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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Paul McCartney returns to Liverpool on new Europe tour
NEW YORK - Paul McCartney is extending a world tour with nine dates in Europe, including an emotional return to the Beatles’ native Liverpool and a headline appearance at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival. The 72-year-old British icon will play his first shows in his native country since 2012 with three shows in May in London, Birmingham and Liverpool, he said in a statement Friday. The first date -- on May 23 at The 02 -- will mark the former Beatle’s 50th show in London as a solo artist. McCartney will also be the major draw at Roskilde, one of Europe’s largest music events, in his first time AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Stephanie Blomkamp
This image released by Columbia Pictures shows Dev Patel in a scene from “Chappie.”
‘Chappie’ whirs to top of North American box office
LOS ANGELES - Artificial intelligence thriller “Chappie” about a robot that learns to think and feel, debuted at the top of the North American box office over the weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The droid, who is stolen from police and reprogrammed, stars alongside Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver in the dystopian romp, which took in $13.3 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. The film kicked last weekend’s top earner, con-artist flick “Focus,” into second place. The dark comedy, starring Will Smith as a crook who takes on a protege played by Margot Robbie, raked in $10 million. Debuting in third with $8.6 million was sequel “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” featuring an all-star, if aging, cast including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton and Richard Gere. The tale of retirees staying in an expanding hotel in Jaipur, India, also stars Dev Patel as the facility’s manager, in his second weekend box office debut.
Falling to fourth was British spy film “Kingsman: The Secret Service” with $8.3 million, while children’s animated romp “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” trailed behind with $7 million. Racy bondage tale “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which saw a record February opening, meanwhile slid into sixth place. The erotic tale of billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and his sadomasochistic relationship with college graduate Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) took in $5.6 million. Kevin Costner sport drama “McFarland, USA,” the story of a small-town cross-country team made of students from immigrant families, was in seventh place with $5.3 million in its third week out. Landing in eighth with $5.1 million was horror flick “The Lazarus Effect,” about medical students who discover a way to bring people back to life. Teen comedy “The Duff” fell one spot to ninth, pulling in $4.9 million. And Vince Vaughn comedy “Unfinished Business” debuted to the tune of $4.8 million, in tenth. (afp)
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in five years on the continent’s summer festival circuit. The other concerts will take place between June 5 and July 9 in Amsterdam, Marseille, Oslo, Paris and Stockholm -- all cities he has not hit on the “Out There” tour that opened in May 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Organizers recently announced that McCartney will also headline the Firefly Music Festival, a growing music event in the eastern US state of Delaware. The “Out There” tour has been marked by giant screens and pyrotechnics, with McCartney playing a range of Beatles classics as well as newer songs. (afp)
Chad and Niger troops move to attack Boko Haram
Fekir scores 2 as Lyon beats Montpellier 5-1 to go top
Hillary Clinton urges action to achieve women’s equality
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Gothic Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian rock Givenchy in Paris PARIS — Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian were the queens of the night at Givenchy’s starstudded dusk show in Paris, rocking all-black Givenchy outfits side-by-side as Kanye West, also in black, lurked in the back. The remaining celebrity attendees, actresses Jessica Chastain, Amanda Seyfried and Noomi Rapace just didn’t stand a chance. Other shows were all about creature comforts, with Kenzo
treating bleary-eyed guests to coffee and cookies and singer Lorde, who’s sold over 17 million records at the tender age of 18, took a moment to relax, shying away from interviews in the new spring sun inside the Grand Palais. The newly-blond Kardashian wore a figure-hugging jumpsuit, with black lacing over a very revealing cleavage, hugging and smiling Perry who stayed demure in a loose black lace shawl. (ap)
Silversmith center since Dutch period
Now, Celuk only a memory A silversmith made silver accesories on his studio. Now, the silver craftsmen here are having a hard time passing on their knowledge to the next generation.
GIANYAR - At his home on Jalan Jagaraga, Celuk village, Sukawati, recently, Wayan Suweta was seen sitting in front of a long table illuminated by a fluorescent light. When approached, he was still focused on installing a gemstone ornament in a silver ring. AP Photo/Jacques Brinon
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The 63-year-old man is one of the few people in Celuk who is still working as a silversmith. “I’m working on this order of a ring,” he said while adjusting his glasses. The 2x3 meter room serves as Wayan Suweta’s studio, where he produces various kinds of silver handicrafts. Four tables that were formerly used by his employees to sit at while they produced silver works, are now collecting dust. Only one table, on which is placed a variety of tools, is still being used to make silverworks. “My employees are no longer working here.
Because there are so few orders, they can simply work from home if need be,” he said. Wayan went on to tell the story of Celuk. Under the Dutch administration, around 1915, Celuk village area had become the center for silversmithing in Bali. At that time, people only produced ritual objects such as cap, ceraka and cangku. Around 1935, silversmiths here started making jewelry used by kings and Dutch officials. “At that time, the invaders also introduced our craft works to local kings such as the king of Gianyar because only
the Dutch had access to the king at that time,” he said. From 1966, Bali was increasingly open to the outside world. As a result, more and more travellers came to Bali, especially to Celuk village, to look for silverworks. “The arrival of foreign travellers, coincided with the Dutch effort to introduce silver products to Europeans,” Wayan explained. The silversmiths of Celuk village experienced rapid development. By 1970, Celuk craftsmen could export their silverworks overseas. At that time he said, the designs of necklaces; bracelets and earrings by the artisans at Celuk village were in great demand. This golden period went on into the 1990s. “During this golden period, the silver crafts
were often on back-order for travelers or businessmen,” he reminisced with a smile. Around 1995, jewelry products from countries such as Thailand, China and India began to enter onto the world market, creating competition for Celuk craftsmen. Coupled with the Bali bombing incidents (I and II), the sale of silverworks produced by Celuk village was began to suffer. “Ever since then, both individual craftsmen and art shops in Celuk have been on the wane, with only very few surviving,” he said. Now, the silver craftsmen here are having a hard time passing on their knowledge to the next generation. Suweta admitted that was in part because of a gap in the passing on of the tradition. Since
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his childhood Wayan was commanded by his parents to make silverworks after school. However being lenient with his own children has meant that they have not learned the craft, even though they are now wanting to continue this tradition. “Right now, my sons are indeed willing to continue my business but they cannot make silverworks,” he said. Continued on page 6 News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.
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Vertical garden in Bangli unkempt
BANGLI - The existence of vertical garden (pergola) in the town of Bangli seems unkempt. The breakthrough intended to beautify the urban area gives an impression of being unnoticed. Seeing the fact, the Head of Bangli Urban Planning Agency, Ida Ayu Yudi Sutha, recently revealed if her party would rearrange it this year.
According to field observation recently, the vertical garden did not show off any beauty. Some poles of the garden only contained a vine. Shortage of plants made the garden look unattractive Poles of the garden looked vacant, did not give the impression of shade. Like the vertical garden in front of the PLN located adjacent to office of Social and Labor Agency, the plants were just cut and they were still seen hanging until wilted. Seeing the reality, the breakthrough seemed useless. Yudi Sutha admitted the vertical garden still needed further arrangement. She also confirmed if the condition of the vertical garden had not yet to fully look beautiful. “The vertical garden is indeed necessary to be more nicely rearranged,” she said when asked for her confirmation. Furthermore, Yudi Sutha said that 2015 her party would make arrangement for the vertical garden. Related to the budget, she could not give any answer. She added the late arrangement was caused by many arrangement works to be handled in the urban area. She also explained that last year the handling was more focused on managing the urban park area such as the Bale Kambang. “This year, we will rearrange it,” she explained. Added Yudi Sutha, the vertical garden was not only in urban areas, but also in every entrance into the tourist area in Bangli County. She admitted that she would do her best to organize the vertical garden so that it could function properly and exude a beautiful impression. (sos)
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Road race circuit at Perancak damaged NEGARA - Racing circuit at Perancak village used to become an excellent entertainment in Jembrana in the 1990s remains to exist with all the limitations. Circuit of the motor sport is now in danger of losing prestige because condition of the road race circuit is no longer feasible to be used. The circuit formerly used to hold international motocross racing is now complained by many racers especially related to the condition of the road race circuit. Unfortunately there is no concern given by the Bali and Jembrana government. As can be seen, when a number of racers from several regions made a try out at the
circuit on Sunday afternoon (Mar. 8), the asphalt of road race track along one kilometer has begun to come off and crushed. So, the usable tracks are only the grass track and the off-road circuit. A number of riders both beginners and senior regretted the absence of the government attention to the alarming condition of the circuit. “Now, the road race track has been destroyed, it can be understood as it has been already a dozen of years. Hopefully, there is a help from the government. This circuit has given birth to many riders including me,” said Gusti Agung Kenceng Ramakrishnan, 40, a former national racer when met amid his tryout.
According to the racer known as Gung Kenceng, a lot of riders with outstanding achievement had been given to birth at the circuit. Actually, if the government wanted, it could use the circuit for regional or national championship. Moreover, so far Bali had not owned a permanent circuit, defeated by Lombok. The Perancak circuit has been well-known among the crossers and riders. Every Kuningan holiday, the circuit regularly hosted a grass track racing and road race event. It was inseparable from the seriousness of the manager, Ngurah Hartono, to maintain the circuit. Even though there was no sponsor, the circuit owner remained to run the event.
When asked for his confirmation, this businessman from Negara having a wealth of experience in the world of entertainment and tourism acknowledged to be unable to maintain the road race circuit at Perancak because repair of the circuit required high budget. “Last Kuningan was probably the last (road race) because the condition is no longer possible and dangerous for racers,” said Hartono. Nevertheless, his party still held the grass track and off-road event. His party already provided flexibility to use the circuit for common event such as regional championship and provincial games, for example. However, condition of the track had been
destroyed and needed the attention from the government. “Rather than reckless racing on public road, it’s better to do it here. But it all depends on the government, we expect there will be an attention from the Bali and county government,” he explained. The circuit initiated in the 1980s was then very famous in the 1990s. Even, it was able to draw the interest of foreign travelers. In addition to motor racing, the event was also filled up with makepung or buffalo race becoming the iconic tradition of Jembrana. Unfortunately, in line with the passage of time, such kind of entertainment began to fade. (kmb26)
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Crown group offers Indonesians an opportunity invest in Australia
JAKARTA - Sydney-based Crown Group, a leading group in property development, investment, and management, is offering an opportunity to Indonesian nationals interested in investing in Australia’s property sector. “I am very optimistic about the potential being offered to Indonesian investors to invest in the property sector in Australia in 2015,” co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Group Iwan Sunito noted in a written statement on Monday. Iwan, an Indonesian who graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) degree and a Master’s degree in Construction Management, was awarded the UNSW Eric Daniels award for excellence in residential design in 1992. He noted that prospective investors should take into consideration three key factors before deciding to invest in Australia. Iwan pointed out that the three important factors are the competitive level of the Australian dollar against the US dollar, the Australian Central Bank’s policy to reduce the interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 2.25 percent on February 5, 2015, and the rate of growth in property values in 2014. According to Iwan, the recorded high growth in property values in Sydney in 2014 surpassed that noted in other major cities of Australia.
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According to the Domain Group’s report published on its website www.propertyobserver.com.au, the median house price for Sydney is now A$873,786, after a 14 percent hike in prices during 2014, while apartment prices rose 10 percent over the year to A$597,668. According to Domain Group’s senior economist Dr Andrew Wilson, the figures confirmed that the Sydney property market was in “hyperdrive” as it emerged as the outstanding performer, with 15-percent house price rise recorded in 2013. Most of Sydney’s growth was noted in the December quarter when the median house price increased by 4.1 percent. Melbourne’s house prices grew by just 0.6 percent over the December quarter, up annually by 3.4 percent to a A$610,470, according to Domain Group’s House Price Report. “It indicates that the property market in Sydney has a very bright future,” Iwan said, adding that the rapid growth of investment from Indonesia in Sydney is due to the significant presence of Indonesian students in the country. interested in investing in Australia’s property sector.
