and “I, Tonya” with Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding and Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly. Paul Rudd can also be seen as Major League Baseball player turned WWII operative Moe Berg in Ben Lewin’s adaptation of “The Catcher Was a Spy.” “Mustang” director Deniz Gamze Erguven will debut her L.A. riots film “Kings,” with Halle Berry and Daniel Craig. The festival will also show David Gordon Green’s Boston Marathon drama “Stronger” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany. (ap)

Daniel Craig said in 2015 that he would rather slash his wrists than play Bond again.

Next James Bond film set for November 2019, no word on 007 star

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Eon Productions and MGM studios said in a statement that the 25th Bond film will be released in U.S. theaters on Nov. 8, 2019, with a slightly earlier release in Britain.

They gave no title, casting or other details.

Britain’s Daniel Craig has played Bond in the last four films, including 2012’s “Skyfall” and 2015’s “Spectre.” The 2015 film took some $880 million at the global box office, according to film tracker

BoxOfficeMojo.com.

His reprisal of the role for a fifth time has been the subject of much speculation after the actor said in 2015 that he would rather slash his wrists than play Bond again.

Callum McDougall, the executive producer of the Bond film franchise, told Britain’s BBC Radio last year that Craig, 49, was “absolutely the first choice ... We would love Daniel to return as Bond.”

Meanwhile, actors such as Idris

fast cars and sharply tailored suits of Bond, MI6’s secret agent 007.

With its futuristic gadgets, menacing super villains and larger-thanlife explosions, the Bond series is the longest-running film franchise in history, with actors such as Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan inhabiting the role of the leading man.

The new film will be written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who wrote the last four movies in the franchise. (rtr)

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People enjoy sunbathing on the beach in Lavandou, French Riviera, as plumes of smoke rise in the air from burning wildfires, Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through the forest of La Londe-les-Maures.

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LOS ANGELES - James Bond is returning to movie theaters Elba, Tom Hiddleston and Tom in November 2019, producers said on Monday, but they did not Hardy have all been named as potential candidates to step into the say who will play Britain’s most famous fictional spy.

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French fire forces evacuation of 10,000 people

RIVIERA - At least 10,000 people have been forced to flee campsites and homes after a new fire broke out along the French Riviera. Wildfires have already consumed swathes of forest in tourist-packed southeastern France in recent days, as well as on the island of Corsica. The new blaze, in the middle of the holiday season, is raging near Bormes-les-Mimosas, southwest of the popular resort Saint-Tropez on the Mediterranean coast.

The fire broke out just before 11pm on Tuesday and burned 800 hectares of forest by Wednesday morning, with 540 firefighters sent to tackle the blaze.

Around 3,000 campers were among those evacuated from La Londe, La Lavandou and Bormeles-Mimosas.

A fire service official said: “The evacuations, at least 10,000, followed the progression of the fire.

It’s an area that doubles or triples its population in summer.”Among those evacuated were British holidaymakers at the Camp du Domaine campsite in Bormes-les-Mimosas.

All 1,000 camping plots across the site were evacuated, according to Oliver Williams, deputy head teacher at St John’s Primary School in Redhill, Surrey, who is staying at

the resort with his family.

He told Sky News: “My wife woke me up about two o’clock this morning, saying she’d heard the car alarms and people shouting ‘allez, allez’.

“They were chucking everything in the back of a car and trying to get out. That was all a bit surreal and it took a moment to really sink in.

“My wife had mentioned the fact there was a glow over the back of the campsite hill and there was a fire.”

Mr Williams’ family headed to the campsite’s private beach, where many of the 3,000 evacuated, including French, German and Dutch tourists, had gathered.

“We stayed from about 2am until about 7am and then we were thinking we could probably make our

way back to the plot,” he said. “But we were told we weren’t allowed to go back because the Canadairs were about to fly over and drop water on to the fire. “That’s mixed with some chemicals so they keep people well back.”

He added: “We were all just watching to see what was going to happen with the fire - whether it was going to progress towards us or carry on going over the hill.”

Mr Williams praised French firefighters for their “absolutely amazing job” in tackling the multiple blazes in the area.Fellow Briton Lisa Minot, The Sun’s travel editor, is also staying at the resort - where the campsite’s sprinkler system was being used in an attempt to stop the blaze jumping across from the hills.

She said: “Everybody was told to evacuate to the beach and they’re still there and they have not allowed us to go back to our caravan. “It’s utter chaos, there are no provisions or anything else... there’s no one telling us what to do.” But Ms Minot revealed the efforts are being “hampered by incredibly high winds”.

Her mother Carol Bielfield said holidaymakers were trying to stay composed. “It was keep calm and carry on, make some tea, serve some biscuits and hope that you get some information,” she said.

“But we’ve had no information at all. Everyone gave up, started leaving the beach and then the sirens went off and we were told to go back to the beach, but there’s not been any information.”

Local tourist site Fort de Bregancon, the former official retreat of French presidents, has been shut due to the fire.More than 4,000 firefighters and troops have been deployed in total, along with 19

water bomber planes, since the fires broke out in France on Monday.

Six more of the planes have been ordered by the French government while extra firefighters have been drafted in from the north of the country.

At least 12 firefighters have been injured and 15 police officers affected by smoke inhalation The blazes have scorched 4,000 hectares (15 square miles) of land so far across France, including Corsica, leaving behind charred earth. France has asked the EU for help as it deals with the fires, with two firefighting planes sent

by Italy.

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