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Foreign tourists visited Bali reached 969,382 people Antara

DENPASAR - In the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali, more than than 969,382 foreign tourists have visited Bali in the first four months of 2013, up 3.60 percent from the same period last year when the figure was recorded at 935,724. “The number of tourists from eight of the top ten sources of foreign tourists in Bali rose significantly while that of two others declined,” Head of the Bali Provincial Statistics Office Gede Suarsa said. Bali has set the target of tourist arrivals for 2013 at 2.8 million, while more than 2.94 foreign tourists visited the world-renowned tourist island last year.

Gede said a total of 242,935 Australian tourists visited Bali in the first four months to April, an increase of 2.07 percent compared to the same period last year. The figure put Australia in the first place, contributing 25.06 percent of the overall tourist arrivals in the January-April 2013 period. This was followed by China in second with 128,134 tourists, Japan in third with 65,438 tourists,

Tourists taking horse ride at Gangga Beach that located in Tabanan recently. In the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali, more than than 969,382 foreign tourists have visited Bali in the first four months of 2013, up 3.60 percent from the same period last year when the figure was recorded at 935,724.

and Malaysia in fourth with 53,027 tourists. Taiwan was in sixth with 38,298 tourists, Singapore in eighth with 34,511 tourists, Russia in ninth with 34,182 tourists and the US in tenth with 32,896 tourists. Compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists from Australia visiting Bali in the year ended April 31, 2013 rose 2.07 percent, China 3.09 percent, Japan 18.22 percent, Malaysia 5.03 percent, Taiwan 4.42 percent, Russia 4.43 percent, Singapore 6.03 percent and the US 15.50 percent. However, the number of tourists from South Korea fell 2.99 percent to 40,483 and the UK declined 8.98 percent to 33,181.

Despite the drop, South Korea remained in fifth and the UK in seventh among the top ten sources of tourist arrivals in Bali. Meanwhile, the number of foreign tourists arrivals in Jakarta in April 2013 stood at 168,989, down 12.04 percent from 192,108 in March 2013, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The foreign tourists arrived in Jakarta through three gates, namely Soekarno-Hatta airport, Tanjung Priok Port and Halim Perdanakusumah airport. But compared with foreign tourist arrivals in the same month in 2012, the arrivals last April is 0.86 percent bigger.

The big ten countries exporting their foreign tourists to Jakarta in April were Malaysia (20,444 tourists), China (19,734), Japan (14,893), Singapore (13,222), Korea Selatan (7,932), Saudi Arabia (7,177), Australia (6,126), India (5,932 ), the United States(5,914) and the Philippines (5,553). Regarding the hotel occupancy rate in Jakarta, the BPS records showed that in April 2013, it reached 58.60 percent, up 0.84 points from that in March 2013 which stood at 57.76 percent. The occupancy rate in April 2012 reached 57.91 percent showing that the occupancy rate in April 2013 was higher 0.69 points.

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Bali News Bali Student Alliance rallies

Sue Electoral Commission to be responsible Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Dozens of students from various universities in Bali coalesced into the members of the Bali Student Alliance held a demonstration in the office area of the Bali House, Monday (Jun 3). They sued the Electoral Commission to be responsible for the process of Bali gubernatorial election assessed to be unlawful and urged the Bali House to summon and ask for the accountability of the Bali Electoral Commission. The demonstration was made before the Bali House held a plenary session on the over-time change (PAW) of the Bali House’s legislator Anak Agung Bharata (now Regent of Gianyar) replaced by Ni Putu Tati Winarti. While giving speeches, the students spread some posters reading ‘Do Not Make Bali Violent,’ ‘Electoral Commission Must Be Honest,’ ‘Electoral Commission Is Unfair,’ ‘Leader of Bali Must Be Clean,’ and some others. They criticized the Bali Electoral Commission as the organizer of the Bali gubernatorial election to be unable to do their tasks properly. “We demand a justice. This Bali gubernatorial election has been unlawful. The Electoral Commission must account for its actions because the opening of ballot recap box can cause unrest in the community. The Bali Electoral Commission as the organizer of the gubernatorial election has not been transparent, honest and democratic,” said the action coordinator, Siti Nurhaini, in her speech. In their statement, the students demanded a few things. Firstly, they demanded the neutrality of the Bali Electoral Commission so as to behave professionally. Secondly,

they demanded the Bali Electoral Commission to be responsible for social unrest due to the opening of ballot recap box before the process of Bali gubernatorial election was completed based on decision of the Constitutional Court. Thirdly, they demanded the Electoral Supervisory Committee to take firm action against any kind of violation in the Bali gubernatorial as fairly as possible. Lastly, they demanded the Bali House to promptly summon the Bali Electoral Commission to account for any actions taken by the Bali Electoral Commission. Those students seemed so serious in responding to the injustice in the implementation of the Bali gubernatorial election this time. Even, while giving speeches, one of the protesters, Siti, had to vent her emotions by crying because the legislators had not met the students to listen to their aspirations. The students were ultimately received by Chairman of Com-

mission I of the Bali House, Made Arjaya, accompanied by a member Komang Nova Sewi Putra. Arjaya said the Bali House would discuss and follow up the aspirations of the students. “We ask the aspiration should also be submitted in writing. We’re going to follow up the aspirations and the demands of the students by discussing them in the leadership meeting. Regarding the clarification and summons to the Bali Electoral Commission, we are still waiting for the leadership meeting when the Electoral Commission will be summoned,” said Arjaya. He added the Bali gubernatorial election process had not completed yet because there remained a lawsuit filed by the PAS candidate to Constitutional Court. “The Bali gubernatorial election has not had the winner and loser because a legal proceeding is under process in the Constitutional Court. Whatever the Court decision will be, it will later on be implemented,” said Arjaya. (kmb29)

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Tens of university students rallied in front of Bali’s legislative office in Renon to asked Bali’s electoral commission to be responsible on Bali’s gubernatorial election conflict.

Again, hearing of Bali Electoral Commission and Bali House cancels out Bali Post

DENPASAR - For the second time, the hearing between the Commission I of the Bali House and the Bali Electoral Commission (KPU) scheduled the evaluation to the Bali gubernatorial election process was cancelled. In the first agenda, the Bali Electoral Commission was absent from the meeting with the reason of sudden summons, while on the second meeting scheduled on Monday (Jun 3) the ranks of the

Bali Electoral Commission had come but the House could not received them because the hearing coincided with the leadership meeting of the Bali House. Chairman of the Bali House, AA Oka Ratmadi, explained the cancellation of hearing with the commissioners of the Bali Electoral Commission and the Bali Electoral Supervisory Committee was made due to the implementation of the more important meeting that should be attended by the House leadership. “Maybe

tomorrow (Tuesday—Ed), we will re-schedule the meeting with the Bali Electoral Commission. We expect it to come,” said the politician nicknamed as Cok Rat. Similar opinion was delivered by Chairman of Commission I of the Bali House, Nyoman Arjaya. According to him, since there was a meeting to discuss about the security budget of the gubernatorial election, the hearing with the Bali Electoral Commission was postponed and would be re-

scheduled. “Obviously, we will summon the Electoral Commission to make an evaluation on the Bali gubernatorial election. Since they coincided, we had to delay the summons to the Electoral Commission,” he explained. On the other hand, since waiting for too long, the invited commissioners of the Electoral Commission and the Electoral Supervisory Committee immediately left the Parliamentary Hall. “We’ve been waiting for 1.5

hours here, but the meeting never started. We do hope the Bali House to re-schedule meeting,” said Chairman of the Bali Electoral Commission, Ketut Lanang Sukawati Putra Prabawa accompanied by Chairman of the Bali Electoral Supervisory Committee, Made Wena. He further said the Bali Electoral Commission did not reject to attend the meeting. It happened because the Bali House itself seemed unprepared for the meeting. (kmb29)

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Sound system overpriced case

Head of Bali Culture Agency may not leave responsibility Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Determination of a suspect in the case of overpriced procurement of sound system at the Art Center by the Bali Higher Judiciary got the attention from Commission IV of the Bali House. The Head of Bali Culture Agency as the responsible authority for the procurement program of sound system would be summoned on Tuesday (Jun 4) and asked for an explanation by Commission IV of the Bali House in the hearing at the office of the Bali House. Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House, Nyoman Parta, said on Monday (Jun 3) the House would like to receive an explanation and clarification in person from the Head of Bali Culture Agency Ketut Suastika. The public should know what really happened in the case of the overpriced procurement of the sound system. He urged the parties concerned and person in charge of the program, especially the Head of Bali Culture Agency to account for and open to the public what was really going on. “We want to know about the problem so that it must not be covered up. This case should be disclosed transparently and clearly.Also, we ask for the accountability of the Head of Bali Culture Agency as a responsible authority for the program. Previously, we had to ask the Culture Agency to carefully implement the program. Now, it results in a problem,” he said. Similar opinion was delivered by a member of Commission IV of the Bali House, Ketut Mandia. He said the House had repeatedly reminded and

highlighted the Bali Culture Agency in order to implement the sound system procurement program carefully. From the beginning, the sound system procurement budgeted through the Bali Regional Budget worth IDR 21 billion had reaped polemics and problems. Originally, the House did not agree if the program was implemented by the fund taken from regional budget because the previous sound system procurement was planned to get funding from central government. “The Head of Bali Culture Agency should be responsible for what happened. Do not even leave the responsibility. This case must be disclosed obviously and clearly so that people will know the perpetrators and masterminds of the case,” said the politician from Dawan, Klungkung.