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Sydney-based Crown Group, a leading group in property development, investment, and management, is offering an opportunity to Indonesian nationals
Srijati
Dedication and always do the best Among all the guests who have stayed or held a meeting at Adhi Jaya Hotel, this beautiful woman must be very well known. With a very friendly personality and always smiling when she met with the guests and relatives, strongly suggests that she was formed from the world of hospitality. She is Srijati who now in charged as Sales & Marketing Manager at Adhi Jaya Hotel. She is not a newcomer to the family of Adhi Jaya Hotel. She joined the resort which located in Jalan Kartika Plaza, Kuta since 2005 and began her career being a Waitress. Her ability to provide excellent services and the way she perform personalized approach in line with the Family Service concept to every guest makes him deeply understood about what exactly the guests needs during staying at the hotel. “Providing a more personalized service with a sense of family is very effective at making guests feels like home at Adhi Jaya Hotel” Srijati said. Since the end of 2010, she was promoted by the Management of Adhi Jaya Hotel to be assigned as Sales Executive in MICE Division. With the number of rooms and capacity of the meeting room at Adhi Jaya Hotel, creating a challenge for her about how to combine the ability to sell the Food & Beverage and rooms supported by the meeting facilities and excellent service from friendly staff. “An interesting challenge to
be able to do that with a great support by a team cohesiveness to provide excellent service so that to obtain maximum results as well,” she continued. Her dedication to Adhi Jaya Hotel make her go through all the way with optimal results. Early 2014’s she was confirmed as a Sales & Marketing Manager Adhi Jaya Hotel. An ideal career for an hotelier and certainly with greater responsibilities as well. But she always assumed that any responsibilities are challenges for her to do the best. “I always dedicate myself wherever I assigned and always try to do the best for the satisfaction of our guests and were able to bring the results expected by the company,” she said confidently. With the position and ability that she has now, did not change her personality as a polite, low profile but still uphold professionalism in working well with co-workers, business associates and also to all guests who staying at Adhi Jaya Hotel. (kmb)
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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Solar-powered plane begins round-the-world attempt
ABU DHABI - The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched from Abu Dhabi on Monday on a landmark journey that will test its pilots’ endurance to the limit. “The adventure has started,” Solar Impulse chairman Bertrand Piccard said emotionally, after pilot Andre Borschberg took off from Abu Dhabi’s Al-Bateen airport at 7:12 am (0412 GMT) on the historic circumnavigation aimed at promoting green energy. The 400 kilometre (215 nautical mile) maiden leg to the Omani capital Muscat was expected to take around 12 hours. After four hours’ flying, Borschberg was on schedule, having already entered Omani air space and covered just over a third of the distance. The takeoff by Solar Impulse 2, which was originally scheduled for Saturday but delayed due to high winds, capped 13 years of research and testing by Swiss pilots Borschberg and Piccard. Live video streaming on the website monitoring his progress www. solarimpulse.com showed the pilot, wearing an orange jumpsuit, breathing into an oxygen mask. “From Mission Control Center in #Monaco the engineers are helping me to perform Oxygen Mask tests from #SolarImpulse,” he tweeted. Borschberg had earlier attempted to give media interviews before calling his wife, according to the live feed. Shortly before takeoff, the 63year-old pilot tweeted that the “challenge to come is real for me & the airplane”. The wingspan of the one-seater plane, known as the Si2, is slightly bigger than that of a jumbo jet, but its weight is around that of a family car. From Muscat, it will make 12 stops on an epic journey spread over five months, with a total flight time of around 25 days. It will cross the Arabian Sea to India before heading on to Myanmar, China, Hawaii and New York. Landings are also earmarked for the midwestern United States and either southern Europe or North Africa, depending on weather conditions. The longest single leg will see a lone pilot fly non-stop for five days and nights across the Pacific Ocean between Nanjing, China and Hawaii, a distance of 8,500 kilometres (5,270 miles). Borschberg and Piccard will alternate stints flying the plane, which can hold only one person, with the aircraft able to fly on autopilot during rest breaks. “You have to make the cockpit like your own house... you go to the toilet, you wash yourself with wet wipes, you eat, you drink, you recline the
seat to have some rest, you turn on the autopilot,” Piccard told reporters. The pilots have undergone intensive training in preparation for the trip, including in yoga and selfhypnosis, allowing them to sleep for periods as short as 20 minutes but wake up feeling refreshed. All this will happen without burning a drop of fuel. The pilots will be linked to a control centre in Monaco where 65 weathermen, air traffic controllers and engineers will be stationed. A team of 65 ground staff will travel with the two pilots. Should a problem occur while sleeping, the support staff can wake up the pilot. “We want to share our vision of a clean future,” Piccard said of the mission, which was ridiculed by the aviation industry when it was first unveiled. But the 57-year-old, who hails from a family of scientist-adventurers and in 1999 became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon, clung to his belief that clean technology and renewable energy “can achieve the impossible”. The plane is powered by more than 17,000 solar cells built into wings that, at 72 metres (236 feet), are longer than a jumbo and approaching those of an Airbus A380 superjumbo. Thanks to an innovative design, the lightweight carbon fibre aircraft weighs only 2.3 tonnes, about the same as a family 4X4 and less than one percent of the weight of the A380. The Si2 is the first solar-powered aircraft able to stay aloft for several days and nights. The propeller craft has four 17.5 horsepower electric motors with rechargeable lithium batteries. It will travel at 50-100 kilometres per hour, with the slower speeds at night to prevent the batteries from draining too quickly. “This airplane is conceived to stay airborne days and nights in a row, maybe a week, so we hope that we make these very long flights because this is the demonstration of the vision of flying solar power with no fuel forever,” said Piccard. It is scheduled to arrive back in Abu Dhabi in July. (afp)
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The Solar Impulse 2 prepares to depart from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 9, 2015. The Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.
Hello Ceres! NASA spacecraft on first visit to dwarf planet LOS ANGELES — A NASA spacecraft flawlessly slipped into orbit around Ceres on Friday in the first visit to a dwarf planet after a nearly eight-year journey. The Dawn craft will circle the dwarf planet for more than a year, exploring its surface and unraveling its mysteries. “It went exactly the way we expected. Dawn gently, elegantly slid into Ceres’ gravitational embrace,” said mission chief engineer Marc Rayman at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the $473 million mission. Ceres is the second and final stop for Dawn, which launched in 2007 on a voyage to the main asteroid belt, a zone between Mars and Jupiter that’s littered with rocky leftovers from the formation of the sun and planets some 4½ billion years ago. Dawn will spend 16 months photographing the icy surface. It previously spent a year at Vesta exploring the asteroid and sending back stunning closeups of its lumpy surface before cruising onto the Texas-sized
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. The 3-billion mile (4.8 billion kilometer) trip was made possible by Dawn’s ion propulsion engines, which provide gentle yet constant acceleration and are more efficient than conventional thrusters. As Dawn approached Ceres, it beamed back the best pictures ever taken of the dwarf planet. Some puzzling images revealed a pair of shiny patches inside a crater — signs of possible ice or salt. Scientists hope to get a better glimpse of the spots when the spacecraft spirals closer to the surface. It’ll also study whether previously spotted plumes of water vapor continue to vent. “There are a lot of secrets that will be revealed,” said mission scientist Lucy McFadden at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The spacecraft glided into place at 4:39 a.m. Friday and flight controllers received confirmation about an hour later. The maneuver occurred without a tense moment, unlike other
captures that require braking to slow down. “The real drama is exploring this alien, exotic world,” Rayman said. Dawn is currently in Ceres’ shadows and won’t take new pictures until it emerges in April, he said. Discovered in 1801, Ceres — measuring 600 miles (965 kilometers) across — is named after the Roman goddess of agriculture and harvest. It was initially called a planet before it was demoted to an asteroid and later classified as a dwarf planet. Like planets, dwarf planets are spherical in shape, but they share the same celestial neighborhood with other similarsized bodies. With its massive solar wings spread out, Dawn is about the size of a tractortrailer, measuring 65 feet (20 meters) from tip to tip. Dwarf planets lately have become the focus of exploration. This summer, another NASA spacecraft — New Horizons — is set to make the first visit to Pluto, which was demoted to dwarf planet. (ap)
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Price of rice unaffected amid market operation
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TABANAN - Distribution of four tons of rice through market operation performed by the Bali Regional Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Wednesday (Mar. 4), in fact, was able to reduce the price of rice in Tabanan. The Head of Tabanan Industry and Trade Agency, Ida Bagus Made Wiryawan, explained that in Tabanan the price of rice remained high despite the market operation was already done at two locations some time ago. Wiryawan explained that based on a survey made after the market operation, the price of medium quality rice in Tabanan still perched in the range of IDR 12,000 per kg. “We will continue to monitor the prices,” he said. The authority planned to conduct a survey on the price of basic commodities, especially rice, Monday (Mar. 9). From the survey would be known the ongoing supply and the price of rice. Results of the survey would be used as reference if the market operation would be made again. “If the price of rice remains the same, let alone rise, the market operation must be carried out again,” he said. If the market operation would be required again, his party would surely make coordination with the Bulog in order to immediately perform another market operation for rice in Tabanan. As reported earlier, Wednesday (Mar. 4), the Bulog Bali held
market operation in Tabanan by distributing 4 tons of rice to the public. It was conducted at two locations namely Kediri Market and Pesiapan Terminal. Public interest was very high to take advantage of the market operation. It was evident from the rice ration that could be sold out where each resident got 10 kg per at a price of IDR 7,500 per kg. Only in relative short time or some 45 minutes the stock had run out. Chief of the Bulog Bali, I Wayan Budita, revealed the stock of rice in Bulog Bali warehouse remained about 15,000 tons and was enough to supply for the next five months. Meanwhile, the stock of rice in Tabanan reached approximately 2,626 tons that would be enough to meet the needs of society. He stated the readiness of his agency to hold another market operation if there would be any request from the government. (kmb24)
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Distribution of four tons of rice through market operation performed by the Bali Regional Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Wednesday (Mar. 4), in fact, was able to reduce the price of rice in Tabanan.
BSMP held ”Tumpek Kandang” ritual at Ganesha Court GIANYAR - Bali Safari & Marine Park (BSMP), home for more than 600 animals, conducted a Tumpek Kandang ceremony involving many different kinds of animals including elephants, bearcats, orang-utan, snakes and macaw birds. The lively ritual that took place at the Ganesha Court, Bali Safari & Marine Park, was led by Jero Mangku Toh Jiwa, a Balinese Hindu priest. Tumpek Kandang is an auspicious day on Bali’s religious calen-
dar and is observed with a ceremony that honours all of God’s creatures, especially animals. It involved a colourful ritual with symbolic offerings to bless all animals at the park. Tumpek Kandang is not an act of worship but is instead all about praying for the well-being and longevity of animals. It is a religious festival dedicated to Lord Shiva Pasupati, a manifestation of God Almighty who created all of these creatures. Head of the park’s ceremony
committee, A.A. Sg. Debby Angandari, explains that this annual ritual complements the unique Balinese lifestyle philosophy known as Tri Hita Karana. This entails maintaining a harmonious balance between mankind, the environment and God Almighty. “Tumpek Kandang is a ceremony for animals that enables them to have a role within the universe,” adds Debby. William Santoso, General Manager of Bali Safari & Marine Park,
stated that Bali Safari & Marine Park holds Tumpek Kandang ceremony to express its gratitude to God regarding the creation of the animals that help the life of human, including in Bali Safari & Marine Park. “We appreciate the life of animals as fellow creatures that accompany our life. The Tumpek Kandang ceremony is a proof that Hindus in Bali respect of the wildlife, like what we also do in Bali Safari & Marine Park,” adds William. (r)
MANADO - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is set to start direct flight services on the ManadoDenpasar route by the end of March 2015, according to general manager of Garuda’s Manado branch office Deddy Irawan. “Garuda is now ready to serve the Manado-Denpasar route; however, we are still awaiting a permit from the Ministry of Transportation,” Deddy said on Monday. He noted that direct flight services from Manado to Denpasar will materialize as soon as the Ministry of
Transportation’s issues permit. “As soon as the Ministry of Transportation issues permit, Garuda will start the Manado-Denpasar direct flight services, hopefully by the end of this month,” Deddy remarked. According to him, Garuda will operate its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, with a capacity of 12 business class seats and 150 economy class seats, on the ManadoDenpasar route. In addition to the Manado-Denpasar service, Garuda also plans to open new flight routes from Batam
to Yogyakarta and Batam to Banjarmasin. Batam’s Hang Nadim airport spokesman Suwarso recently stated in Batam that the Garuda management had requested for a permit to fly direct flights on the Batam-Yogyakarta and Batam-Banjarmasin routes and it was waiting for further confirmation from the airline. He noted that Garuda will serve both routes with Boeing 737-800 Next Generation planes once a day. According to him, the BatamYogyakarta route can be covered in
some two hours and is currently served by Lion Air. However, no airline has served the Batam-Banjarmasin route so far, so Garuda will be the first to start flight services on these two routes. “Garuda launched services on the Batam-Surabaya and Batam-Bandung routes on December 19, 2014, with the same aircraft type. Starting direct flights from Batam to Yogyakarta and Batam to Banjarmasin is part of the national carrier’s efforts to further improve its services to Batam,” Suwarso pointed out. (ant)
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BANGLI - Despite having an incinerator, the Bangli Hospital continues to have its solid waste processed by a third party in Surabaya. Because the Bangli incinerator remains non functional, the hospital pays IDR 50,000 per kg, for the 30 kg of waste that it produces each day. When contacted, Wayan Sudiana, director of the Bangli Hospital, confirmed that the incinerator that had been donated by a British NGO in 2014, has yet to be used. The incinerator has the capacity to combust half a cubic meter of waste per operation that turns the solid waste into powder. Sudiana said that he thought that every hospital should have such an incinerator but added
that: “We just pack the waste here. Later, the third party will bring it to Surabaya”. Sudiana explained that although the incinerator had been handed over some time ago, the hospital still prefers to use the services of the third party so as to avoid any complaints from residents living near the hospital. “If we burn waste here, especially more than three times a day, it
will surely garner complaints from the public even though the smoke produced is not black” he said. On that account, the incinerator would likely only be used to burn medical waste that needs to be disposed of quickly. He admitted that although processing hospital solid medical waste by a third party was indeed expensive; it could not be disposed of carelessly because it potentially polluted the environment. As for liquid medical waste, the Bangli Hospital processes it by using a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located near the hospital parking lot. (ina)
Auxiliary health center near waste disposal site Kuning Waterfall
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Kuning waterfall not yet managed optimally BANGLI - Kuning waterfall located at Kuning hamlet, Taman Bali village, has the potential of cool atmosphere and is very good to be developed into a tourist attraction. Splashing sound of the water gives a distinctive feature. The waterfall flanked by ravines and covered with shade trees can release fatigue and tension. Behind the beautiful scenery on offer, in fact it has not poised with maximal arrangement. The Kuning waterfall is located approximately 500 meters from Kuning hamlet. The journey to the waterfall should pass through the pathway surrounded by trees. When arriving at the location, the waterfall was seen to be high enough with the height of about 30 meters. Chief of Kuning customary hamlet, Taman Bali, Ngakan Perasi Semarabawa, said the Kuning waterfall was thronged by many travelers. By and large, they were dominated by young people. “More and more visitors start to come here,” he said. Further, he said the arrival of visitors to the waterfall was not only to see the swift water, but many of them also wanted to take a bath and enjoy the fresh mountain water. Likewise, some others
just wanted to take photos. Although many visitors came, there was no management handling the waterfall. “So far, it has not been managed,” he explained. He revealed the high number of visitors to the Kuning waterfall could possibly become the source of the regionally generated revenue (PAD) from tourism sector. When asked about the followup of its development, he explained the difficulty to manage the waterfall into an attraction lay in the restrictedness of human resources getting involved in the world of tourism and the lack of funds owned by customary village. Nevertheless, his party already submitted it to the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency. Unfortunately, so far there had been no response. “We’ve asked this to local government, but so far there had been no response,” he said. He added the tourism potential was not only offered by the Kuning waterfall. However, around it there were a number of tourist attractions, where one of them was the Bangkiang Jaran Cave. According to him, if there was a development, the Kuning waterfall would be increasingly in demand by visitors. (sos)
County govt asked to help transport the waste
AMLAPURA - The auxiliary public health center of Asak village, Karangasem, has received many complaina waste disposal site located the centre. During dry season, swarms of flies enter the health centre rooms. Related to the complaint, Hamlet chief of Asak, Nyoman Winata, has therefor asked the Karangasem Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP) to help transport the rubbish from the disposal site which has not been separated into organic and non organic piles. “All this time the rubbish has never been transported to landfills by the Agency”’ said Winata. Village authorities charge a transportation levy for removing residential waste form in front of people’s homes and bringing it to landfills. Each household is charged IDR 7,500 per month and is collected by officers of the local village credit agency (LPD). Some of the levies are used to pay janitors. “It is the village policy to make sure that the village is always clean” he said. Before carrying instituting this policy, Winata who is also a legislator of Karangasem, recognized that the environment in his village, specifically the roads and alleys, were very dirty, with various types of rubbished dumped haphazardly. Often animals were attracted to this garbage, which was not being carried away to dump sites by residents. “Since there was policy
to transport rubbish to landfill, has been in effect, our village is cleaner” he said. On the other hand, a number of residents have objected to the rule because the levy imposed for transporting the rubbish to disposal sites is quite burdensome for many household at Asak village who do not have a very large income. Many residents of Asak village rely on a few area of land to earn a living. In fact, said a grandfather, residents could dump the rubbish at the disposal site themselves because there is one located close to the village. Early in the morning, while people go for their morning run, they could drop off their garbage at the site. “Each household being charged IDR 7,500 per month is considered quite burdensome. My neighbor also objects. Although his house is empty because he is staying in Denpasar, he is still charged the monthly levy” said an elderly woman refusing to be named. Winata however claimed that IDR 7,500 per month, to cover the cost transporting rubbish is not expensive. He said it was cheaper than the previous charge of IDR 30,000 for every request to have garbage brought to the disposal site. “If we calculate how much that would cost over a month, we find that it is much more than the IDR 7, 500 now being charged” he said. Another issue is that number of
elderly patients seeking treatment at the local public health center near the waste disposal site claim to often be disturbed by the waste site. During the dry season, swarms of flies invade the area and the stench of from the rotting garbage is constantly wafting right into the health centre. According to residents, the former village authority promised that the rubbish would only be disposed temporarily before being transported to another site. However, today the disposal site is full, but the rubbish has yet to have ever been transported. So while each household at Asak has already paid IDR 7,500 per month “the disposal site remains full, sir amounting to a large vessels worth,” said a grandmother on her way home from the public health center. A nurse at the health center, Feny Rosita, admitted that during fly season, the insects fly all over the health center and even into her home some 40 meters away. “In addition to the many flies, the stench of rotting rubbish from the disposal site which consists of all manner of disgusting things including sanitary napkins and baby diaper also spreads throughout the village. Manure and pig carcass are also dumped at the location. One day a sanitary napkin and diaper were taken from the site by a dog who brought them into our house compound,” said Rosita. (013)
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to a crowd in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Clinton, a likely U.S. presidential candidate, is urging the world to take action and address “the great unfinished business of the 21st century” _ the achievement of equality for women that 189 nations called for at a groundbreaking U.N. conference 20 years ago.
Hillary Clinton urges action to achieve women’s equality
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UNITED NATIONS — Hillary Clinton, a likely U.S. presidential candidate, is urging the world to take action and address “the great unfinished business of the 21st century” — the achievement of equality for women that 189 nations called for at a groundbreaking U.N. conference 20 years ago. Clinton came to the Beijing conference as the U.S. first lady and brought delegates to their feet in a keynote speech that inspired women around the world when she declared: “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights.” In the introduction to a new report on the status of women in 2015, she recalled those words and said the latest data provides evidence that advancing the full participation of women and girls expands global prosperity and stability. The report entitled “No Ceilings,” being released Monday, assesses the gains and gaps for women and girls since the 1995 conference and concludes that “there has never been a better time to be born female.” But it says change has been far too slow when it comes to women’s security, economic opportunity and leadership. “I hope it serves as a wake-up call, and also as a call to action for us all,” Clinton wrote. “Unlocking the potential of women and girls around the world is both the right thing to do and it is also the smart thing to do.” According to the acknowledg-
ments, the report grew out of “the mutual commitment” of Melinda Gates and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to women’s and girls’ rights and opportunities. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation joined forces with The Economist Intelligence Unit and the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA to produce it. On the plus side, the report said more than 95 percent of the 56 national constitutions adopted after 1995 guarantee gender equality, compared with 79 percent of those enacted earlier. The life span of girls born today is almost 73 years, on average, about four years more than in 1995. The number of women who die in childbirth has decreased by 42 percent globally since 1995, with the biggest reduction in South Asia. Girls and boys attend primary school at nearly equal rates worldwide — and primary school is now tuition-free in almost 90 percent of low-income countries. “Today, women and girls have a much greater chance to live healthy and secure lives, and their fundamental human rights are now protected by law in many countries
throughout the world.” the report said. “Women and girls have access to educational and work opportunities that were previously unimaginable.” But on the negative side, the report said more than 170 countries currently have legal barriers in place that prevent women and girls from experiencing the same rights, protections and liberties as men and boys. An estimated 1.4 million girls are never born every year, largely due to the preference for sons in China and India. Violence against women remains “a global epidemic” with one in three women worldwide experiencing physical or sexual attacks. An estimated 200 million fewer women than men are on the Internet in the developing world, and 300 million fewer women own a mobile phone. The report said even when there is progress, a woman’s chance of equal rights and opportunities is often determined by geography, income, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and cultural norms. “Only by getting data into the hands of citizens and leaders alike on what effective steps have been taken — and what haven’t — can we close the gender gap in our global community,” said Dr. Jody Heymann, founding director of the UCLA center and dean of its School of Public Health.(ap)
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South Korea’s president visits injured US ambassador
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president visited injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert on Monday amid an outpouring of public sympathy and support for the envoy, who is recovering from an attack by a knife-wielding man. Lippert has been hospitalized since Thursday at Seoul’s Severance Hospital, where President Park Geun-hye also received treatment in 2006 when she was knifed by a man with a box cutter during an election rally. Park was then an opposition party leader. Park’s office said the president went to the hospital shortly after she returned to South Korea on Monday from a Middle East tour. Park was quoted as saying “my heart ached more” because Lippert is hospitalized at the same hospital due to a similar attack. Lippert told Park that he and his wife have been moved by the support the South Korean government and people have showed to him, according to a statement from the presidential Blue House. Conservative activists and Christians have wished Lippert a quick recovery, held pro-U.S. rallies and conducted dance performances near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. High-level government officials and politicians have visited him, and one well-wishing man even tried to offer dog meat
to him. Hospital officials said they expect to release Lippert on Tuesday. The alleged attacker, known as an anti-U.S. activist who was previously convicted of hurling a piece of concrete at the Japanese ambassador in Seoul in 2010, was arrested Friday. Kim Ki-jong could face charges including attempted murder. Police said the exact motive for Kim’s action was not known, but that he shouted after the attack that he opposes the ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills that North Korea condemns as a preparation for a northward invasion. Police said Monday that some of the books, computer disks and other materials found at Kim’s home support rival North Korea, which could result in charges of violating an anti-Pyongyang security law. Critics want the law abolished, saying past authoritarian rulers have used it to suppress their political opponents. The two Koreas have shared the world’s most heavily fortified border since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. The U.S., which fought alongside South Korea during the war, stations about 28,500 troops in the South as a deterrent against the North.(ap)
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A woman holds a sign during a rally denouncing the attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 9, 2015.
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Indian cuisine makes a splash across Bali
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DENPASAR - Expert Chef Mukesh Kumar from India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is currently in Bali preparing tempting and delicious dishes from different regions of India, in a week-long Indian Food Festival at the Sarong Group of Restaurants in Seminyak, Bali.
ECB to begin QE stimulus programme
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank on Monday is set to begin its long-awaited 1.1 trillion euro ($1.2 trillion) quantitative easing programme to stimulate growth and ward off deflation across the eurozone. The programme calls for the eurozone central bank to buy around 60 billion euros of public and private bonds each month -- a policy it will apply until at least September 2016. The move comes as traditional efforts to boost sluggish economic activity in the 19-nation eurozone have been exhausted through rate cuts that have brought borrowing costs to nearly zero. The policy known as quantitative easing or QE is also being adopted as the eurozone faces a growing risk of deflation, which can lead consumers to put off purchases in the expectation that prices will drop further. This can in turn put the brakes on production and job creation. The strategy behind the ECB’s QE programme is similar to that of earlier schemes introduced by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England to pump money into the economy with massive purchases of government bonds, aiming to foster easier credit and spur economic activity. Under QE, a central bank creates money electronically and uses it to buy the debt that countries issue to pay their bills. That pushes down interest rates on bonds and other financial assets, making it cheaper for companies to borrow and invest, increasing spending and employment. But some observers warn that US and British successes with QE do not make it a surefire remedy for Europe. “(We) doubt very much that the new policy will prompt a meaningful economic recovery or counter the threat of deflation as the ECB hopes,” said a recent weekly report by Capital Economics. “There is still a large degree of slack in the labour market despite recent falls in the number of unemployed, and the business surveys remain consistent with only weak growth, raising the chances of a sustained bout of deflation.” ECB President Mario Draghi has dismissed such doubts, and noted when announcing the QE launch date last Thursday that markets have already reacted with some optimism to the prospect of QE in Europe. “We have already seen a significant number of positive effects from these monetary policy decisions,” he said. Draghi’s confidence was backed up by an upward revision of the ECB’s growth forecasts, which now see the area-wide economy expanding by 1.5 percent this year, 1.9 percent in 2016 and 2.1 percent in 2017. The ECB chief has similarly waved off concerns that private banks facing increasingly stiff postcrisis capital requirements may not want to part with bonds the ECB will need in huge quantities come Monday. Draghi noted that those same banks did not hesitate to sell bonds that were on their books when the Fed and BoE rolled out QE policies whose success the ECB and entire eurozone now need to replicate. (afp)
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The Indian Food Festival has drawn great interest and a large number of global travellers to the Sarong Restaurant, which is hosting the Food Fest from 2 till 8 of March 2015. At an event held on 4 March 2015, select dignitaries from the regional Government of Denpasar City, members of diplomatic corps, foreign chef, prominent members of the Indian community in Bali, celebrities as well as members of the local media attended a well laid out and elaborate feast presented by Chef Mukesh Kumar and the culinary team of Sarong, led by Chef Will Meyrick. The guests were treated to a sumptuous dinner and were greatly impressed by the wide selection and highly delectable north Indian cuisine, including dessert. Speaking on the occasion, Consul General of India, A.S. Takhi stated that Indian food, over the decades, has travelled far and wide and is available at most international destinations, including in Bali, Indonesia. Indian cuisine is favourite among global travellers and rising number of Indian
restaurants and local hotels and other eateries offering Indian dishes is a testimony to this. Indian cusines is most popular due to its flavour, spices and authenticity, wide range of choices, simplicity, and distinguishable difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Indian food and ingredients have made inroads at every level on the larger gastronomical map. Indian spice markets offering saffron, cardamom, cloves and mustard have also made a big splash in the global market. A prominent visiting Japanese vegetarian chef stated that the Japanese vegetarian dishes owe their origin to Indian cuisine. She evinced keen interest in the vegetarian dishes and highly appreciated their aromatic flavours tempting for the taste buds. The Indian Food Festival at the Sarong Restaurant will continue till 8 March 2015 and offers wide range of north Indian regional cuisine. The food promotion in Bali will continue at Meliã Bali Hotel in Nusa Dua from 9 March till 15 March 2015. (r)
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In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, a man walks in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s latest data show the economy grew at a real annualized rate of 1.5 percent in October-December, slower than earlier reported but still reaffirming an end to recession.