Summons by force Meanwhile, Ketut Mantara Gandhi, the Head of Denpasar Art Center, on Monday (Jun 3) was not willing to

respond to the determination of KM as the suspect. Similarly, he did not given any comment about who KM was. He instead handed over it to the Head of Bali Culture Agency, Ketut Suastika. “Please ask information to the Agency Head first,” said Ketut Mantara Gandhi briefly. When contacted via telephone, Suastika claimed if he was attending a meeting. “I’m still in a meeting,” he said. Meanwhile, the Bali Higher Judiciary stayed continuing the investigation on the sound system procurement at the Denpasar Art Center. The investigation team was already designing a re-summons to a number of witnesses that previously did not meet the summons of the Higher Judiciary. “Let’s see the development first,” said the Spokesperson of Bali Higher Judiciary, Ashari Kurniawan, a few days ago. Related to the summons of witnesses, Chairman of the Bali Corruption Watch (BCW), Putu Wirata Dwikora, urged the Higher Judiciary

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The sound system that being placed at Art Centre, Denpasar. to summon back the witnesses by force if they were not willing to come. “They must be summoned properly for three times. If they did not come until the third summons, it can be done by force,” he pleaded. Aside from the procurement of sound system, Wirata also expected the clarification of the other unfinished

cases of corruption allegation. For instance, the land acquisition at Pelaga had no follow up for more than 2 years whereas the case had been handed over to Bali Police. The other cases seeming dormant were the case of civil servants in Badung County and Bali Province as well as the overpriced LED TV project. (kmb32/kmb29)

Failing student increases

Education Agency asked to evaluate junior high school national exam Denpasar (Bali Post)—

In Bali, the number of failing junior high school students in the national exam this year increased sharply over last year. In the national exam 2013, there were 230 junior high school students failing to achieve the passing grade required. Such an increase was almost doubled compared to national exam in 2012 where a total of 145 students did not pass the exam. Of the 230 students that did not pass the exam this year, 182 people (80 percent) were students from Buleleng County. It signified if the achievement of Bali regarding the graduation of junior high school students dropped compared to previous year. An increasing number of junior high school students that did not pass the exam this year occurred in Singaraja. Meanwhile, the city itself was appointed an Education Town so that it drew a concern among the observers of education. A lecturer from the Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Putra Yadnya, said the rising

number of failing junior high school students in the national exam this year should be evaluated by the government. Moreover, the highest number even occurred in Buleleng which had been touted as the town of education. “Of course, the empirical reality is a paradox and an irony because Singaraja (Buleleng) has been appointed an Education Town and has a well established state university with a number of qualified education specialists. In this situation, we do not surely need to blame or point at particular parties or the most responsible party because this action will only lead to prolonged polemic. Yet all the elements of educational observers, especially the government, in this regard the Bali Education Agency and county/municipal agency, should start to evaluate the shortcoming of the education in Bali,” he said, Monday (Jun 3). Furthermore, he said it was necessary to observe the empirical reality of the increasing percentage of failure so that what to address could be formu-

lated clearly. “It is time for the Buleleng government to further enhance the cooperation with higher education institutions and empower the existing education experts synergistically to examine the growing percentage of the unsuccessful students through a research and dedication to community,” he said. He added the need to review and scrutinize the causes of declining performance of educational process whether it sourced from the students, learning process with variables (limitation in the qualifications of teacher, system, facilities and infrastructure or fund) or social environment of the education itself. “By observing the distribution of failure tending to spread, so the distribution and equitable development of education, especially the development in education facilities, should be geographically considered due to the vast territory and varied landscape of Buleleng socio-economically. Normatively, improvement on the learning process in schools needs to be optimized by enhancing the

effectiveness of school quality assurance agency or similar agencies,” he said. Besides, added the lecturer at the English Department, Faculty of Letters, Udayana University, the improvement of system and social planning should be attempted through movement of public awareness on the importance of primary and secondary education for the future of their children and their education was not only the responsibility of the government, schools and teachers but also the responsibility of parents and surrounding community through outreach program and public service ads or traditional, print and electronic media. Financially, added Prof. Putra Yadnya, 20 percent of the education budget should be allocated for the urgent and visionary education program based on preliminary study, not based on wish list program. The Head of Bali Education Agency, AA Ngurah Gde Sujaya, when contacted separately claimed to be ready to evaluate the number of junior high

school students in Buleleng that did not pass the exam. In the near future, his party with the Institute for Education Quality Assurance (LPMP) would disseminate the implementation of the Bali Teacher Competency Test (UKG) to Buleleng County. On that occasion, he would meet with the Head of Buleleng Education Agency to discuss as well as evaluate the national exam of junior high school emptying into the failure of 182 students in the national exam. “We have planned the evaluation to the failure of national exam for junior high school in Buleleng,” he said. According to Sujaya, his party would make direct visit to schools whose percentage of unsuccessful students was quite high. Surely, his party would explore the weaknesses in the educational process at the schools causing many students not to pass. “We will go directly to those schools. We’d like to know about the obstacles faced so that their achievement in the national exam this year dropped,” he affirmed. (kmb29/kmb13)

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Poor weather, traditional crossing suspended Bali Post SEMARAPURA - Crossing activities at traditional ports to Nusa Penida and vice versa were temporarily suspended since Sunday (Jun 2). It responded to the bad weather condition occurred in the waters of Nusa Penida. As a result, the belongings of passengers piled up in the three traditional ports namely Tribuana, Bias hamlet and Kusamba kampong. A fisherman, Komang Sudarma, said on Monday (Jun 3) the crossing was temporarily suspended until the waves to Nusa Penida waters was back to normal. If the crossing was forced, it would be very risky to the safety of passengers. Nevertheless, Sudarma said there were some boats being desperate to cross even though they knew the waves remained high. He added due to bad weather, the belongings of passengers such as food, building materials, bottled beverage and other basic necessities piled up in the port warehouse. As seen at Bias Port, two warehouses had been full of goods that failed to cross to Nusa Penida since last Sunday. Sudarma said the wave condition around the waters of the three traditional ports was relatively normal. However, the waves were turning higher when entering the waters of Nusa Penida. According to him, the wave height could reach 4 meters to 6 meters around the traditional ports like

Jungut Batu, Sampalan, Mentigi and Toya Pakeh. gSince having forced myself to cross, I sank in the sea due to high waves last week,h he said. As monitoring at location, high waves also caused fishermen to be unable to go to sea. Most of them chose to be idle while waiting for a better weather. Meanwhile, some others killed time by repairing their damaged boat crashed by tidal waves. Even, some fishermen at Bias Port like Nengah Dira got a new job opportunity, namely repairing fishing boat and making a boat with a fairly high fee, at IDR 12 million for a boat. Previously, a reckless boat crossing to Nusa Penida sank last Saturday as swept away by waves when it was about to unload its cargo at Mentigi Port, Nusa Penida. As a result, all the passengersf belongings also sank with the boat. Even, not long after, the boat was finally crushed and ran aground on the beach after being persistently hit by waves. (kmb31)

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People trying to get in the boat that still operate during bad weather condition in Klungkung.

Rain continues

Apuan residents fear of subsequent avalanche Bali Post TABANAN - Avalanche disaster afflicting the road at Kalibubuk hamlet, Apuan village, Baturiti, stays to make local residents wor-

ried. It happens because the persistent rain is worried to kindle subsequent avalanche. Another complaint is the absence of action taken by local government to anticipate the subsequent avalanche.

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Residents passes road at Kalibubuk hamlet, Apuan village, Baturiti, that was hit by flooding, Sunday (Jun 2). As a result, the road almost disconnected. Residents are afraid of more avalanche because rain keep pouring heavily.