Japan economy’s return to growth weaker than thought TOKYO - Japan’s economy grew less than initially thought in the final quarter of 2014, revised government data showed Monday, revealing an even weaker emergence from recession than previously believed. The poor data could put the Bank of Japan under pressure to launch more stimulus, economists said, as the world’s third largest economy struggles to rid itself of two decades of lassitude. The Cabinet Office said the economy expanded just 0.4 percent in the OctoberDecember period from the previous quarter, down from an initial estimate of 0.6 percent growth, with corporate capital investment shrinking. Despite the downgrade, the data still confirmed the Japanese economy had crawled out of recession at the end of 2014, after two consecutive quarters in which gross domestic product (GDP) contracted. “The result showed that Japan’s economy bottomed out from a ‘technical recession’ following the April VAT hike in October-December quarter, while the
pace of recovery was still limited,” Credit Suisse economists said in a note. Japan’s economy stuttered last year after an April sales tax rise cut off the flow of consumer spending, which had shown healthy growth until then. Monday’s figures, if annualised, show GDP growth revised down to 1.5 percent from the previous figure of 2.2 percent. That places Japan well behind the United States, where revised data showed the economy growing an annualised 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter. Over the full calendar year the Japanese economy logged zero growth, a significant slowdown from an expansion of 1.6 percent in 2013. Capital Economics said the revised GDP data support the case for more easy cash from the central bank. “We still think that the Bank of Japan will announce more stimulus next month” to achieve its inflation target of 2.0 percent, said Marcel Thieliant, Japan economist at Capital Economics. Sustained inflation is a key measure of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pro-spending growth blueprint, dubbed Abenomics,
which was set in motion in late 2012, sending the yen plunging and boosting stock prices. The central bank expanded its already massive asset-purchasing programme in October. But Japan’s inflation rate has now dropped to its lowest level since just after Abenomics was unleashed. Core inflation in January came in at 2.2 percent, but once the effect of the tax hike is stripped out, prices were seen squeaking up just 0.2 percent from a year earlier, the worst reading since a zero percent rate in May 2013. While they’ve not helped the inflation cause, lower oil prices have combined with a fall in the value of the yen to bolster Japan’s current account balance -- the broadest measure of trade with the rest of the world, including trade in goods and services as well as tourism and returns on foreign investment. Data released Monday from the finance ministry showed Japan posted a currentaccount surplus of 61.4 billion yen ($508 million), reversing the year-before deficit of 1.59 trillion yen. (afp)
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Ubud: an oasis of unique trekking and cycling
GIANYAR - Have you already got an interesting trekking path? Ubud village in Gianyar is the right place to choose. Pristine countryside charms can be enjoyed at the village. Besides, its friendly and welcoming people will make your trip more delightful and not boring. Here, you can luxuriate in the green and beautiful nature of Bali. Besides, it also offers complete facilities supported by professional services. This trekking package is managed by local community. Such a community-managed trekking venture is quite a lot and they have nearly the same path ranging from the tourist area of Kintamani - Ban-
gli and finish point at Ubud. Nevertheless, they have different style, duration and trekking path as well as their own uniqueness. Bali Off Course Guided Walking Tour is a company specially taking you to look around and enjoy the Ubud village area on foot. Within three hours, you are invited to Griya Pedanda (home to high priest). There, participants can invoke safety during a ceremony held in the morning by the priest. Then, it is resumed with the visit to two temples to witness the uniqueness of Balinese culture. Besides, it can also visit traditional craftsmen continued to see water-
fall. On the way, participants can watch the traditional irrigation system known as subak. And at the end of the trip, participants will be served with delicious lunch. For alternative choices, some trekking operators also rent a bike. You can enjoy guided cycling tour escorted by a professional tour guide. It is a unique tourist attraction because we are invited to explore and experience the uniqueness of the Paradise Island and to see the activities of Balinese people. Many tourist businesses offer cycling tour. Some of them are Green Bike Cycling Tour coming up to offer natural green charms.
Panorama of the Mount Batur and Lake Batur in Kintamani begins the adventure. After a walking in coffee plantations, the journey is resumed with a stop at people’s homes to see rural life. The journey continues with cycling down the hill to Ubud. Cycling is performed along the rice field area while having a closer look at the traditional irrigation system. Visiting temple to learn about philosophy and carving the natural stone are two intriguing points and it is then ended with a lunch at restaurant while enjoying the beautiful view of the rice terraces. Similar package is also offered
by Bali Emerald Cycling Tour, Lizmala Bali Tour and Bali Go Bike Cycling Tour. Aside from seeing coffee plantation, the participants will also be presented with the method of processing civet coffee, a variety of teas and tropical fruits. By all means, the trip will be very nice because participants can pass through in the middle of the forest, terraces and waterfalls. The journey also go through plantation area and each participant can bring home a sample of herbs. Well, the information about the trekking and bicycle rental can be obtained from the Ubud Tourist Information Center. (BTN)
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Zambian officials: President’s collapse not due to malaria LUSAKA, Zambia — Malaria was not the cause of the Zambian president’s collapse during a public ceremony over the weekend, officials said on Monday. Zambian President Edgar Lungu was delivering a speech to commemorate International Women’s Day at Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka on Sunday when he felt ill. Lungu excused himself from the podium and then collapsed. A snap diagnosis revealed malaria and fatigue, a statement following the incident said. But further medical test ruled out malaria, which can be a deadly disease, said Amos Chanda, the president’s assistant. Lungu was admitted
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Nigerian special forces run past Chadian troops in an hostage rescue exercise at the end of the Flintlock exercise in Mao, Chad, Saturday, March 7, 2015.
Chad and Niger troops move to attack Boko Haram
N’DJAMENA, Chad — Forces from Chad and Niger opened a new front in the regional military fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as army vehicles full of soldiers crossed the border into northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses said Monday. The escalation in Africa’s joint battle against the Nigeria-based jihadists comes just weeks before Nigerians head to the polls for an election which many fear will turn violent, and after scores of attacks by the militants on neighboring countries who have pledged to help Nigeria defeat the extremists. Chadian Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue said Monday that his soldiers, alongside troops from Niger, had entered Nigeria. He declined to give details about the ongoing operation. Already Chadian forces had crossed into northeastern Nigeria from Cameroon to fight the jihadis, he said. Boko Haram has been fighting a nearly six-year insurgency against the Nigerian government, and on Saturday declared their allegiance to the extremist Islamic State group in the Middle East. Boko Haram has carried out mass kidnappings, including of schoolgirls. “They are bandits and criminals who have nothing
to do with religion,” Ngobongue said. He spoke to reporters after the closing ceremony for Flintlock, a military training event that included U.S. special forces and involved 20 countries. Witnesses in the Niger town of Bosso reported about 200 military vehicles crossing over into Nigeria. Adam Boukarna, one resident, said the deployment was followed by loud detonations, signaling heavy combat with Boko Haram. Describing the stepped-up military activity, Nigerian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said Sunday night that “there were some pre-emptive manoeuvers along an axis in the theater. Nigerian forces were also involved.” Cameroon’s minister of defense, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o, said troops from Nigeria and Chad would fight Boko Haram while soldiers from Cameroon and Niger would guard their borders to prevent the militants from escap-
ing. Boko Haram has been using Cameroon as an escape and supply route. Residents in potential conflict zones in Cameroon have been asked to leave, the minister said. The United States, Britain, France and the European Union are backing the formation of a multinational force of 8,750 troops led by Nigeria and Chad with contingents from Cameroon, Niger and Benin. Several other countries also have pledged to help. About 10,000 people were killed in Boko Haram’s uprising last year, compared to about 2,000 in the four previous years, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. On Saturday, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau reportedly pledged his group’s allegiance to the Islamic State group, raising fears that the conflict largely restricted to northeast Nigeria and its neighbors’ borders could be internationalized. (ap)
be much discussion about it.” Putin said that after the meeting he told the security chiefs that they would be “obliged to start working to return Crimea to Russia.” The minute-long trailer was overlaid with dramatic music and sweeping shots of the Crimean coast. The channel, Rossiya-1, did not specify when the full film would be released. The Kremlin originally denied that it had sent troops into Crimea, though Putin later announced on state television that Russian troops had been sent in. Yanukovych was safely on Russian soil by late February, when Russia’s military was establishing its presence in Crimea. (ap)
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According to Wayan Suweta, another cause for the extinction of Celuk the silversmiths is that employees are now recruited from outside of the county to learn this craft. So far, all the new generation of people who have learned tho scraft have started businesses outside of the region. “I think the silver craft itself will not be extinguished, but will move from Celuk village to other area, so that the name of Celuk village as the center of silverworks will certainly be forgotten,” he sighed. He said that among 400 Celuk villagers, only a dozen or so of local silversmiths still survive, the rest are from outside Gianyar. The lack of silversmiths in Celuk is also due to the fact that many villagers here, consider this business sufficient to meet their daily needs. ”In the past, 95 percent of the community worked as silversmith, but now 95 percent of silversmiths work outside of Celuk,” he concluded. (kmb35)
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to the Maina Soko Military Hospital where observation and treatment showed that the president’s blood sugar levels had dropped significantly which led to his collapse, Chanda said in a statement. Lungu has a history of a condition that narrows his esophagus, or food pipe, which led to his low sugar levels. The condition, known as achalasia, was first treated 30 years ago and has recently recurred, Chanda said. Soon after being admitted to the hospital, Lungu assured his supporters that he was recovering well. “The president is in good condition and the nation shall be informed on further developments,” said Chanda. (ap)
Putin describes secret meeting to take Crimea
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described a secret meeting with officials last year when Russia decided it would take Crimea — the Black Sea region that Moscow annexed from Ukraine last March. In a trailer for an upcoming documentary, shown on stateowned television late Sunday, Putin said that he met with security officials in February to make plans for saving Ukraine’s thenPresident Viktor Yanukovych, who fled power after months of pro-European protests in the Ukrainian capital. “We got ready to get him right out of Donetsk by land, by sea or by air,” he said. “Heavy machine guns were mounted there so that there wouldn’t
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Family of Australian death row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, from center left, Helen Chan, Michael Chan, Raji Sukumaran, Brintha Sukumaran, get on a ship for heading to Nusakambangan Island, at Wijaya Pura Port in Cilacap. Central Java, Indonesia, Monday, March 9, 2015. Relatives of two Australian death row prisoners made their first visit on Monday to the Indonesian prison island where the convicted drug traffickers are to be executed soon by firing squads.
Aussie inmates’ families visit Indonesian execution island
CILACAP — Relatives of two Australian death row prisoners made their first visit on Monday to the Indonesian prison island where the convicted drug traffickers are to be executed soon by firing squads. The two, Andrew Chan, 31, and Myuran Sukumaran, 33, were flown Wednesday from the resort island of Bali to the Nusakambangan Island prison off Indonesia’s main island of Java. They are among nine foreigners and an Indonesian that the government says will be executed soon. “We’re just looking forward to seeing him,” Michael Chan told reporters of his younger brother before the families took a ferry to the prison island from the port town of Cilacap. “When we get over there, we’ll give him a hug,” he said. Indonesian authorities are waiting for the death row inmates to exhaust all their legal appeals before setting execution dates. Families can visit the prison island only on Mondays and Wednesdays. Chan and Sukumaran will take their plea for clemency to an ad-
ministrative court in Jakarta on Thursday. Their lawyer Peter Morrissey said there was still some hope for the pair. “The main promising thing for us is that they’re not dead,” Morrissey told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio on Monday. “The way some officials were talking, they should have been dead weeks ago,” he said. Chan and Sukumaran were the ringleaders of a gang of nine Australians who were arrested in April 2005 while trying to smuggle more than 8 kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin from Bali to Sydney. Besides the two Australians, a Nigerian national born in Spain was also transferred to the island prison. Two other Nigerians, a Filipino woman and four men from Brazil, France, Ghana and
Indonesia are also scheduled to be executed. It was not immediately known how many have been transferred to the island. The planned executions have soured relations between Indonesia and other countries involved, especially Australia and Brazil. Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received phone calls from some foreign leaders asking that the executions be canceled but has rejected their requests. He has vowed not to grant mercy to drug offenders because Indonesia is suffering a “drug emergency.” Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday he was still waiting for Widodo to accept his latest request for a telephone conversation. Abbott last made a personal plea to the president on the Australians’ behalf two weeks ago. (ap)
JAKARTA - An Indonesian sports apparel company apologised Sunday after being widely pilloried for a jersey label deemed sexist for calling washing a woman’s job, but the damage control exercise also backfired. “Give this jersey to your woman. IT’S HER JOB,” Salvo Sports printed on a label inside shirts designed for a local football club. The “offensive” washing instruction provoked a torrent of criticism on social media, with many lambasting Salvo before the company was forced to issue an unreserved apology. “I don’t know if it’s meant to be a joke or anything but that’s offensive to women,” wrote one Twitter user. The company also took to Twitter to apologise on Sunday, saying it only wanted to convey that women are bet-
ter than men at the task of washing. “The message is simply ‘rather than fussing and washing wrongly, it is better to let the women do it as they understand the problem better’,” it posted. “There is no intention at all to insult women. In fact it’s the contrary, (telling men to) learn how to take care of their clothing from women as they are more thorough,” it added. “Not all men understand or know how to take care of their clothing, women are experts in such matters.” But that line of reasoning was not well received either. “Dear @SALVO_ID Your apology oh women are better at cleaning clothes - sexism as a COMPLIMENT?” another Twitter user posted. (afp)
WASHINGTON — Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected to visit the White House in early June to forge closer ties with the U.S., according to his chief of staff. The White House has yet to announce the dates of Jokowi’s first U.S. visit since taking office in October. He is among at least four Asian leaders that President Barack Obama is hosting this year to galvanize U.S. ties with the region. The others are Japan, South Korea and China. Jokowi’s chief of staff, Luhut Panjaitan, has been in Washington this week to prepare for the trip, and met Wednesday with National Security Adviser Susan Rice. Patrick Ventrell, a spokesman at the National Security Council, said Rice reaffirmed Obama’s invite for Jokowi to visit the White House “later this year.” They discussed deepening cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, defense and intelligence, maritime affairs, education, global health security, and climate change, he said. Panjaitan, a retired general and former campaign adviser to Jokowi, told the Center for Strategic and International Studies in an interview posted on the think tank’s website Thursday that the Indonesian leader will visit in the first week of June, hoping to create a closer relationship with Washington.
The Obama administration has made engagement with Southeast Asia a centerpiece of its attempt to rebalance its foreign policy. Indonesia is that region’s largest power and a moderate Muslim nation that has a track record of strong cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism. That’s become an issue of renewed concern as foreign fighters, including a number of Indonesians, gravitate toward conflicts waged by jihadists in Iraq and Syria. Republican Rep. Ed Royce, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who met Wednesday with Panjaitan, said they discussed how U.S. and Indonesia can cooperate to respond to the threat of Islamic State group. They also talked about Indonesia’s role in the South China Sea, where territorial disputes between China and its neighbors have stoked tensions, and diplomacy to agree a code of conduct have yielded little. Last year’s election of former furniture exporter Jokowi over a Suharto-era general was seen as a consolidation of Indonesia’s transition to democracy after decades of autocracy. But he’s faced a turbulent start to his presidency at home and abroad. Indonesia’s relations with several nations, including U.S. ally Australia, are being roiled by his refusal to grant clemency to several foreign drug convicts facing the death penalty. (ap)
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LONDON - Switzerland’s reign as Davis Cup holders was swiftly ended when they paid the inevitable price for fielding a second-string team and lost 3-2 to Belgium in the first round in Liege on Sunday. Just over three months since Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka drove them to an historic title in Lille, it was a different story without their big two as the Swiss became the first champions in 10 years to fall at the first hurdle. Federer and Wawrinka had chosen to stand aside after achieving their ambitions and the stand-ins were not able to upset the odds against much higher-ranked players despite a heroic effort from 22-yearold Henri Laaksonen. The world number 344, who previously played for Finland, levelled the tie at 2-2 with a 6-3 3-6 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-1 win over Steve Darcis, a player ranked 242 places higher. For the second time in three days, the remarkable Laaksonen fought back to prevail in a five-setter. Switzerland’s hopes, though, were extinguished in the deciding rubber when David Goffin, the world number 21 who was rested on Friday because of concerns over a back injury, proved too good for number 321 Adrien Bossel and won 6-4 6-0 6-4. For the second year running Andy Murray led Britain to a first-
round victory over the United States when he beat John Isner 7-6 (4) 6-3 7-6 (4) in Glasgow. The former Wimbledon champion survived some early scares against the big-serving American before taking charge to steer Britain into an unassailable 3-1 lead. HOME TIE In the quarter-finals they face a home tie against France who beat Germany with a day to spare. “It’s been incredible the whole week. To be in the quarter-finals for the second time in a row is a credit to everyone,” said world number five Murray who revelled in front of a Scottish crowd. Isner, beaten in five sets by British number two James Ward on Friday, had three set points in the opener but could not convert and despite some fierce resistance in
the third set he could not keep the 32-times champions alive. Italy, who beat Britain in the quarter-finals last year, went down to Kazakhstan in Astana where Aleksandr Nedovyesov, ranked 130th in the world, stunned number 22 Fabio Fognini in five sets to seal a 3-2 victory. Kazakhstan next travel to former Davis Cup heavyweights Australia who enjoyed a 3-1 victory over 2012 and 2013 winners Czech Republic in Ostrava, Bernard Tomic clinching the win with a 7-6 (4) 6-3 7-6 (5) triumph over Lukas Rosol. Australia are through to the last eight for the first time since 2006. World number one Novak Djokovic’s Serbia crushed Croatia 5-0 and next take on Argentina or Brazil. Leonardo Mayer kept Argentina in the tie against Brazil in Buenos Aires with a five-set win over Joao Souza in a match that set a competition singles record by lasting six hours and 42 minutes. With the tie at 2-2, Argentina go into a fourth day on Monday with Federico Delbonis leading Thomaz Bellucci 6-3 in the deciding rubber after bad light ended play. (rtr)
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Westbrook’s 7th triple-double leads Thunder past Raptors OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had his fifth tripledouble in six games to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 108-104 in the NBA on Sunday. The NBA scoring leader had 30 points, matched a career high with 17 assists and added 11 rebounds for his seventh triple-double of the season and 15th overall. Enes Kanter had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka had 21 points and five blocks for the Thunder. They remained alone in eighth place in the Western Conference standings. DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points for Toronto. The Raptors have lost three straight. Elsewhere, Golden State defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 106-98 for its sixth straight home victory and San Antonio defeated Chicago 116-105 despite getting no baskets from Tim Duncan for the first time in his lengthy career. Golden State’s Draymond Green had 23 points and six assists and Klay Thompson added 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Shaun Livingston gave the Warriors a lift off the bench with a season-best 21 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes to take some pressure off star Stephen
Curry. Curry didn’t score his first field goal until 5:16 before halftime and finished with 12 points and four assists. In San Antonio, Tony Parker had a season-high 32 points as the Spurs won their fifth straight game. Duncan failed to make a basket for the first time in his career, ending his NBA-record streak at 1,310 games. He was 0 for 8 while and finished with three points on free throws. Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, Patty Mills had 15 points and Manu Ginobili 14 for the Spurs. In other games, Monta Ellis scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter and Dallas closed with a 16-3 spurt in the final 6:36 to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 100-93. Dirk Nowitzki had 12 points for the Mavericks, and Chandler Parsons had 11 points and six rebounds in 35 minutes after missing seven games with a sprained left ankle. Al Jefferson scored 24 points to lead Charlotte past Detroit 108-101 in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls. Mo Williams had 19 points and nine assists for the Hornets. They have won five straight to strengthen their bid for a postseason berth, while Detroit has dropped six in a row. (ap)
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) goes up for a shot past Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 8, 2015. Oklahoma City won 108-104.
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Fekir scores 2 as Lyon beats Montpellier 5-1 to go top
PARIS — Lyon responded to Paris Saint-Germain’s big win on Saturday with an even more emphatic performance, romping to a 5-1 victory away to Montpellier to reclaim top spot from PSG in the closely-contested French title race. League top scorer Alexandre Lacazette struck twice and rising star Nabil Fekir added two expert finishes as Lyon bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Lorient. Next up is another away trip, this time at third-place Marseille next Sunday. Lyon is one point above PSG — which beat Lens 4-1 on Saturday — and four ahead of Marseille, which won 6-1 at Toulouse on Sunday. “Of course we can think about the title. We’re approaching the home straight now,” Lyon captain Maxime Gonalons said. “We have formidable opponents in PSG and Marseille so let’s keep our feet on the ground.” After Lucas Barrios gave Montpellier the lead in the sixth minute with his sixth goal in six games, Lyon scored twice in a 10-minute spell through Lacazette’s penalty and a fine goal from Fekir, whose second goal in the 72nd was even better. Former France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff was involved in the first three goals and showed glimpses of the class that once drew comparisons with France great Zinedine Zidane. But Fekir stole the limelight. He is soon to decide whether to play for France or Algeria — his father’s homeland — and his choice is eagerly anticipated, with France coach Didier Deschamps looking increasingly likely to call up the 21-year-old up for a friendly against Brazil later this month. Midfielder Corentin Tolisso made it 4-1 before Lacazette volleyed in his 23rd goal of the season, with both goals in injury time. All of Lyon’s scorers came through the club’s youth academy. “Tonight we saw the Lyon we want to see every weekend,” Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes said. Lyon got back into the game as Gourcuff’s confidence grew in his favored playmaker’s role, highlighted by his precious ability to both keep the ball under pressure and dictate play with his probing passing. From Gourcuff’s astute pass, Fekir broke into the penalty area and drew a clumsy foul from defender Abdelhamid El Kaoutari in the 30th. It is the fifth time this season Fekir has been fouled for a penalty, and Lacazette put it away
Lyon’s French midfielder Nabil Fekir, left, challenges for the ball with Paris Saint Germain’s Italian midfielder Marco Verrati during the League One soccer match between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain at the Gerland Stadium, in Lyon, central France, Sunday Feb. 8, 2015.
with aplomb for his first goal since Jan. 25 — the day he limped off with a hamstring injury shortly after scoring a penalty against Metz. Gourcuff then played a superb one-two with Fekir, with Gourcuff nimbly releasing Fekir into his stride, and he curled the ball into the bottom corner in the 40th. The goal of the night came as Gourcuff set up Fekir again with a great pass behind the right back, and Fekir’s finish had a touch of Lionel Messi. He let the ball roll past him, changed his body shape in a flash and then clipped the ball quickly over the onrushing goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren for his 11th league goal of the season. After Barrios’ 82nd-minute penalty was well saved by Lopes, Lyon showed the strength of its renowned youth academy when M o h a m e d Ya t t a r a came off the bench in the 89th to set up the last two goals.(ap)
Kick off for 2018 World Cup qualifying set to begin in Asia Around the world, it’s an almost endless cycle. While Germany’s win at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is still fresh in the memories of soccer fans, qualifying is set to begin for the 2018 edition, with Asia’s 12 lowest-ranked teams set to play their opening matches this week. For teams such as tiny Bhutan, which is in last place in FIFA’s rankings at No. 209, and India, considered a potential sleeping giant in the game, failure in the first-round qualifiers would spell the end of their World Cup aspirations for another four years. None of the teams in action in the first round has ever qualified for the final stage. The winners of this week’s matches will progress to the second round in Asian World Cup qualifying, where they will face some of the best teams on the continent. And along with that comes progress to the next round of qualifying for the 2019 Asian Cup. India is perhaps under the most pressure. The inaugural Indian Super League, which ran from October to December, may have been a success in terms of media attention and attendance, but if the No. 171ranked national team fails to get past Nepal in World Cup qualifying this week, it would be considered a major blow to the game’s development in the subcontinent. India head coach Stephen Constantine has returned to lead the team for a second stint, kicking off against Nepal, another of his former teams. Beating Nepal “will be a massive boost to everyone connected with Indian football and will give the national team its pride back,” the London-born Constantine, who first coached India from 20022005, told The Associated Press. “I think we have the quality to win the game, but it is about what you do on the field. I have great respect for Nepal and am sure they will be a tough nut to crack.” Nepal has struggled lately, but the team’s American coach, Jack Stefanowski, sounded
confident ahead of this week’s matches. “India are tough opponents but our boys have played a lot of domestic matches,” Stefanowski was quoted as saying in the domestic media. “We had a good training before the tournament and everyone in the side is quite fit. I think we are up for the task. Our target is to get into the second round.” Pakistan has a tough assignment in the opening round, taking on the improving Yemen in Doha, Qatar. Yemen, which must play its home match on neutral territory due to security concerns at home, had its best performance at the regional Gulf Cup in November, with two draws and a loss to finish third in the group stage above Bahrain. Pakistan coach Mohamed Shalman guided his team to an encouraging 3-1 win over Afghanistan last month and is hoping the players now getting experience in foreign leagues will lift his team to the second round. In addition to former English Premier League defender and team captain Zesh Rehman, who now plays in Malaysia, Pakistan also has players in leagues in Denmark, Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain. Mohammad Ahmed plays for ISA Town, a second-tier club in Bahrain, and knows the Yemen national team well. “They have three to four experienced players in their side, which is dominated by youngsters,” he said. “If we exploit their weak points and play with technical maturity against them, then I am hopeful we would give them a tough time.” Yemen, which is coached by Czech tactician Miroslav Soukup, defeated Pakistan 8-1 on aggregate in the qualifying tournament ahead of the 1994 World Cup. Cambodia, coached by South Korea’s Lee Tae-hoon, will take on Macau, aiming to improve upon the country’s sole win in the qualification stage four years ago against Laos. The Cambodians are confident after beating a Singapore selection team last month. (ap)
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Kaka’s late goal gives Orlando City 1-1 draw with NYCFC
ORLANDO, Florida — Brazil international Kaka scored in extra time for Orlando City to salvage a 1-1 draw against New York City FC in the first match for the latest expansion teams to join Major League Soccer. New York appeared to be to be on its way to victory in the 76th minute when Mix Diskerud took a pass from David Villa just outside the area and rifled a curling shot that sneaked inside the far post to go up 1-0. But Orlando was awarded a free kick in the 91st minute after Kevin Molino was fouled 10 yards outside the area, setting up Kaka’s goal on a deflection off New York’s wall. The 32-year-old Kaka, who played in the World Cup for Brazil in 2002, 2006 and 2010, signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Orlando last July after terminating his contract with AC Milan. He was
on loan to San Paulo FC in the MLS off-season. “The result wasn’t what we wanted, but everything that happened today was really incredible,” Kaka said. “We have a lot to improve on and we’re going to improve, but it was a really special day for everyone on this team.” A crowd of 62,510 watched the match, the second-highest attendance for an MLS inaugural game after the 69,255 people who watched the L.A. Galaxy’s debut in 1996. In Seattle, U.S. national team captain Clint Dempsey scored twice and Obafemi Martins added a goal to help the Sounders beat New England 3-0. Dempsey opened the scoring in the 25th minute on a penalty after being taken down in the area by New England’s Juan Agudelo. He
put the match out of reach in the 67th with a goal off a pass from Marco Pappa. Elsewhere, short-handed Sporting Kansas City was held to a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. Sporting opened the scoring in the 50th minute when Ike Opara headed in Benny Feilhaber’s cross. Lloyd Sam got the equalizer four minutes later.(ap)
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Orlando City SC’s Kaka (10) moves the ball past New York City FC’s Sebastian Velasquez, left, during the second half of an MLS soccer game, Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Roma draws 0-0 at Chievo, Mattiello breaks his leg MILAN — Roma was held 0-0 Sunday at Chievo Verona as the capital side’s title hopes took another blow in a Serie A match which was marred by a gruesome injury to youngster Federico Mattiello. The 19-year-old Mattiello, who is on loan at Chievo from Juventus, was stretchered off in tears after breaking his leg in a clash with Radja Nainggolan. He underwent surgery later on a broken tibia and fibula. It was Roma’s eighth draw in nine league matches and left it eight points
behind Juventus, which hosts Sassuolo on Monday. Napoli remained four points behind after squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Inter Milan. “The team was poor and even if we had played for two or three hours we might not have scored,” Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. “They say there are encouraging defeats and troubling victories. This was a troubling draw. “This is perhaps the first time since I’ve been here that I can’t recognize my team. We were in quite
a positive spell, but I’m shocked by the negativity of this match. However, the blackest point today was the injury to Mattiello and my main thoughts are with him.” Lazio can move level with Napoli if it beats Fiorentina on Monday. “We played a great game up until going 2-0 up against an Inter side with great players who can make the difference,” Napoli coach Rafa Benitez said. “The team gave its all on the field. “We have to give credit to Inter, as at that stage they had nothing to
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Chievo Verona’s Federico Mattiello is carried off the pitch on a stretcher in their Serie A soccer match against AS Roma at the Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium in Verona, March 8, 2015.