Chief of Kalibubuk customary hamlet, Ketut Lidra, 49, said on Monday (Jun 3) that after the avalanche a number of officers had visited the location, including the officers of the Tabanan Public Works. However, he said, there had been no real action to protect the verge of the road from the avalanche. gThis morning (Monday\Ed), a lot of officers came to location. But, the verge of the avalanched road did not get any handling,h he said via telephone. Such condition, said Lidra, made residents more restless. Moreover, it remained to rain, so that residents still worried if the avalanche would widen and erode the road body. Worried residents remained to evacuate their car to a safer area. They preferred to walk away when going through the avalanched road. gA number of evacuated cars have not been taken back home. Instead, people preferred to walk because they are afraid of passing through the avalanched road,h he said. On behalf of residents, Lidra hoped there would be real effort to handle the avalanche. If the avalanche widened and broke off the road, a total of 200 families would certainly get isolated. So, what is the reaction of the Tabanan government? The Division Head of Tabanan Highways Infrastructure Agency, Ketut Simbar, said the avalanched road was categorized into rural road. Nevertheless, his

party still provided the handling to cope with the avalanche. gWefve assigned a team and made assessment to address the avalanche,h he explained. One of the proposals was to create a buffer project for the verge of the avalanched road. According to Simbar, if handled by building revetment it would require considerable budget because the depth of the avalanched cliff was approximately 28 meters. On that account, to make efficient solution was proposed to build buffer beams. gLetfs wait for the assessment results of the technical team,h he explained. This officer also asked the residents not to be too anxious because the avalanched road was still passable by motorcycles. As reported previously, the road at Kalibubuk hamlet, Apuan village, Baturiti, avalanched as hit by flooding, Sunday afternoon (Jun 2). As a result, the independently made road was almost broken off. Approximately 200 families were threatened to be isolated. Residents worried so that they evacuated the whole car to outside the village. The avalanche occurred at 12:00 a.m. as triggered by persistent heavy rains flushing the Tabanan area. Incidentally, the cliff of the avalanched road was not equipped with revetment, just clumps of wild bamboo. Due to heavy rain, the land at the location turned unstable and then avalanched with the width of some 20 meters. (kmb30)

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Pande Tamblingan Temple

A site where inscription of three Bali’s King found In surviving their life, the Hindu community in Bali always does an activity supported by various things such as hoes, machetes, knives and sacred tools in the form of spear and kris dagger. All the devices are made by Pande clan or ironsmith, a community being good at making weapons of iron. Interestingly, all the descendants of Pande clan in Bali always say prayers in the Pande Tamblingan Temple. Why? At the verge of mangrove forests of Lake Tamblingan lies a unique temple called the Pande Tamblingan Temple. Balinese people, especially the Pande clan flock to perform prayers in the temple. Although the lake water overflows and floods the outermost courtyard of the temple, it does not dampen the Pande community to say prayers. It aims at invoking safety, especially in carrying out the profession as a weapon maker. The temple poses the forerunner of the birth of Pande clan since ancient times. It is located about 65 km north of Denpasar, or about 30 km south of Singaraja town. Precisely, the temple is situated among the four villages namely the Munduk, Gobleg, Gesing and Umajero. The closest village to the temple is Tamblingan hamlet, belonging to Munduk Village. The Pande Tamblingan Temple perching on the verge of Lake Tamblingan spread across the area of 2,000 square meters. In the temple the devotees venerate the Lord Pasupati (Lord Brahma), Lingam-Yoni as well as the ancestors of Pande clan. Aside from Pande clan at the four villages, the temple is also venerated by Pande clan from Celuk and Bitra Village (Gianyar), Kayu Putih and Baturiti Village. Pujawali or anniversary of the temple falls on full moon of the first month in Balinese calendar. Devotees came to the temple by passing through the woods and riding traditional boat services operated by lake fishermen. On the inscription originating from Ugrasena period, it was mentioned if the Pande community had been capable of making an armor used in a war, while the inscription from the period of Udayana and Suradipha mentioned the existence of papilihan mas and pwesi as well as Selonding gamelan. “The inscription states that Pande community and Selonding gamelan players got the exemption from the obligation of paying taxes,” he added. During the leadership of Bali ancient kingdom the King Asta Sura Bumi Banten was not subject to the authority of Majapahit. As consequence, a troop under the commander of the Arya Cengceng was assigned to attack the Pande community. Based on the information of secret service, Gajah Mada knew if Tamblingan was the center of the arms industry of the kings in Bali. Afterward, the settlement of Pande Tamblingan was attacked. Its amphibian forces were spread to all corners of Bali. (BTN/mang)

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Management of screen printing waste polluting the river around Denpasar is still considered unserious. It is discernible from the condition of a number of rivers remaining very apprehensive. One of them is seen in the river located on Jalan Gurita, Sesetan.

Residents still complain about pollution by screen printing waste Bali Post

DENPASAR - Management of screen printing waste polluting the river around Denpasar is still considered unserious. It is discernible from the condition of a number of rivers remaining very apprehensive. One of them is seen in the river located on Jalan Gurita, Sesetan. Residents living around Jalan Gurita, exactly in front of Lepas River, so far remain to complain about the stench and pollution caused by screen printing waste. A number of screen printing industries operating around the river area are considered the biggest contributor to the pollution. Based on monitoring made by Bali Post some time ago, the flowing river water was blueblack and exuded bad odor. Mrs. Ayu, a resident who lived right in front of the river, complained that the river would exude unpleasant odor in the afternoon. “Around 5 to 6 o’clock, the river exudes extremely bad odor,” he said. According to him, the river pollution was caused by waste disposal from a number of screen printing industries around

the area. She added that such conditions had often been reported by residents, but it resulted in nothing and persisted. Karmana, another resident, also revealed similar thing. Pungent smell of the river water flowing in front of his house occurred when the downstream dam was opened. The opening would drain the water usually accompanied with waste and plastic rubbish. Related to rubbish, he said, the rubbish swept away by the river so far had been intensively managed by local hamlet. However, according to him, the other focus needing attention was the river pollution by the screen printing waste that caused the river water to be thickly colored. “The screen printing waste causes the river

water to be variously colored, sometimes red, blue or multicolored,” he said while adding if the river bed was getting shallower and shallower. He said the matter of river getting polluted by waste had been frequently discussed and residents had reported it to the authorities, but there had been no serious response on the issue. “The matter of screen printing has been often discussed and reported. But there is no response. It has made me irritated. If any people can give a more decisive measure to resolve the problem, I will follow it,” he said. According to Karmana, if such an action was not stopped and taken seriously it will certainly harm the environment and adversely affect the next generation.

As a native resident to the region, he said the river got polluted and changed its color in 1990s. Previously, the water flowing along the river could even be used for bathing purposes. “Even, in the past many people coming to fish at night,” he said. Screen printing waste along the river stream had caused the biota such as fish to be unable to live. If they could live, they were surely contaminated by heavy metal. It was very hazardous to people who ate them. He added that in the long run the condition of river getting polluted by the screen printing waste was also worried to cause pollution to ground water. By all means, it would be very hazardous if people consumed it. At the moment, the residents around the river were no longer using their well because they worried about the hazard caused by chemical substance of the screen printing. (ina)

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Facebook mogul to pay $2.5M for wedding violation Associated Press

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Backdropped by Tower Bridge, members of British Army’s Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), the City of London’s Territorial Army regiment, perform a 62-round Royal Salute from Gun Wharf at the Tower of London, in honour of the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Monday, June 3, 2013.

Queen Elizabeth to mark six-decade reign Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook billionaire Sean Parker’s $10 million California wedding just got even more expensive. The California Coastal Commission and Parker on Monday said they have reached a $2.5 million settlement to pay for coastal conservation programs after the Napster co-founder was caught building a movie-setlike wedding site in a protected coastal area without proper permits. Parker, the 33-year-old former president of Facebook who was portrayed by Justin Timberlake in the movie “The Social Network,” married singer-songwriter Alexandra Lenas on Saturday in a ceremony with gowns and sets made by a designer for the “Lord of the Rings” films. Officials were tipped that Parker had built a cottage, fake ruins, waterfalls, staircases and a huge dance floor near iconic redwoods and a stream with threatened steelhead trout without getting permission. The construction occurred at a campground that was closed. When staff inspected, they found the temporary structures had already been built but allowed the wedding to proceed anyway. Commission staff will oversee the breakdown of the vast set so no damage is done to the environment. The commission said no major damage had yet been done. The commission said the settlement money will be used to purchase public easements and hiking trails and as grants for coastal conservation nonprofits. Parker also will have to produce and distribute a public education video or create a mobile app aimed at helping to identify areas where the public can access the coast. Parker said in a statement that he was excited to support conservation-related projects. Rick Zbur, Parker’s representative during negotiations with the commission, said Parker worked diligently to address the issue. “So as soon as he was made aware of the Coastal Commission’s concerns, he immediately stepped forward to discuss how he could protect the coastal area and resolve these issues,” Zbur said in an email. Parker asked his guests, many of them wealthy entrepreneurs and celebrities, to donate to Save the Redwoods or the California League of Conservation Voters in lieu of giving gifts, according to a program.

LONDON - Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will go back to the scene of her coronation on Tuesday to mark a reign that has weathered six decades of social transformation and the end of her country’s global empire. Millions of Britons gathered round brand new black-and-white television sets to watch her get crowned in Westminster Abbey in June 1953. Sixty years on, the cameras will be back to film her joining around 2,000 guests, including British Prime Minister David Cameron, for the official anniversary celebrations in the historic church. The event sees her edging towards Queen Victoria’s record as Britain’s

longest-serving monarch. Victoria died in 1901 after more than 63 years and seven months on the throne. Elizabeth was crowned while Winston Churchill - the prime minister who saw Britain through the Second World War - was back in office. Hers was the 38th coronation to take place at the Abbey, a tradition launched in 1066 by William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England. In a sign that the toll of official

engagements may be bearing down on the 87-year-old monarch, the Queen was accompanied by her son and likely successor, Charles, during May’s opening of parliament where she read the government’s legislative programme. Her health was also in the spotlight earlier in the year when she succumbed to a bout of gastroenteritis and cancelled a number of engagements.