lose. We created so many scoring opportunities and didn’t take them.” Crisis-hit Parma, which was bailed out by the rest of the league clubs on Friday, played again after postponing two matches. The financially-stricken club drew 0-0 at home to Atalanta, in Edy Reja’s first match in charge of the visitors. There were banners displayed at the stadium against current owner Giampietro Manenti as well as the Italian football federation and the league. Elsewhere, Empoli continued its push for survival as it drew 1-1 with Genoa to extend its unbeaten run to six, while Udinese came from behind to beat Torino 3-2 and end its opponents’ 12-match unbeaten streak. Cesena drew 0-0 with Palermo. Mattiello was injured in the 16th minute at Verona and video images from the game showed the bottom half of the midfielder’s right leg bending. Mattiello was carried off to a standing ovation from the fans and the benches off both teams. It was only his third appearance for Chievo after joining from Juventus in January, but he has impressed and was regarded as one of Italy’s promising talents. Players from both teams were visibly shaken by the injury and the match took a while to get going again after the restart. Roma should have taken the lead at the end of the first half following a great counterattack from Juan Iturbe, who found Gervinho. The Ivory Coast midfielder raced down the right but his effort scraped the outside of
the far post. Chievo also had chances with Valter Birsa firing wide from a good position and Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis twice denying Riccardo Meggiorini. It was a valuable point for Chievo, which moved six points away from the relegation zone. Napoli was looking to close the gap on Roma to two points and appeared on course to do so after taking a seemingly comfortable lead. Marek Hamsik headed in Henrique’s cross six minutes after the interval before Gonzalo Higuain doubled Napoli’s advantage shortly after the hour mark with a stunning curled strike into the far top corner from 25 yards. It was the Argentina forward’s first league goal since a double against Genoa on Jan. 26. However, the match turned on its head 18 minutes from time when Rodrigo Palacio pulled one back after a series of closerange shots were charged down. Inter leveled three minutes from time with a cheeky chipped penalty from Mauro Icardi after Henrique was shown a second yellow card and sent off for pulling down Palacio in the area. Icardi hugged Napoli goalkeeper Mariano Andujar after scoring. “(The chipped penalty) was something which I had been thinking about for a while,” Icardi said. “Mariano is a goalkeeper who studies forwards and the way they hit the ball, I’m sure he’d seen my penalties. Luckily it went well. I know him, it’s awful for a goalkeeper to concede like that.” (rtr)
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Fekir scores 2 as Lyon beats Montpellier 5-1 to go top
PARIS — Lyon responded to Paris Saint-Germain’s big win on Saturday with an even more emphatic performance, romping to a 5-1 victory away to Montpellier to reclaim top spot from PSG in the closely-contested French title race. League top scorer Alexandre Lacazette struck twice and rising star Nabil Fekir added two expert finishes as Lyon bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Lorient. Next up is another away trip, this time at third-place Marseille next Sunday. Lyon is one point above PSG — which beat Lens 4-1 on Saturday — and four ahead of Marseille, which won 6-1 at Toulouse on Sunday. “Of course we can think about the title. We’re approaching the home straight now,” Lyon captain Maxime Gonalons said. “We have formidable opponents in PSG and Marseille so let’s keep our feet on the ground.” After Lucas Barrios gave Montpellier the lead in the sixth minute with his sixth goal in six games, Lyon scored twice in a 10-minute spell through Lacazette’s penalty and a fine goal from Fekir, whose second goal in the 72nd was even better. Former France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff was involved in the first three goals and showed glimpses of the class that once drew comparisons with France great Zinedine Zidane. But Fekir stole the limelight. He is soon to decide whether to play for France or Algeria — his father’s homeland — and his choice is eagerly anticipated, with France coach Didier Deschamps looking increasingly likely to call up the 21-year-old up for a friendly against Brazil later this month. Midfielder Corentin Tolisso made it 4-1 before Lacazette volleyed in his 23rd goal of the season, with both goals in injury time. All of Lyon’s scorers came through the club’s youth academy. “Tonight we saw the Lyon we want to see every weekend,” Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes said. Lyon got back into the game as Gourcuff’s confidence grew in his favored playmaker’s role, highlighted by his precious ability to both keep the ball under pressure and dictate play with his probing passing. From Gourcuff’s astute pass, Fekir broke into the penalty area and drew a clumsy foul from defender Abdelhamid El Kaoutari in the 30th. It is the fifth time this season Fekir has been fouled for a penalty, and Lacazette put it away
Lyon’s French midfielder Nabil Fekir, left, challenges for the ball with Paris Saint Germain’s Italian midfielder Marco Verrati during the League One soccer match between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain at the Gerland Stadium, in Lyon, central France, Sunday Feb. 8, 2015.
with aplomb for his first goal since Jan. 25 — the day he limped off with a hamstring injury shortly after scoring a penalty against Metz. Gourcuff then played a superb one-two with Fekir, with Gourcuff nimbly releasing Fekir into his stride, and he curled the ball into the bottom corner in the 40th. The goal of the night came as Gourcuff set up Fekir again with a great pass behind the right back, and Fekir’s finish had a touch of Lionel Messi. He let the ball roll past him, changed his body shape in a flash and then clipped the ball quickly over the onrushing goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren for his 11th league goal of the season. After Barrios’ 82nd-minute penalty was well saved by Lopes, Lyon showed the strength of its renowned youth academy when M o h a m e d Ya t t a r a came off the bench in the 89th to set up the last two goals.(ap)
Kick off for 2018 World Cup qualifying set to begin in Asia Around the world, it’s an almost endless cycle. While Germany’s win at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is still fresh in the memories of soccer fans, qualifying is set to begin for the 2018 edition, with Asia’s 12 lowest-ranked teams set to play their opening matches this week. For teams such as tiny Bhutan, which is in last place in FIFA’s rankings at No. 209, and India, considered a potential sleeping giant in the game, failure in the first-round qualifiers would spell the end of their World Cup aspirations for another four years. None of the teams in action in the first round has ever qualified for the final stage. The winners of this week’s matches will progress to the second round in Asian World Cup qualifying, where they will face some of the best teams on the continent. And along with that comes progress to the next round of qualifying for the 2019 Asian Cup. India is perhaps under the most pressure. The inaugural Indian Super League, which ran from October to December, may have been a success in terms of media attention and attendance, but if the No. 171ranked national team fails to get past Nepal in World Cup qualifying this week, it would be considered a major blow to the game’s development in the subcontinent. India head coach Stephen Constantine has returned to lead the team for a second stint, kicking off against Nepal, another of his former teams. Beating Nepal “will be a massive boost to everyone connected with Indian football and will give the national team its pride back,” the London-born Constantine, who first coached India from 20022005, told The Associated Press. “I think we have the quality to win the game, but it is about what you do on the field. I have great respect for Nepal and am sure they will be a tough nut to crack.” Nepal has struggled lately, but the team’s American coach, Jack Stefanowski, sounded
confident ahead of this week’s matches. “India are tough opponents but our boys have played a lot of domestic matches,” Stefanowski was quoted as saying in the domestic media. “We had a good training before the tournament and everyone in the side is quite fit. I think we are up for the task. Our target is to get into the second round.” Pakistan has a tough assignment in the opening round, taking on the improving Yemen in Doha, Qatar. Yemen, which must play its home match on neutral territory due to security concerns at home, had its best performance at the regional Gulf Cup in November, with two draws and a loss to finish third in the group stage above Bahrain. Pakistan coach Mohamed Shalman guided his team to an encouraging 3-1 win over Afghanistan last month and is hoping the players now getting experience in foreign leagues will lift his team to the second round. In addition to former English Premier League defender and team captain Zesh Rehman, who now plays in Malaysia, Pakistan also has players in leagues in Denmark, Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain. Mohammad Ahmed plays for ISA Town, a second-tier club in Bahrain, and knows the Yemen national team well. “They have three to four experienced players in their side, which is dominated by youngsters,” he said. “If we exploit their weak points and play with technical maturity against them, then I am hopeful we would give them a tough time.” Yemen, which is coached by Czech tactician Miroslav Soukup, defeated Pakistan 8-1 on aggregate in the qualifying tournament ahead of the 1994 World Cup. Cambodia, coached by South Korea’s Lee Tae-hoon, will take on Macau, aiming to improve upon the country’s sole win in the qualification stage four years ago against Laos. The Cambodians are confident after beating a Singapore selection team last month. (ap)
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Kaka’s late goal gives Orlando City 1-1 draw with NYCFC
ORLANDO, Florida — Brazil international Kaka scored in extra time for Orlando City to salvage a 1-1 draw against New York City FC in the first match for the latest expansion teams to join Major League Soccer. New York appeared to be to be on its way to victory in the 76th minute when Mix Diskerud took a pass from David Villa just outside the area and rifled a curling shot that sneaked inside the far post to go up 1-0. But Orlando was awarded a free kick in the 91st minute after Kevin Molino was fouled 10 yards outside the area, setting up Kaka’s goal on a deflection off New York’s wall. The 32-year-old Kaka, who played in the World Cup for Brazil in 2002, 2006 and 2010, signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Orlando last July after terminating his contract with AC Milan. He was
on loan to San Paulo FC in the MLS off-season. “The result wasn’t what we wanted, but everything that happened today was really incredible,” Kaka said. “We have a lot to improve on and we’re going to improve, but it was a really special day for everyone on this team.” A crowd of 62,510 watched the match, the second-highest attendance for an MLS inaugural game after the 69,255 people who watched the L.A. Galaxy’s debut in 1996. In Seattle, U.S. national team captain Clint Dempsey scored twice and Obafemi Martins added a goal to help the Sounders beat New England 3-0. Dempsey opened the scoring in the 25th minute on a penalty after being taken down in the area by New England’s Juan Agudelo. He
put the match out of reach in the 67th with a goal off a pass from Marco Pappa. Elsewhere, short-handed Sporting Kansas City was held to a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. Sporting opened the scoring in the 50th minute when Ike Opara headed in Benny Feilhaber’s cross. Lloyd Sam got the equalizer four minutes later.(ap)
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Orlando City SC’s Kaka (10) moves the ball past New York City FC’s Sebastian Velasquez, left, during the second half of an MLS soccer game, Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Roma draws 0-0 at Chievo, Mattiello breaks his leg MILAN — Roma was held 0-0 Sunday at Chievo Verona as the capital side’s title hopes took another blow in a Serie A match which was marred by a gruesome injury to youngster Federico Mattiello. The 19-year-old Mattiello, who is on loan at Chievo from Juventus, was stretchered off in tears after breaking his leg in a clash with Radja Nainggolan. He underwent surgery later on a broken tibia and fibula. It was Roma’s eighth draw in nine league matches and left it eight points
behind Juventus, which hosts Sassuolo on Monday. Napoli remained four points behind after squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Inter Milan. “The team was poor and even if we had played for two or three hours we might not have scored,” Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. “They say there are encouraging defeats and troubling victories. This was a troubling draw. “This is perhaps the first time since I’ve been here that I can’t recognize my team. We were in quite
a positive spell, but I’m shocked by the negativity of this match. However, the blackest point today was the injury to Mattiello and my main thoughts are with him.” Lazio can move level with Napoli if it beats Fiorentina on Monday. “We played a great game up until going 2-0 up against an Inter side with great players who can make the difference,” Napoli coach Rafa Benitez said. “The team gave its all on the field. “We have to give credit to Inter, as at that stage they had nothing to
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Chievo Verona’s Federico Mattiello is carried off the pitch on a stretcher in their Serie A soccer match against AS Roma at the Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium in Verona, March 8, 2015.
lose. We created so many scoring opportunities and didn’t take them.” Crisis-hit Parma, which was bailed out by the rest of the league clubs on Friday, played again after postponing two matches. The financially-stricken club drew 0-0 at home to Atalanta, in Edy Reja’s first match in charge of the visitors. There were banners displayed at the stadium against current owner Giampietro Manenti as well as the Italian football federation and the league. Elsewhere, Empoli continued its push for survival as it drew 1-1 with Genoa to extend its unbeaten run to six, while Udinese came from behind to beat Torino 3-2 and end its opponents’ 12-match unbeaten streak. Cesena drew 0-0 with Palermo. Mattiello was injured in the 16th minute at Verona and video images from the game showed the bottom half of the midfielder’s right leg bending. Mattiello was carried off to a standing ovation from the fans and the benches off both teams. It was only his third appearance for Chievo after joining from Juventus in January, but he has impressed and was regarded as one of Italy’s promising talents. Players from both teams were visibly shaken by the injury and the match took a while to get going again after the restart. Roma should have taken the lead at the end of the first half following a great counterattack from Juan Iturbe, who found Gervinho. The Ivory Coast midfielder raced down the right but his effort scraped the outside of
the far post. Chievo also had chances with Valter Birsa firing wide from a good position and Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis twice denying Riccardo Meggiorini. It was a valuable point for Chievo, which moved six points away from the relegation zone. Napoli was looking to close the gap on Roma to two points and appeared on course to do so after taking a seemingly comfortable lead. Marek Hamsik headed in Henrique’s cross six minutes after the interval before Gonzalo Higuain doubled Napoli’s advantage shortly after the hour mark with a stunning curled strike into the far top corner from 25 yards. It was the Argentina forward’s first league goal since a double against Genoa on Jan. 26. However, the match turned on its head 18 minutes from time when Rodrigo Palacio pulled one back after a series of closerange shots were charged down. Inter leveled three minutes from time with a cheeky chipped penalty from Mauro Icardi after Henrique was shown a second yellow card and sent off for pulling down Palacio in the area. Icardi hugged Napoli goalkeeper Mariano Andujar after scoring. “(The chipped penalty) was something which I had been thinking about for a while,” Icardi said. “Mariano is a goalkeeper who studies forwards and the way they hit the ball, I’m sure he’d seen my penalties. Luckily it went well. I know him, it’s awful for a goalkeeper to concede like that.” (rtr)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after winning his final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the ATP Championships tennis tournament in Dubai, February 28, 2015.