Briton dies in Yosemite, second death in days Agence France-Presse

LOS ANGELES - A 28-year-old British man died in a rock climbing accident in California’s Yosemite National Park, officials said Monday, the second fatality in two days in the world-famous natural wonder. Londoner Felix Joseph Kiernan and a climbing partner were scaling El Capitan, a huge granite monolith which dominates Yosemite Valley in the heart of the spectacular park, when he was struck by falling rock on Sunday. The pair “were approximately 600 feet up the climbing route when a loose block was dislodged,” the park

said in a statement, estimating the size of the rock at two feet by one foot. “The block .. fell approximately 150 feet before striking Kiernan and causing fatal injuries,” it said. The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. Park rangers reached him about two hours later and pronounced him dead. A helicopter hoisted his body back down to the valley floor, while rangers rappelled back down the rock face with his climbing partner and a second climbing party, which had sounded the alarm. On Saturday a 19-year-old, Aleh Kalman from nearby Sacramento,

was reportedly swept over the Nevada Fall, a waterfall on the park’s popular Mist Trail hiking route. Witnesses reported seeing him swimming above Nevada Fall, some 150 feet from the precipice, trying to swim from a rock in the middle of the river “when he was swept away by the current. His body has not yet been recovered. Yosemite, a spectacular park which draws millions of visitors from the US and around the world every year, has some 12-15 deaths annually, according to the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

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In this Feb. 11, 2012 file photo, Sean Parker, left, and Alexandra Lenas arrive at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson in Beverly Hills, Calif. Facebook billionaire Sean Parker’s lavish, $10million Big Sur wedding just got even more expensive.

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Tiger near new Nike deal: Agent Agence France-Presse

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Sharapova, Azarenka ease into French Open last-eight Agence France-Presse PARIS, June 03, 2013 (AFP) - Defending champion Maria Sharapova joined third seed Victoria Azarenka in the French Open quarterfinals Monday as both posted routine fourth-round wins. Sharapova was all business in seeing off American 17th seed Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Serbian 18th seed Jelena Jankovic, who thrashed US hope Jamie Hampton 6-0, 6-2, while double Australian Open champion Azarenka swamped 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-0. Sharapova, who in beating Sara Errani in last year’s final became the sixth player in the Open era to complete a full collection of Grand Slams, was rarely troubled by Stephens, Australian Open semi-finalist last January, the Floridian 20-year, gifting her a final break by hitting long on match point. “I knew this was going to be a really hard match so I’m delighted

to be in the quarter-final,” said Sharapova, who found the wind made her task a little more challenging than she had hoped. “We had a few freaky points, a few shanks. But, overall, I was happy with the way I focused most of the match,” said the Russian, who joked her father “thinks I can beat Rafael Nadal on clay.” Self-critically she added: “This tournament I don’t think I have played, you know, my best level, especially in the first few rounds. I thought I needed to step it up today. Yet it only gets tougher from here.” Jankovic, who coasted past an outclassed Hampton in 62min, has a 1-7 career record against Sharapova, whom she beat on grass six years ago, and conceded the

odds are stacked against her. “It will be a tough one - I will just try to play my best tennis,” said the 28-year-old. Next up for Azarenka, meanwhile, is a meeting with Russian 12th seed and erstwhile doubles partner Maria Kirilenko after her win over Schiavone moved her into the last eight for the third time in Paris. The protagonists notably paired up at the 2011 Australian Open, where they finished runners-up. Then they were rivals as Azarenka won their London Olympics bronze medal encounter last summer. Azarenka was delighted with her form, given that the French Open is the only Grand Slam where she has failed to get beyond the quarterfinals having been beaten at the last-eight stage by Dinara Safina in 2009 and by eventual champion Li Na two years later. “I think it was the most composed and the most consistent match so far,” she said.

DUBLIN - World number one Tiger Woods is close to signing a new endorsement deal with Nike that would keep him as golf’s highest-paid pitchman, Woods agent Mark Steinberg told ESPN. In a report Monday on the sports-network’s website, Steinberg said that the current NikeWoods deal signed in 2006 is set to expire before the end of 2013. “We’re down to the very, very short strokes right now,” Steinberg said. “I would expect we would come out with some sort of joint announcement when we get the paperwork signed. I hope this is viewed as a pretty bold statement.” Woods said Sunday after sharing 65th at the Memorial that he knows every detail of the negotiations and expects to sign the new contract perhaps as soon as the completion of the US Open, which runs June 13-16 at Merion Golf Club. It was not so very long ago that sponsors fled from Woods in the wake of his admission of a sex scandal in which he cheated on then-wife Elin Nordegren with multiple mistresses, apologizing in a televised 2010 statement. Endorsement deals with Gillette, Accenture, AT and T and Gatorade ended in the wake of the scandal and Woods’ marriage ended in 2010. He has not won a major title since the scandal but has a new girlfriend, US ski star and reign-

ing Olympic women’s downhill champion Lindsey Vonn. Throughout the scandal, Nike stuck by Woods as the sports clothing and equipment maker has since he turned professional. “Tiger started his professional career with Nike in 1996,” Steinberg said. “He has a long way to go in his career, but I feel with the type of deal we’ve constructed I feel confident that he will be with Nike for his entire career.” Steinberg did not reveal contract terms except to say it was a multi-year deal and did not say if Woods took a pay cut on his current Nike deal as a result of the sex scandal. Sports Illustrated reported Woods makes about $40 million a year, which would include his prize money and current Nike deal as well as endorsement contracts with Rolex, Fuse, EA Sports, NetJets and Japan’s Kowa. Woods, 37, went more than two years without a PGA victory in the wake of the scandal but has won seven times in the past 15 months, giving him 78 career PGA titles -four shy of matching the all-time record held by Sam Snead. But since he won the 2008 US Open, Woods has been stuck on 14 major titles, four shy of matching the record held by Jack Nicklaus. Steinberg told ESPN that Woods never took a serious look at a deal with a Nike rival. “This process went as such where I never had to get out in the market to test the waters in a formal way,” Steinberg said.

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Sevilla accept City bid for Navas Agence France-Presse

MADRID - Spanish side Sevilla announced that they have accepted a bid from Manchester City for Spanish international Jesus Navas late on Monday night. “Jesus Navas will leave Sevilla to go to Manchester City,” said a statement on the club’s website. “On Monday, Sevilla accepted the offer of the English club, bearing in mind the wishes of the player who will have to pass a medical.” “Navas, after 10 seasons in the first team and a performance level that places him as the best winger in Nervion’s history, wants to continue his successful sporting career in English football, more specifically at a club where he can continue growing as a player, as he has publicly declared on various occasions in recent months.” The 27year-old, who has

represented his country on 23 occasions, made 393 appearances in his 10 years with Los Nervioneses. Navas enjoyed great success early in his career with Sevilla as part of the side that won back-to-back UEFA Cups in 2006 and 2007, as well as the Copa del Rey in 2007 and 2010. However, the opportunity to move on from the Spanish side earlier in his career was impeded by severe homesickness and anxiety whenever he was away from his home province for extended periods. That anxiety also delayed his international career until he accepted a callup from Spain boss Vicente

del Bosque in November 2009 Such was his impact on the international side that Del Bosque took him to South Africa for the World Cup in 2010. Navas was involved in the buildup to Andres Iniesta’s goal in the final that handed Spain their firstever World Cup triumph. Navas was also part of the Spanish team that retained the European Championship last year. His arrival in Manchester seems to be further evidence that Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini will succeed Roberto Mancini as City manager. Pellegrini has already declared that he is to leave Malaga come the end of the season and admitted last week to having a verbal agreement with City in place.

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Sevilla’s midfielder Jesus Navas is tossed by teammates after the Spanish league football match Sevilla FC Valencia at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, on June 1, 2013.

Martinez set for Everton as Wigan agree deal Agence France-Presse

LONDON - Roberto Martinez is set to be appointed as Everton’s new manager after Wigan chairman Dave Whelan on Monday claimed he had agreed a compensation deal with the Premier League club. Martinez was Everton’s top choice to succeed David Moyes at Goodison Park after leading Wigan to a shock FA Cup final victory over Manchester City. The 39-year-old confirmed he wanted to leave Wigan following the Latics’ relegation from the Premier League earlier this month and Whelan has granted his wish after negotiating compensation of around £1.5 million. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATES

In a file picture taken on May 11, 2013 Wigan Athletic’s Spanish manager Roberto Martinez holds the FA Cup after his team won the English FA Cup final football match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium in London. Martinez resigned as manager of Wigan Athletic on May 28, 2013.

“Bill Kenwright (Everton chairman) and myself have agreed a deal,” Whelan told BBC Sport on Monday. Martinez, who had snubbed approaches from Liverpool and Aston Villa over the last two years, is now expected to be confirmed as Everton boss later this week. Martinez had already held talks with Everton with Whelan’s permission, but the compensation agreement means he is also free to discuss contract terms. “He’d spoken to Everton because I gave them permission,” Whelan said. “When he came back he told me it had gone very well and he was probably in the last two or three on the list. “Then the chairman rang me and discussed the compensation deal with me, and we agreed that this evening.” Although the Spaniard failed to keep Wigan in the top-flight this season, he is still regarded as one of the brightest young managers in England. He had managed to keep Wigan competitive in the Premier League despite their status as one of the division’s minnows, avoiding relegation three times before this season’s drop, while also playing attractive

football and showing a keen eye for a bargain buy. Those qualities appear to have persuaded Kenwright to choose Martinez ahead of other leading candidates such as Porto boss Vitor Pereira and Red Bull Salzburg general manager Ralf Rangnick. Martinez, who joined Wigan from Swansea in 2009, will be expected to build on the fine work of Moyes, whose impressive 11-year reign at Goodison convinced Manchester United to hire him as Alex Ferguson’s successor. “After leaving Wigan, I think Everton is the next stop of Roberto before he goes to the very, very top,” Whelan said. “Everton is run very similarly to Wigan, it’s a family-run club, a friendly club with a great bunch of supporters. They’re a bigger club than Wigan and it’s a super club. “If he goes I will wish him nothing but the very best of luck.” Everton responded to Whelan’s comments by insisting no deal had been sealed with Martinez yet. “In response to regrettable and somewhat premature reports earlier this evening, Everton Football Club are continuing discussions with regards to the vacant managerial position,” a statement read.

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Brazil under pressure to prove can host World Cup Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO - When it kicks off the Confederations Cup 12 days from now, Brazil will have two weeks to convince sceptics that it can honour its pledge to stage a successful World Cup next year. The upcoming tournament, in which eight teams -- Spain, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Japan, Nigeria and Tahiti -- will compete from June 15 to 30, is seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup, soccer’s most prestigious event. Some 355,000 Brazilians and foreign tourists are expected for the tournament for which Latin America’s leading power has struggled to complete the construction or renovation of the six host arenas. The work has been plagued by repeated delays caused by strikes, roof collapse and other problems. The latest contretemps occurred last Thursday when a judge ordered the suspension of Sunday’s friendly international between Brazil and England at Rio’s hallowed Maracana stadium over safety concerns. It took the intervention of Rio state authorities who had to produce evidence that the iconic arena met safety requirements for the judge to relent and lift the suspension, which was blamed on a “bureaucratic error”. The news was greeted with relief by soccer world governing body FIFA. “After 30 seconds of anxiety, I was delighted to receive a statement from the authorities in Rio saying that it was a bureaucratic error and that there is not, in fact, a problem with safety or with the structure,” its secretary

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A general view of the newly-renovated Mario Filho “Maracana” stadium before a friendly football match between Brazil and England in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 2, 2013. When it kicks off the Confederations Cup 12 days from now, Brazil will have two weeks to convince sceptics that it can honour its pledge to stage a successful World Cup next year. general Jerome Valcke said from Mauritius, where he was attending a FIFA Congress. A crowd of 66,000 people eventually watched the match which ended in a 2-2 draw to complete the second test for the Maracana, which was inaugurated on April 27 after a $600-milliondollar 30-month renovation. The friendly served as preparation for the Brazilian national squad ahead

Mourinho reappointed as Chelsea manager

of the Confederations Cup, which will be played in six stadiums: Rio’s Maracana, Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha, Recife’s Arena Pernambuco, Fortaleza’s Castelao, Salvador’s Fonte Nova and Belo Horizonte’s Mineirao. “It will be a fantastic tournament, but the operational part will not be 100 percent ready. (...) I want to repeat that such delays cannot be tolerated for the World Cup,” Valcke warned in April.

Brazil football great Romario, now a socialist lawmaker, reacting to Thursday’s Maracana incident, chided President Dilma Rousseff for her upbeat assessment of stadium preparations. High prices

According to a study by the government tourism agency Embratur, Brazilian and foreign tourists expected

Name: Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho Felix Age: 50 Date of birth: January 26, 1963

Agence France-Presse

LONDON - Chelsea confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in European football on Monday when they revealed that charismatic and controversial former manager Jose Mourinho has returned to the club on a four-year contract. The 50-year-old Portuguese, who led Chelsea to unprecedented success between 2004 and 2007, succeeds interim coach Rafael Benitez. His Stamford Bridge comeback had been widely anticipated, with weeks of media speculation culminating in his admission on Spanish television late on Sunday that he had agreed to move back to west London. “I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate,” said chief executive Ron Gourlay in a statement published on the Chelsea website. “It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that. “He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again.”

for the tournament can brace for high hotel prices, on average more expensive than those in Paris, London, New York and Barcelona. Domestic flights can also reach exorbitant prices as the country lacks low-cost carriers and two airlines, Tam and Gol, control more than 76 percent of the home market. Airports, seen by the government as a major challenge, are also congested and temporary terminals will have be set up to deal with the expected surge in air traffic. Also running behind schedule are urban mobility infrastructure projects initally planned for the World Cup. “We chould have done more, but now it is too late,” said Jose Roberto Bernasconi, president of the National Union of Architecture and Engineering, an independent oversight body. Brazil’s cumbersome bureaucracy and the fact that few Brazilians speak English will be additional headaches for foreign visitors. Meanwhile, Brazilians are under no illusion about the chances of their selecao, winner of five World Cups and three Confederations Cup, but who have performed poorly over the past months and stand just 19th in the current FIFA rankings. And the home fans won’t even be able to use the “caxirola”, Brazil’s percussion answer to South Africa’s plastic vuvuzela horn, as it has been banned during the friendly internationals and the Confederations Cup for security reasons. The decision followed an April 28 incident during which irate fans hurled dozens of caxirolas on the pitch during a match between Bahia and Vitoria.

2. Chelsea Premier League (2): 2004-05, 2005-06 FA Cup (1): 2006-07 League Cup (2): 2004-05, 2006-07 Community Shield (1): 2005

Managerial career Teams: Benfica (2000), Uniao de Leiria (2001-2002), Porto (2002-2004), Chelsea (2004-2007), Inter Milan (2008-2010), Real Madrid 2010-2013), Chelsea (2013-)

3. Inter Milan

Managerial honours 1. Porto Primeira Liga (2): 2002-03, 2003-04 Taca de Portugal (1): 2002-03 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira (1): 2003 UEFA Champions League (1): 2003-04 UEFA Cup (1): 2002-03

4. Real Madrid

Serie A (2): 2008-09, 2009-10 Coppa Italia (1): 2009-10 Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2008 UEFA Champions League (1): 2009-10

La Liga (1): 2011-12 Copa del Rey (1): 2010-11 Supercopa de Espana (1): 2012

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Trunyan IBP The village of Trunyan is squeezed tightly between the lake and the outer crater rim of Batur, an almighty volcano in Kintamani. This is a Bali Aga village, inhabited by descendants of the original Balinese, the people who predate the arrival of the Hindu Majapahit kingdom in the 16th century. It is famous for the Pura Pancering Jagat temple, but unfortunately visitors are not allowed inside. There are also a couple of traditional Bali Aga-style dwellings, and a large banyan tree, which is said to be more than 1,100 years old. At Kuban sub-village close to Trunyan is a mysterious cemetery that is separated by the lake and accessible only by boat - there is no path along the steep walls of the crater rim. The village of Trunyan itself is situated at the edge of Batur Lake. This location is inaccessible except by boat, and it takes around half an hour across the calm waters. Getting to Lake Batur takes around two hours drive to the northeast of Denpasar along the main road to Buleleng and through Bangli Regency. Unlike the Balinese people, the people of Trunyan do not cremate or bury their dead, but just lay them out in bamboo cages to decompose, although strangely there is no stench. A macabre collection of skulls and bones lies on the stone platform and the surrounding areas. The dead bodies don’t produce bad smells because of the perfumed scents from a huge Taru Menyan tree growing nearby. Taru means ‘tree’ and Menyan means ‘nice smell’. The name of Terunyan was also derived from these two words. The women from Trunyan are prohibited from going to the cemetery when a dead body is carried there. This follows the deeply rooted belief that if a woman comes to the cemetery while a corpse is being carried there, there will be a disaster in the village, for example a landslide or a volcanic eruption. Such events have been frequent in the village’s history, but whether women had anything to do with it is a matter of opinion... You can visit both the village of Trunyan and the Kuban cemetery by chartered boat from Kedisan. Sadly, nowadays the boat trips are now blatant tourist traps, as touts and guides strongly urge you to donate your cash to the temple project or leave a donation for the dead. These touts ruin an otherwise fascinating experience. IBP/File Photo

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Sumatran elephants found dead, poisoning suspected Agence France-Presse

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Kumi Naidoo, of south Africa and international executive director of Greenpeace, smile during an interview with AFP in Manila on June 3, 2013.