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LONDON - Switzerland’s reign as Davis Cup holders was swiftly ended when they paid the inevitable price for fielding a second-string team and lost 3-2 to Belgium in the first round in Liege on Sunday. Just over three months since Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka drove them to an historic title in Lille, it was a different story without their big two as the Swiss became the first champions in 10 years to fall at the first hurdle. Federer and Wawrinka had chosen to stand aside after achieving their ambitions and the stand-ins were not able to upset the odds against much higher-ranked players despite a heroic effort from 22-yearold Henri Laaksonen. The world number 344, who previously played for Finland, levelled the tie at 2-2 with a 6-3 3-6 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-1 win over Steve Darcis, a player ranked 242 places higher. For the second time in three days, the remarkable Laaksonen fought back to prevail in a five-setter. Switzerland’s hopes, though, were extinguished in the deciding rubber when David Goffin, the world number 21 who was rested on Friday because of concerns over a back injury, proved too good for number 321 Adrien Bossel and won 6-4 6-0 6-4. For the second year running Andy Murray led Britain to a first-
round victory over the United States when he beat John Isner 7-6 (4) 6-3 7-6 (4) in Glasgow. The former Wimbledon champion survived some early scares against the big-serving American before taking charge to steer Britain into an unassailable 3-1 lead. HOME TIE In the quarter-finals they face a home tie against France who beat Germany with a day to spare. “It’s been incredible the whole week. To be in the quarter-finals for the second time in a row is a credit to everyone,” said world number five Murray who revelled in front of a Scottish crowd. Isner, beaten in five sets by British number two James Ward on Friday, had three set points in the opener but could not convert and despite some fierce resistance in
the third set he could not keep the 32-times champions alive. Italy, who beat Britain in the quarter-finals last year, went down to Kazakhstan in Astana where Aleksandr Nedovyesov, ranked 130th in the world, stunned number 22 Fabio Fognini in five sets to seal a 3-2 victory. Kazakhstan next travel to former Davis Cup heavyweights Australia who enjoyed a 3-1 victory over 2012 and 2013 winners Czech Republic in Ostrava, Bernard Tomic clinching the win with a 7-6 (4) 6-3 7-6 (5) triumph over Lukas Rosol. Australia are through to the last eight for the first time since 2006. World number one Novak Djokovic’s Serbia crushed Croatia 5-0 and next take on Argentina or Brazil. Leonardo Mayer kept Argentina in the tie against Brazil in Buenos Aires with a five-set win over Joao Souza in a match that set a competition singles record by lasting six hours and 42 minutes. With the tie at 2-2, Argentina go into a fourth day on Monday with Federico Delbonis leading Thomaz Bellucci 6-3 in the deciding rubber after bad light ended play. (rtr)
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Westbrook’s 7th triple-double leads Thunder past Raptors OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had his fifth tripledouble in six games to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 108-104 in the NBA on Sunday. The NBA scoring leader had 30 points, matched a career high with 17 assists and added 11 rebounds for his seventh triple-double of the season and 15th overall. Enes Kanter had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka had 21 points and five blocks for the Thunder. They remained alone in eighth place in the Western Conference standings. DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points for Toronto. The Raptors have lost three straight. Elsewhere, Golden State defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 106-98 for its sixth straight home victory and San Antonio defeated Chicago 116-105 despite getting no baskets from Tim Duncan for the first time in his lengthy career. Golden State’s Draymond Green had 23 points and six assists and Klay Thompson added 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Shaun Livingston gave the Warriors a lift off the bench with a season-best 21 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes to take some pressure off star Stephen
Curry. Curry didn’t score his first field goal until 5:16 before halftime and finished with 12 points and four assists. In San Antonio, Tony Parker had a season-high 32 points as the Spurs won their fifth straight game. Duncan failed to make a basket for the first time in his career, ending his NBA-record streak at 1,310 games. He was 0 for 8 while and finished with three points on free throws. Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, Patty Mills had 15 points and Manu Ginobili 14 for the Spurs. In other games, Monta Ellis scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter and Dallas closed with a 16-3 spurt in the final 6:36 to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 100-93. Dirk Nowitzki had 12 points for the Mavericks, and Chandler Parsons had 11 points and six rebounds in 35 minutes after missing seven games with a sprained left ankle. Al Jefferson scored 24 points to lead Charlotte past Detroit 108-101 in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls. Mo Williams had 19 points and nine assists for the Hornets. They have won five straight to strengthen their bid for a postseason berth, while Detroit has dropped six in a row. (ap)
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) goes up for a shot past Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 8, 2015. Oklahoma City won 108-104.
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Zambian officials: President’s collapse not due to malaria LUSAKA, Zambia — Malaria was not the cause of the Zambian president’s collapse during a public ceremony over the weekend, officials said on Monday. Zambian President Edgar Lungu was delivering a speech to commemorate International Women’s Day at Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka on Sunday when he felt ill. Lungu excused himself from the podium and then collapsed. A snap diagnosis revealed malaria and fatigue, a statement following the incident said. But further medical test ruled out malaria, which can be a deadly disease, said Amos Chanda, the president’s assistant. Lungu was admitted
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Nigerian special forces run past Chadian troops in an hostage rescue exercise at the end of the Flintlock exercise in Mao, Chad, Saturday, March 7, 2015.
Chad and Niger troops move to attack Boko Haram
N’DJAMENA, Chad — Forces from Chad and Niger opened a new front in the regional military fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as army vehicles full of soldiers crossed the border into northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses said Monday. The escalation in Africa’s joint battle against the Nigeria-based jihadists comes just weeks before Nigerians head to the polls for an election which many fear will turn violent, and after scores of attacks by the militants on neighboring countries who have pledged to help Nigeria defeat the extremists. Chadian Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue said Monday that his soldiers, alongside troops from Niger, had entered Nigeria. He declined to give details about the ongoing operation. Already Chadian forces had crossed into northeastern Nigeria from Cameroon to fight the jihadis, he said. Boko Haram has been fighting a nearly six-year insurgency against the Nigerian government, and on Saturday declared their allegiance to the extremist Islamic State group in the Middle East. Boko Haram has carried out mass kidnappings, including of schoolgirls. “They are bandits and criminals who have nothing
to do with religion,” Ngobongue said. He spoke to reporters after the closing ceremony for Flintlock, a military training event that included U.S. special forces and involved 20 countries. Witnesses in the Niger town of Bosso reported about 200 military vehicles crossing over into Nigeria. Adam Boukarna, one resident, said the deployment was followed by loud detonations, signaling heavy combat with Boko Haram. Describing the stepped-up military activity, Nigerian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said Sunday night that “there were some pre-emptive manoeuvers along an axis in the theater. Nigerian forces were also involved.” Cameroon’s minister of defense, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o, said troops from Nigeria and Chad would fight Boko Haram while soldiers from Cameroon and Niger would guard their borders to prevent the militants from escap-
ing. Boko Haram has been using Cameroon as an escape and supply route. Residents in potential conflict zones in Cameroon have been asked to leave, the minister said. The United States, Britain, France and the European Union are backing the formation of a multinational force of 8,750 troops led by Nigeria and Chad with contingents from Cameroon, Niger and Benin. Several other countries also have pledged to help. About 10,000 people were killed in Boko Haram’s uprising last year, compared to about 2,000 in the four previous years, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. On Saturday, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau reportedly pledged his group’s allegiance to the Islamic State group, raising fears that the conflict largely restricted to northeast Nigeria and its neighbors’ borders could be internationalized. (ap)
be much discussion about it.” Putin said that after the meeting he told the security chiefs that they would be “obliged to start working to return Crimea to Russia.” The minute-long trailer was overlaid with dramatic music and sweeping shots of the Crimean coast. The channel, Rossiya-1, did not specify when the full film would be released. The Kremlin originally denied that it had sent troops into Crimea, though Putin later announced on state television that Russian troops had been sent in. Yanukovych was safely on Russian soil by late February, when Russia’s military was establishing its presence in Crimea. (ap)
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According to Wayan Suweta, another cause for the extinction of Celuk the silversmiths is that employees are now recruited from outside of the county to learn this craft. So far, all the new generation of people who have learned tho scraft have started businesses outside of the region. “I think the silver craft itself will not be extinguished, but will move from Celuk village to other area, so that the name of Celuk village as the center of silverworks will certainly be forgotten,” he sighed. He said that among 400 Celuk villagers, only a dozen or so of local silversmiths still survive, the rest are from outside Gianyar. The lack of silversmiths in Celuk is also due to the fact that many villagers here, consider this business sufficient to meet their daily needs. ”In the past, 95 percent of the community worked as silversmith, but now 95 percent of silversmiths work outside of Celuk,” he concluded. (kmb35)
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to the Maina Soko Military Hospital where observation and treatment showed that the president’s blood sugar levels had dropped significantly which led to his collapse, Chanda said in a statement. Lungu has a history of a condition that narrows his esophagus, or food pipe, which led to his low sugar levels. The condition, known as achalasia, was first treated 30 years ago and has recently recurred, Chanda said. Soon after being admitted to the hospital, Lungu assured his supporters that he was recovering well. “The president is in good condition and the nation shall be informed on further developments,” said Chanda. (ap)
Putin describes secret meeting to take Crimea
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described a secret meeting with officials last year when Russia decided it would take Crimea — the Black Sea region that Moscow annexed from Ukraine last March. In a trailer for an upcoming documentary, shown on stateowned television late Sunday, Putin said that he met with security officials in February to make plans for saving Ukraine’s thenPresident Viktor Yanukovych, who fled power after months of pro-European protests in the Ukrainian capital. “We got ready to get him right out of Donetsk by land, by sea or by air,” he said. “Heavy machine guns were mounted there so that there wouldn’t
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Family of Australian death row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, from center left, Helen Chan, Michael Chan, Raji Sukumaran, Brintha Sukumaran, get on a ship for heading to Nusakambangan Island, at Wijaya Pura Port in Cilacap. Central Java, Indonesia, Monday, March 9, 2015. Relatives of two Australian death row prisoners made their first visit on Monday to the Indonesian prison island where the convicted drug traffickers are to be executed soon by firing squads.
Aussie inmates’ families visit Indonesian execution island
CILACAP — Relatives of two Australian death row prisoners made their first visit on Monday to the Indonesian prison island where the convicted drug traffickers are to be executed soon by firing squads. The two, Andrew Chan, 31, and Myuran Sukumaran, 33, were flown Wednesday from the resort island of Bali to the Nusakambangan Island prison off Indonesia’s main island of Java. They are among nine foreigners and an Indonesian that the government says will be executed soon. “We’re just looking forward to seeing him,” Michael Chan told reporters of his younger brother before the families took a ferry to the prison island from the port town of Cilacap. “When we get over there, we’ll give him a hug,” he said. Indonesian authorities are waiting for the death row inmates to exhaust all their legal appeals before setting execution dates. Families can visit the prison island only on Mondays and Wednesdays. Chan and Sukumaran will take their plea for clemency to an ad-
ministrative court in Jakarta on Thursday. Their lawyer Peter Morrissey said there was still some hope for the pair. “The main promising thing for us is that they’re not dead,” Morrissey told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio on Monday. “The way some officials were talking, they should have been dead weeks ago,” he said. Chan and Sukumaran were the ringleaders of a gang of nine Australians who were arrested in April 2005 while trying to smuggle more than 8 kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin from Bali to Sydney. Besides the two Australians, a Nigerian national born in Spain was also transferred to the island prison. Two other Nigerians, a Filipino woman and four men from Brazil, France, Ghana and
Indonesia are also scheduled to be executed. It was not immediately known how many have been transferred to the island. The planned executions have soured relations between Indonesia and other countries involved, especially Australia and Brazil. Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received phone calls from some foreign leaders asking that the executions be canceled but has rejected their requests. He has vowed not to grant mercy to drug offenders because Indonesia is suffering a “drug emergency.” Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday he was still waiting for Widodo to accept his latest request for a telephone conversation. Abbott last made a personal plea to the president on the Australians’ behalf two weeks ago. (ap)
JAKARTA - An Indonesian sports apparel company apologised Sunday after being widely pilloried for a jersey label deemed sexist for calling washing a woman’s job, but the damage control exercise also backfired. “Give this jersey to your woman. IT’S HER JOB,” Salvo Sports printed on a label inside shirts designed for a local football club. The “offensive” washing instruction provoked a torrent of criticism on social media, with many lambasting Salvo before the company was forced to issue an unreserved apology. “I don’t know if it’s meant to be a joke or anything but that’s offensive to women,” wrote one Twitter user. The company also took to Twitter to apologise on Sunday, saying it only wanted to convey that women are bet-
ter than men at the task of washing. “The message is simply ‘rather than fussing and washing wrongly, it is better to let the women do it as they understand the problem better’,” it posted. “There is no intention at all to insult women. In fact it’s the contrary, (telling men to) learn how to take care of their clothing from women as they are more thorough,” it added. “Not all men understand or know how to take care of their clothing, women are experts in such matters.” But that line of reasoning was not well received either. “Dear @SALVO_ID Your apology oh women are better at cleaning clothes - sexism as a COMPLIMENT?” another Twitter user posted. (afp)
WASHINGTON — Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected to visit the White House in early June to forge closer ties with the U.S., according to his chief of staff. The White House has yet to announce the dates of Jokowi’s first U.S. visit since taking office in October. He is among at least four Asian leaders that President Barack Obama is hosting this year to galvanize U.S. ties with the region. The others are Japan, South Korea and China. Jokowi’s chief of staff, Luhut Panjaitan, has been in Washington this week to prepare for the trip, and met Wednesday with National Security Adviser Susan Rice. Patrick Ventrell, a spokesman at the National Security Council, said Rice reaffirmed Obama’s invite for Jokowi to visit the White House “later this year.” They discussed deepening cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, defense and intelligence, maritime affairs, education, global health security, and climate change, he said. Panjaitan, a retired general and former campaign adviser to Jokowi, told the Center for Strategic and International Studies in an interview posted on the think tank’s website Thursday that the Indonesian leader will visit in the first week of June, hoping to create a closer relationship with Washington.