Indonesia on right path to saving forests

JAKARTA - Two critically endangered Sumatran elephants were found dead in an Indonesian national park and it is believed they were poisoned, the WWF environmental group said Monday. It takes to three the number of the elephants found dead in Tesso Nilo National Park on Sumatra island in the last month. The carcasses of a male aged around five and a young female were found on Friday about a kilometre (0.6 miles) apart, said WWF spokeswoman Syamsidar, who goes by one name. “We believe that the elephants were poisoned as the carcasses were quite close to each other,” she said, adding that autopsies needed to be conducted before the cause of death could be confirmed. A Sumatran elephant was discovered dead in the park early last month, also from suspected poisoning, she added. Fifteen Sumatran elephants were found dead last year in Riau province, where the national park is located, with around half them found to have been poisoned, Syamsidar said. Fewer than 3,000 Sumatran elephants remain in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Rampant expansion of palm oil and paper plantations and the mining industry have destroyed nearly 70 percent of the elephant’s forest habitat over 25 years, according to the WWF, and the animals have been targeted by poachers. In January 14 Borneo pygmy elephants were found dead of suspected poisoning in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Three-month-old orphaned calf Joe made headlines around the world when he was pictured trying to rouse his dead mother.

RI records trade deficit of $1.62 billion in April Antara

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MANILA - A $1 billion deal to save Indonesia’s rainforests has slowed a “tidal wave” of logging destruction, Greenpeace’s global chief said Monday, but he warned much more needed to be done. While many environmentalists have sharply criticised Indonesian efforts to end rampant logging across some of the planet’s most vital forests, Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo said there was reason to hope. “Firstly, we must acknowledge with shame and with sadness how much has been lost. How much biodiversity has been lost... it was like a non-stop tidal wave,” Naidoo told AFP in Manila while on a short Southeast Asia tour. “(But) at least we can say we have turned the tide.” Naidoo said a key plank of conservation efforts was a deal brokered through the United Nations climate change negotiations for Norway to pay Indonesia $1 billion to protect its remaining rainforests and peatland. As part of that deal, Indonesian President President Susilo Bambang

Yudhoyono placed a moratorium two years ago on issuing new logging permits for virgin rainforests, which was this month extended for another two years. But many green activists, including Greenpeace campaigners in Indonesia, have said huge areas continue to be logged because of widespread corruption and many loopholes in the moratorium. Indonesia’s carbon-rich rainforests and peatlands have for decades been wiped out to extract the timber as well as to clear the land for palm oil plantations and mining activities. Indonesia is the world’s top producer of palm oil, which is used for many everyday items such as soap and biscuits. The destruction has ravaged biodiversity -- placing animals such as orangutans and Sumatran tigers in danger of extinction -- while also leading to the release of vast

amounts of climate change-causing carbon dioxide. As a result, Indonesia is the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the United States. He said the moratorium had helped to lay foundations for an end to logging, and the IndonesiaNorway concept should be built on elsewhere around the world. “The moratorium in Indonesia is not perfect (but) it actually offers promise as a model... just the fact the moratorium was called raised public awareness in Indonesia in a very positive way,” he said. Naidoo also said the moratorium had created a “legitimate space of intervention for Indonesian civil society”, so that activists could drive further reforms. Critics of the moratorium often cite the fact that it does not include secondary forests, and that permits already given for concessions in virgin areas can still go ahead.

JAKARTA - Indonesia recorded a trade deficit of US$1.62 billion in April because of declining oil and gas exports and rising non-oil/non-gas imports, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). “The balance of trade suffered a deficit of US$1.62 billion in April 2013,” BPS Chief Suryamin said here on Monday. Indonesia’s exports stood at US$14.7 billion while its imports rose to US$16.31 billion in April, he said. Cumulatively, the country’s exports reached US$60.11 billion and its imports increased to US$61.96 billion in the year to April 30, 2013, he said. The imports in April consisted of non-oil/non-gas imports worth US$12.71 billion and oil and gas imports worth US$3.6 billion, he said. “The increase in import value was the result of a US$1.7 billion increase in non-oil/non-gas imports compared to the previous month, however, oil and gas imports fell US$303.4 million,” he said. The non-oil/non-gas imports in April were mostly contributed by machinery and mechanical appliances worth US$2.39 billion, machinery and electrical appliances worth US$1.46 billion, iron and steel worth US$1.04 billion and motor vehicles worth US$697.4 million, he said. He said US$2.5 billion or 20.06 percent of the imported goods came from China, making it the largest supplier of imported goods to Indonesia. Japan came in second with US$1.8 billion or 14.72 percent, and Thailand in third with US$1.01 billion or 7.95 percent. He further said the April 2013 exports consisted of oil and gas exports worth US$2.2 billion and non-oil/non-gas exports worth US$12.3 billion. “The oil and gas exports fell to US$2.2 billion from US$2.9 billion in the previous month. However, non-oil/non-gas exports rose to US$12.3 billion from US$12 billion,” he said. The non-oil/non-gas exports were dominated by mineral fuels worth US$2.19 billion, animal fats and oils worth USR1.4 billion, machinery and electrical appliances worth US$832.9 million and rubber and rubber products worth US$854.1 million.

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BUSINESS Germany to help Spain with credit for growth, jobs Associated Press

Germany’s state-owned KfW bank will provide about 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) at low interest rates to its Spanish counterpart. The move is aimed at easing a credit crunch that is afflicting much of southern Europe, where small and medium-sized firms are struggling to access affordable loans that would allow them to expand their business. Top ECB officials and several EU leaders have described the lack of access to credit in heavily indebted countries as one of the most pressing issues to deal with as the continent tries to emerge from recession. Germany, on the other hand, enjoys a top-notch AAA rating that investors see as a safe haven. It can therefore borrow money at rock-bottom interest rates. The initiative could also be extended to other countries, such as Portugal, that have been hit hard by the 17-nation eurozone’s debt crisis, German Deputy Finance Minister Steffen Kampeter said in the document obtained by The Associated Press. Spain, the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, is mired in recession, with an unemployment rate of about 27 percent and almost every other person aged under 25 out of work. The German initiative’s design as “bilateral aid with rapid impact” reflects growing impatience in Berlin about the slow progress by the EU in freeing up existing funds to assist hard-hit countries. The European Central Bank’s benchmark interest rate is currently at a record low 0.5 percent, but banks are not passing on that low rate to companies because their own finances are strained. Firms in economies like Spain, Portugal, Greece and to a lesser extent Italy still struggle to get affordable financing. Even when banks are willing to lend, the interest rates demanded are significantly higher than in, say, economically robust Germany. The loan facility for Spain foresees Germany’s KfW bank granting its Spanish state-backed counterpart, ICO, a ten-year 800 million euros loan. The total liability including interest rates is estimated at 1 billion euros, according to the finance ministry document. In addition, KfW is in talks to support two existing ICO company lending programs with another 100 million euros each. “It must be achieved to rapidly solve companies’ acute financing problems, because then many small and mediumsized firms, who have a solid business model and good growth outlook, will be able to secure their existence and start expanding employment again,” the document read. The ministry stressed overcoming those firms’ credit shortages is important “because those companies are crucial for safeguarding the existing jobs and the creation of new trainee positions and jobs.” Analysts said the program is a step in the right direction, but cautioned it might not be big enough to make a significant difference. Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will brief Parliament’s budget committee on the initiative Wednesday. It was expected to have wide cross-party support, and lawmakers won’t hold a vote since the foreseen amount remains within the framework of already agreed credit guarantee lines. Germany is currently also assisting Portugal, which is in the middle of a recession coupled with high unemployment, to set up a state-owned bank modeled on KfW to prop up lending to the private sector as a first step before possibly also granting it a bilateral loan facility.

A protestor wearing a hat with the European Union flag on it shouts slogans during a demonstration outside a bad bank (SAREB) in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

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BERLIN — Germany is setting up a loan program for struggling small and medium-sized firms in Spain to boost growth and jobs in the crisis-hit southern European economy, according to a document obtained Monday.

EU clears Warren Buffett’s takeover of Heinz Associated Press

BRUSSELS - The European Commission cleared Monday the $28billion takeover of iconic US ketchup maker Heinz by billionaire Warren Buffett’s investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilianled 3G Capital. The Commission said a probe found that the deal, which sees the 144-year-old HJ Heinz come under the control of one of the world’s canniest investors, would have no impact

on competition in the European market for cold sauces and quick-service restaurants. “The proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns given the presence of credible competitors,” it said in a statement. Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital said the deal was the largest-ever food company takeover when announced in February. Buffett, founder and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said at the time that Heinz had “strong, sustainable

growth potential based on high quality standards, continuous innovation, excellent management and great tasting products. “Their global success is a testament to the power of investing behind strong brand equities and the strength of their management team and processes.” Heinz posted global sales of $11.6 billion last year, led by its iconic ketchup brand alongside one of its original products, canned baked beans. In this Feb. 22, 2009, file photo, bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif.

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Protestors rage at defiant PM Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL - Clashes re-erupted in Turkish cities Monday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shrugged off mass protests against his Islamic-rooted government that have left at least one man dead. Despite facing the fiercest challenge to his rule since he came to office in 2002, with protestors hurling stones and burning cars, Erdogan left Turkey earlier Monday on an official visit to Morocco, where he insisted the situation in his country was “calming down”. He earlier rejected talk of a “Turkish Spring” uprising by Turks who accuse him of trying to impose Islamic reforms on the secular state. Riot police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protestors massing near his Istanbul office and the nearby stadium of Besiktas football team late Monday as the clashes that have rocked scores of cities entered a fifth day. As white fumes hung in the air in surrounding streets, thousands of other protestors gathered on Taksim Square, the symbolic heart of the protests. “Tayyip, resign!” they yelled, waving red flags and banners and whistling. Police forces also used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of protestors in the capital Ankara early on Tuesday. Demonstrators told AFP police targeted protestors who threw

stones and slabs at the security forces. Erdogan has not flinched in the face of the protests, which he blamed on “extremists” and “dissidents” among his opponents. “The situation is now calming down... On my return from this visit, the problems will be solved,” he told a news conference in Rabat. “The Republican People’s Party and other dissidents have a hand in these events,” he said, naming the main Turkish opposition. A medics’ union earlier Monday said a man was killed when a car ploughed into protestors in Istanbul on Sunday. The unrest began as a local outcry against plans to build over Gezi Park, a rare green spot adjoining Taksim Square. After a heavy police response it grew into wider anti-government protests in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities. “We have had enough of the way Erdogan understands democracy and the way he wants to dictate his rules,” said Ozgur Aksoy, a young engineer demonstrating in Gezi Park on Monday. Rights groups and doctors said more than a thousand people had

AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis

High school students chant slogans during a protest at Gezi park, Taksim square in Istanbul, Monday, June 3, 2013. The demonstrations that grew out of anger over excessive police force have spiraled into Turkey’s biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, challenging Prime Minister’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan power.

been injured in clashes in Istanbul and 700 in Ankara. The government’s latest estimate on Sunday put the figure at 58 civilians and 115 security forces injured, with clashes in 67 cities. It also said

more than 1,700 people had been arrested across the country and that many had since been released. Erdogan dismissed the protestors as “vandals”, stressing that he was democratically elected.

His Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won three successive parliamentary elections, but opponents have expressed mounting concern that Turkey is moving toward conservative Islam.

Obama orders new economic sanctions on Iran Associated Press

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Iran’s heavy water nuclear facility near the central city of Arak is backdropped by mountains in this file photo dated Jan. 15, 2011. The Obama administration imposed new sanctions Monday on Iran and its nuclear program, targeting the country’s currency and auto industry and seeking to render Iranian money useless outside the country.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration imposed new sanctions Monday on Iran and its nuclear program, targeting the country’s currency and auto industry and seeking to render Iranian money useless outside the country. The executive order from President Barack Obama broadens a sanctions campaign aimed at crippling Iran’s economy, forcing it to comply with international demands that it prove its nuclear program is peaceful. The U.S. believes Iran is working to develop nuclear weapons, a charge that Iran denies. “Even as we intensify our pressure on the Iranian government, we hold the door open to a diplomatic solution that allows Iran to rejoin the community of nations if they meet their obligations. However, Iran must understand that time is not unlimited,” said White House press secretary Jay Carney, adding that more sanctions would come if the regime doesn’t change course. The effect of U.S. sanctions has been a major issue in Iran ahead of the June 14 election to choose a replacement for term-limited President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Senior administration officials said the timing of the sanctions was not related to the upcoming

elections. The new sanctions marked the first time Iran’s currency, the rial, has been targeted directly with sanctions, the White House said. The sanctions apply to foreign financial institutions that buy or sell significant amounts of the rial, as well as to those who hold significant amounts of the currency in accounts outside Iran. The hope is that banks and businesses holding Iranian currency will dump the funds, making the rial weaker. Its value has dropped by half since the start of 2012, the White House said. Officials would not specify what constitutes a “significant” transaction. The officials were not authorized to speak on the record about the sanctions and spoke on condition of anonymity. Another set of sanctions ban the sale or transfer of goods or services to be used in Iran’s auto manufacturing sector. Officials said the auto sector is a key source of revenue for the regime. Many of the auto parts and components from subsidiaries are dual-use and can be used in centrifuges or missiles. Also subject to penalties will be anyone who provides material support to Iranians and others who have been blacklisted under previous U.S. sanctions. An exception will be made for some activities related to a pipeline project to move natural gas from Azerbaijan to Europe and Turkey.

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India study finds

Vinegar cancer test saves lives Associated Press

MUMBAI — A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women. Doctors reported the results Sunday at a cancer conference in Chicago. Experts called the outcome “amazing” and said this quick, cheap test could save tens of thousands of lives each year in developing countries by spotting early signs of cancer, allowing treatment before it’s too late. Usha Devi, one of the women in the study, says it saved her life. “Many women refused to get screened. Some of them died of cancer later,” Devi said. “Now I feel everyone should get tested. I got my life back because of these tests.” Pap smears and tests for HPV, a virus that causes most cervical cancers, have slashed cases and deaths in the United States. But poor countries can’t afford those screening tools. This study tried a test that costs very little and can be done by local people with just two weeks of training and no fancy lab equipment. They swab the cervix with diluted vinegar, which can make abnormal cells briefly change color. This low-tech visual exam cut the cervical cancer death rate by 31 percent, the study found. It could prevent 22,000 deaths in India and 72,600 worldwide each year, researchers estimate. “That’s amazing. That’s remarkable. It’s a very exciting result,” said Dr. Ted Trimble of the National Cancer Institute in the U.S., the main sponsor of the

study. The story of research participant Usha Devi is not an unusual one. Despite having given birth to four children, she had never had a gynecological exam. She had been bleeding heavily for several years, hoping patience and prayers would fix things. “Everyone said it would go away, and every time I thought about going to the doctor there was either no money or something else would come up,” she said, sitting in a tiny room that serves as bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room for her entire family. One day she found a card from health workers trying to convince women to join the study. Devi is in her late 40s and like many poor Indians doesn’t know her date of birth. She learned she had advanced cervical cancer. The study paid for surgery to remove her uterus and cervix. The research effort was led by Dr. Surendra Shastri of Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. India has nearly one-third of the world’s cases of cervical cancer — more than 140,000 each year. “It’s just not possible to provide Pap smear screening in developing countries. We don’t have that kind of money” or the staff or equipment, so a simpler method had to be found, Shastri said. Starting in 1998, researchers enrolled 75,360 women to be screened every two years with the vinegar test. Another 76,178

AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Anjali S, a health work from Tata Memorial Hospital, briefs a group of women about cervical cancer during one of her regular visit to a slum in Mumbai, India. A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the women were chosen for a control, or comparison group that just got cancer education at the start of the study and vouchers for a free Pap test — if they could get to the hospital to have one. Women in either group found to have cancer were offered free treatment at the hospital. Still, this quick and free cancer screening was a hard sell in a deeply conservative country where women are subservient and need

permission from husbands, fathers or others for even routine decisions. Social workers were sent into the slums to win people over. “We went to every single house in the neighborhood assigned to us introducing ourselves and asking them to come to our health talks. They used to come out of curiosity, listen to the talk but when we asked them to get screened they would totally refuse,” said one social worker, Vaishnavi Bhagat.

“The women were both scared and shy.” More progress against cervical cancer may come from last month’s announcement that two companies will drastically lower prices on HPV vaccines for poor countries. Pilot projects will begin in Asia and Africa; the campaign aims to vaccinate more than 30 million girls in more than 40 countries by 2020.top cancer killer of women.

Vaccine exemptions rising, tied to whooping cough Reuters

NEW YORK - The number of New York parents who had their child skip at least one required vaccine due to religious reasons increased over the past decade, according to a new study. W h a t ’s m or e , r e s e a r c h er s found counties with high religious exemption rates also had more whooping cough cases - even among children that had been fully vaccinated. States set their own requirements on which vaccines a child must have received to enter school. All allow exemptions

for medical reasons, and most, including New York, also permit parents with a religious objection to forgo vaccination. Less than half of states permit exemptions due to personal or philosophical beliefs. But those also can get counted under religious views in places with less strict exemption policies. “Particularly in New York State, I do believe that parents are using religious exemptions for their personal beliefs,” said Dr. Jana Shaw, who worked on the study at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. “There’s a lot of vaccine hesi-

tancy.” Studies have shown cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have been on the rise across the U.S. Researchers suspect that’s due to the use of a new type of pertussis vaccine - which is safer, but less effective over the long run - and to more children missing or delaying vaccination (see Reuters Health story of May 20, 2013 here: http://reut. rs/18aYu17). For their study, Shaw and her colleagues tracked data from the New York State Department of Health on both religious exemp-

tions and new whooping cough cases. Children were reported as having a religious exemption if they had been allowed to skip at least one required vaccine for non-medical reasons. Between 2000 and 2011, the proportion of religiously exempt kids increased from 23 in 10,000 to 45 in 10,000, the study team reported Monday in Pediatrics. The number of counties where at least 1 percent of children had a religious exemption also increased, from four to 13. Most of those counties were in western or northern New York. Higher religious exemption

rates were tied to more reported cases of whooping cough. In counties with at least 1 percent exemption, 33 out of every 100,000 children developed pertussis each year, compared to 20 per 100,000 in counties with fewer religious exemptions. Children who had been fully vaccinated were also more likely to get sick in places with high exemption rates. No vaccine is 100 percent perfect, so infectious disease prevention relies on “herd immunity” - when enough kids are vaccinated that the infection can’t spread.

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Ivan Casadevall

New GM at Pan Pacific Nirwana IBP TABANAN - Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort has announced the appointment of Mr. Ivan Casadevall as General Manager. A seasoned hotelier, Ivan brings a wealth of hospitality and senior management experience to Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort. He is no newcomer to Bali, having lived on the Isle of Gods for more than seven years.

Over the past 13 years, Ivan has held General Manager and senior management positions at luxury hotels and resorts across Europe, South America and Asia, with an established performance track record in the aspects of business operations, hotel development and project management. Prior to his current appointment, Ivan was part of the corporate management team of Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas (Minor International) based

in Bangkok, Thailand, after a successful four-year tenure as General Manager of the Anantara Seminyak, Bali. In his capacity as General Manager, Ivan is responsible for driving performance and growth at the 278-room resort with the award-winning 18hole Greg Norman golf course. The resort completed a US$10 million refurbishment last year, unveiling refreshed guest rooms, restaurants and facilities. “Bali remains close to my

heart and I am very proud and excited to be returning to the island to lead the Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort in the next important phase of its development. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to continue learning about Bali’s cultures and its people, which are the real assets of this magnificent destination, and look forward to incorporating these elements into the resort’s guest experience and drive value for all our stakeholders,” said Ivan Casadevall.

Calendar Event for May 1 through June 19, 2013 1 May Buda Kliwon Pahang Pura Luhur Puncak Padang Dawa Desa Bangli Baturiti Pura Silayukti Padang Bai Karangasem Pura Aer Jeruk Sukawati Pura Dangin Pasar Batuan Sukawati Pura Penataran - Batuyang Batubulan Pura Desa Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Kediri Tabanan Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar Pura Kresek Banyuning Buleleng Pura Puseh Bebandem Karangasem Pura Sad Khayangan Batu Medahu Desa Swana Nusa Penida Pura Buda Kliwon Penatih Denpasar Pura Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem Pura pasek Bendesa Tagtag Peguyangan Pure Pulesari - Bantas Kelod Desa Sibang Gede Abiansemal Pura Batur Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati Pura Panti - Kucupin Ketewel Ketewel 6 May Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Pasek Gelgel Kekeran Dlod Yeh Mengwi Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas Gianyar 9 May Tilem Sasih Jiyestha Pura Bujangga Waisnawa Gumbrih Jembrana Pura Dalem Desa celuk 11May Tumpek Klurut Pura Pasek Gelgel Banjar Tengah Buleleng Pura Dalem Pemuteran Desa Jelantik Tojan Klungkung Pura Pedarman bujangga Waisnawa Besakih Pura Taman Sari Desa Gunung Sari Penebel tabanan Pura Dalem Tarukan - Bebalang Bangli Pura Benua Kangin Besakih Pura Merajan Kangin (Ida Betara Empu Baradah) Besakih

12 May R edite Umanis Merakih Pura Parangan Tengah Ceningan Kangin Lembongan Nusa Penida Pura Desa Ubud 15 May Buda Wage Merakih Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Pura Natih Banjar Kalah Batubulan Pura Desa lan Puseh Silakarang Singapadu Pura Dalem Petitenget Kerobokan Kuta Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan Gianyar Pura Kubayan - Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Pasek Gelgel - Tanah Pegat Tabanan Pura Paibon lan Pura Bengkel Sumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar Pura Panti Penyarikan Medahan Sanding Tampak Siring Pura Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba Kaba Pura Dadia Buda Cemeng Pulasari Batuan Sukawati 21 May Anggar Kasih Tambir Pura Dalem Puri Batuan Sukawati Pura Dalem kediri Silakarang Singapadu Pura Dalem Sukawati Pura Dalem Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pura Paibon Pasek Tangkas Peliatan Ubud Pura Puseh Ngukuhin Kramas Gianyar Pura Pamerajan Agung Ki Telabah Tuakilang Tabanan Pura Karang Buncing Blahbatuh Pura Dalem Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Pura Desa Badung Kota Denpasar Pura Luhur Pedenganan Bedha Bongan Tabanan Pura Pucak Payogan - Lungsiakan Kedewatan Ubud Gianyar Pura Tanah Kilap “Griya Anyar” Suwung Kauh Denpasar Selatan

Pura Selukat Keramas Blahbatuh Gianyar Pura Dalem Tampuagan Peninjoan Tembuku Bangli Pura Waturenggong Desa Taro Pura Dalem Bentuyung Desa Ubud Pura Puseh Ubud Pura Dalem Puri Peliatan Ubud Pura Batur Hyang Bulan Muntig Karangasem 22 May Buda Umanis Tambir Pura Sari Banjar Titih Kapal Pura Gulamanikan Bendesa Manik Mas Serongga Gianyar 24 May Purnama Sasih Sadha Pura Amrta Sari Rempoa Jakarta Selatan Pura Maospahit Banjar Grenceng Denpasar 5 Jun Buda Kliwon Matal Pura Puseh lan Desa Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Bebetin Sawan Buleleng Pura Maspahit Sesetan Denpasar Selatan Pura Pasek Bendesa Manik Mas Dukuh Kendran Tegallalang Pura Panti Pasek Gaduh Sesetan Pura Pedharaman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih 15 Jun Pura Puseh lan Desa Kota Gianyar Pura Luhur Dalem Segening Kediri Tabanan Pura Sang Hyang Tegal (TARO) Tegallalang 19 Jun Buda Cemeng Menail Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Pura Puseh Manakaji Peninjoan Bangli Pura Kawitan Gusti Celuk Baler Pura Sada Pemebetan Kapal Mengwi Pemerajan Agung Ubud Pura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas Ubud

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

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Bob Dylan to be awarded Legion D’Honneur AMERICAN singer Bob Dylan may soon be awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion d’Honneur, after his nomination was reportedly first tossed out over his marijuana use and opposition to the Vietnam War. The green light given by the Legion d’Honneur’s council means France’s minister of culture may soon decorate Dylan - a symbol of 1960s counterculture - with the five-pointed star of the top “Chevalier” order. He would join the ranks of singers such as Britain’s Paul McCartney and France’s Charles Aznavour to be so honoured. The 17-member council determines whether nominations put forward by government ministers conform to the institution’s principles. Its grand chancellor, Jean-Louis Georgelin, confirmed it had approved

Dylan’s nomination. In a letter to the daily Le Monde published on Sunday, Georgelin called the singer-songwriter an “exceptional artist” known in the United States and internationally as a “tremendous singer and great poet”. Satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine reported in May that Georgelin had rejected Dylan’s nomination on the basis of his opposition to the war in Vietnam, where France was a former colonial power, and his presumed pot smoking. Georgelin acknowledged to Le Monde that he had originally thrown out the nomination and cited what he called a “controversy” but did not elaborate further. The culture ministry did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

AFP PHOTO / FRED TANNEAU

Bob Dylan

Kim Kardashian having a girl

Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File

Kanye West can pass down that leather skirt to his future child: He and Kim Kardashian are expecting a daughter. The big reveal of the baby’s sex came Sunday night on Kardashian’s E! reality show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

Kanye West and girlfriend Kim Kardashian

Kardashian said she was excited to be having a girl and added, “Who doesn’t want a girl?” She added that that’s what Kanye wanted as well. The couple didn’t let on about what the baby would be before Sunday’s show aired, with Kardashian saying that they were buying all-white clothes for the baby so people wouldn’t guess the baby’s gender. Kardashian is due to give birth to the couple’s first child sometime this summer.

Jennifer Lopez goes offcamera for new TV drama JENNIFER Lopez isn’t on screen for the debut of her new TV series, but she will be on Twitter. Lopez is an executive producer of ABC Family’s drama “The Fosters,” which debuts Monday night. The channel says the actress and singer will be live-tweeting from her (at)JLo account during the episode. “The Fosters” is about a lesbian couple who are parents to a brood that includes adopted twins and a foster child. The cast includes Teri Polo of the “Meet the Parents” movie franchise. Lopez says the drama reflects the changing nature of families today.

She says she may appear on the show or provide music in later episodes. “The Fosters” was created by actor Peter Paige of Showtime’s “Queer as Folk” and Bradley Bredeweg.

This undated image released by ABC Family shows, from row, from left, Maia Mitchell,executive producer Jennifer Lopez, Cierra Ramirez, and from back left, David Lambert and Jake T. Austin from “The Fosters,” premiering June 3 on ABC Family.

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