The Obama administration has made engagement with Southeast Asia a centerpiece of its attempt to rebalance its foreign policy. Indonesia is that region’s largest power and a moderate Muslim nation that has a track record of strong cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism. That’s become an issue of renewed concern as foreign fighters, including a number of Indonesians, gravitate toward conflicts waged by jihadists in Iraq and Syria. Republican Rep. Ed Royce, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who met Wednesday with Panjaitan, said they discussed how U.S. and Indonesia can cooperate to respond to the threat of Islamic State group. They also talked about Indonesia’s role in the South China Sea, where territorial disputes between China and its neighbors have stoked tensions, and diplomacy to agree a code of conduct have yielded little. Last year’s election of former furniture exporter Jokowi over a Suharto-era general was seen as a consolidation of Indonesia’s transition to democracy after decades of autocracy. But he’s faced a turbulent start to his presidency at home and abroad. Indonesia’s relations with several nations, including U.S. ally Australia, are being roiled by his refusal to grant clemency to several foreign drug convicts facing the death penalty. (ap)
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DENPASAR - Expert Chef Mukesh Kumar from India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is currently in Bali preparing tempting and delicious dishes from different regions of India, in a week-long Indian Food Festival at the Sarong Group of Restaurants in Seminyak, Bali.
ECB to begin QE stimulus programme
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank on Monday is set to begin its long-awaited 1.1 trillion euro ($1.2 trillion) quantitative easing programme to stimulate growth and ward off deflation across the eurozone. The programme calls for the eurozone central bank to buy around 60 billion euros of public and private bonds each month -- a policy it will apply until at least September 2016. The move comes as traditional efforts to boost sluggish economic activity in the 19-nation eurozone have been exhausted through rate cuts that have brought borrowing costs to nearly zero. The policy known as quantitative easing or QE is also being adopted as the eurozone faces a growing risk of deflation, which can lead consumers to put off purchases in the expectation that prices will drop further. This can in turn put the brakes on production and job creation. The strategy behind the ECB’s QE programme is similar to that of earlier schemes introduced by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England to pump money into the economy with massive purchases of government bonds, aiming to foster easier credit and spur economic activity. Under QE, a central bank creates money electronically and uses it to buy the debt that countries issue to pay their bills. That pushes down interest rates on bonds and other financial assets, making it cheaper for companies to borrow and invest, increasing spending and employment. But some observers warn that US and British successes with QE do not make it a surefire remedy for Europe. “(We) doubt very much that the new policy will prompt a meaningful economic recovery or counter the threat of deflation as the ECB hopes,” said a recent weekly report by Capital Economics. “There is still a large degree of slack in the labour market despite recent falls in the number of unemployed, and the business surveys remain consistent with only weak growth, raising the chances of a sustained bout of deflation.” ECB President Mario Draghi has dismissed such doubts, and noted when announcing the QE launch date last Thursday that markets have already reacted with some optimism to the prospect of QE in Europe. “We have already seen a significant number of positive effects from these monetary policy decisions,” he said. Draghi’s confidence was backed up by an upward revision of the ECB’s growth forecasts, which now see the area-wide economy expanding by 1.5 percent this year, 1.9 percent in 2016 and 2.1 percent in 2017. The ECB chief has similarly waved off concerns that private banks facing increasingly stiff postcrisis capital requirements may not want to part with bonds the ECB will need in huge quantities come Monday. Draghi noted that those same banks did not hesitate to sell bonds that were on their books when the Fed and BoE rolled out QE policies whose success the ECB and entire eurozone now need to replicate. (afp)
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The Indian Food Festival has drawn great interest and a large number of global travellers to the Sarong Restaurant, which is hosting the Food Fest from 2 till 8 of March 2015. At an event held on 4 March 2015, select dignitaries from the regional Government of Denpasar City, members of diplomatic corps, foreign chef, prominent members of the Indian community in Bali, celebrities as well as members of the local media attended a well laid out and elaborate feast presented by Chef Mukesh Kumar and the culinary team of Sarong, led by Chef Will Meyrick. The guests were treated to a sumptuous dinner and were greatly impressed by the wide selection and highly delectable north Indian cuisine, including dessert. Speaking on the occasion, Consul General of India, A.S. Takhi stated that Indian food, over the decades, has travelled far and wide and is available at most international destinations, including in Bali, Indonesia. Indian cuisine is favourite among global travellers and rising number of Indian
restaurants and local hotels and other eateries offering Indian dishes is a testimony to this. Indian cusines is most popular due to its flavour, spices and authenticity, wide range of choices, simplicity, and distinguishable difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Indian food and ingredients have made inroads at every level on the larger gastronomical map. Indian spice markets offering saffron, cardamom, cloves and mustard have also made a big splash in the global market. A prominent visiting Japanese vegetarian chef stated that the Japanese vegetarian dishes owe their origin to Indian cuisine. She evinced keen interest in the vegetarian dishes and highly appreciated their aromatic flavours tempting for the taste buds. The Indian Food Festival at the Sarong Restaurant will continue till 8 March 2015 and offers wide range of north Indian regional cuisine. The food promotion in Bali will continue at Meliã Bali Hotel in Nusa Dua from 9 March till 15 March 2015. (r)
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In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, a man walks in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s latest data show the economy grew at a real annualized rate of 1.5 percent in October-December, slower than earlier reported but still reaffirming an end to recession.
Japan economy’s return to growth weaker than thought TOKYO - Japan’s economy grew less than initially thought in the final quarter of 2014, revised government data showed Monday, revealing an even weaker emergence from recession than previously believed. The poor data could put the Bank of Japan under pressure to launch more stimulus, economists said, as the world’s third largest economy struggles to rid itself of two decades of lassitude. The Cabinet Office said the economy expanded just 0.4 percent in the OctoberDecember period from the previous quarter, down from an initial estimate of 0.6 percent growth, with corporate capital investment shrinking. Despite the downgrade, the data still confirmed the Japanese economy had crawled out of recession at the end of 2014, after two consecutive quarters in which gross domestic product (GDP) contracted. “The result showed that Japan’s economy bottomed out from a ‘technical recession’ following the April VAT hike in October-December quarter, while the
pace of recovery was still limited,” Credit Suisse economists said in a note. Japan’s economy stuttered last year after an April sales tax rise cut off the flow of consumer spending, which had shown healthy growth until then. Monday’s figures, if annualised, show GDP growth revised down to 1.5 percent from the previous figure of 2.2 percent. That places Japan well behind the United States, where revised data showed the economy growing an annualised 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter. Over the full calendar year the Japanese economy logged zero growth, a significant slowdown from an expansion of 1.6 percent in 2013. Capital Economics said the revised GDP data support the case for more easy cash from the central bank. “We still think that the Bank of Japan will announce more stimulus next month” to achieve its inflation target of 2.0 percent, said Marcel Thieliant, Japan economist at Capital Economics. Sustained inflation is a key measure of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pro-spending growth blueprint, dubbed Abenomics,
which was set in motion in late 2012, sending the yen plunging and boosting stock prices. The central bank expanded its already massive asset-purchasing programme in October. But Japan’s inflation rate has now dropped to its lowest level since just after Abenomics was unleashed. Core inflation in January came in at 2.2 percent, but once the effect of the tax hike is stripped out, prices were seen squeaking up just 0.2 percent from a year earlier, the worst reading since a zero percent rate in May 2013. While they’ve not helped the inflation cause, lower oil prices have combined with a fall in the value of the yen to bolster Japan’s current account balance -- the broadest measure of trade with the rest of the world, including trade in goods and services as well as tourism and returns on foreign investment. Data released Monday from the finance ministry showed Japan posted a currentaccount surplus of 61.4 billion yen ($508 million), reversing the year-before deficit of 1.59 trillion yen. (afp)
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Ubud: an oasis of unique trekking and cycling
GIANYAR - Have you already got an interesting trekking path? Ubud village in Gianyar is the right place to choose. Pristine countryside charms can be enjoyed at the village. Besides, its friendly and welcoming people will make your trip more delightful and not boring. Here, you can luxuriate in the green and beautiful nature of Bali. Besides, it also offers complete facilities supported by professional services. This trekking package is managed by local community. Such a community-managed trekking venture is quite a lot and they have nearly the same path ranging from the tourist area of Kintamani - Ban-
gli and finish point at Ubud. Nevertheless, they have different style, duration and trekking path as well as their own uniqueness. Bali Off Course Guided Walking Tour is a company specially taking you to look around and enjoy the Ubud village area on foot. Within three hours, you are invited to Griya Pedanda (home to high priest). There, participants can invoke safety during a ceremony held in the morning by the priest. Then, it is resumed with the visit to two temples to witness the uniqueness of Balinese culture. Besides, it can also visit traditional craftsmen continued to see water-
fall. On the way, participants can watch the traditional irrigation system known as subak. And at the end of the trip, participants will be served with delicious lunch. For alternative choices, some trekking operators also rent a bike. You can enjoy guided cycling tour escorted by a professional tour guide. It is a unique tourist attraction because we are invited to explore and experience the uniqueness of the Paradise Island and to see the activities of Balinese people. Many tourist businesses offer cycling tour. Some of them are Green Bike Cycling Tour coming up to offer natural green charms.
Panorama of the Mount Batur and Lake Batur in Kintamani begins the adventure. After a walking in coffee plantations, the journey is resumed with a stop at people’s homes to see rural life. The journey continues with cycling down the hill to Ubud. Cycling is performed along the rice field area while having a closer look at the traditional irrigation system. Visiting temple to learn about philosophy and carving the natural stone are two intriguing points and it is then ended with a lunch at restaurant while enjoying the beautiful view of the rice terraces. Similar package is also offered
by Bali Emerald Cycling Tour, Lizmala Bali Tour and Bali Go Bike Cycling Tour. Aside from seeing coffee plantation, the participants will also be presented with the method of processing civet coffee, a variety of teas and tropical fruits. By all means, the trip will be very nice because participants can pass through in the middle of the forest, terraces and waterfalls. The journey also go through plantation area and each participant can bring home a sample of herbs. Well, the information about the trekking and bicycle rental can be obtained from the Ubud Tourist Information Center. (BTN)
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Bangli Hospital processes waste through third party
BANGLI - Despite having an incinerator, the Bangli Hospital continues to have its solid waste processed by a third party in Surabaya. Because the Bangli incinerator remains non functional, the hospital pays IDR 50,000 per kg, for the 30 kg of waste that it produces each day. When contacted, Wayan Sudiana, director of the Bangli Hospital, confirmed that the incinerator that had been donated by a British NGO in 2014, has yet to be used. The incinerator has the capacity to combust half a cubic meter of waste per operation that turns the solid waste into powder. Sudiana said that he thought that every hospital should have such an incinerator but added
that: “We just pack the waste here. Later, the third party will bring it to Surabaya”. Sudiana explained that although the incinerator had been handed over some time ago, the hospital still prefers to use the services of the third party so as to avoid any complaints from residents living near the hospital. “If we burn waste here, especially more than three times a day, it
will surely garner complaints from the public even though the smoke produced is not black” he said. On that account, the incinerator would likely only be used to burn medical waste that needs to be disposed of quickly. He admitted that although processing hospital solid medical waste by a third party was indeed expensive; it could not be disposed of carelessly because it potentially polluted the environment. As for liquid medical waste, the Bangli Hospital processes it by using a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located near the hospital parking lot. (ina)
Auxiliary health center near waste disposal site Kuning Waterfall
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Kuning waterfall not yet managed optimally BANGLI - Kuning waterfall located at Kuning hamlet, Taman Bali village, has the potential of cool atmosphere and is very good to be developed into a tourist attraction. Splashing sound of the water gives a distinctive feature. The waterfall flanked by ravines and covered with shade trees can release fatigue and tension. Behind the beautiful scenery on offer, in fact it has not poised with maximal arrangement. The Kuning waterfall is located approximately 500 meters from Kuning hamlet. The journey to the waterfall should pass through the pathway surrounded by trees. When arriving at the location, the waterfall was seen to be high enough with the height of about 30 meters. Chief of Kuning customary hamlet, Taman Bali, Ngakan Perasi Semarabawa, said the Kuning waterfall was thronged by many travelers. By and large, they were dominated by young people. “More and more visitors start to come here,” he said. Further, he said the arrival of visitors to the waterfall was not only to see the swift water, but many of them also wanted to take a bath and enjoy the fresh mountain water. Likewise, some others
just wanted to take photos. Although many visitors came, there was no management handling the waterfall. “So far, it has not been managed,” he explained. He revealed the high number of visitors to the Kuning waterfall could possibly become the source of the regionally generated revenue (PAD) from tourism sector. When asked about the followup of its development, he explained the difficulty to manage the waterfall into an attraction lay in the restrictedness of human resources getting involved in the world of tourism and the lack of funds owned by customary village. Nevertheless, his party already submitted it to the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency. Unfortunately, so far there had been no response. “We’ve asked this to local government, but so far there had been no response,” he said. He added the tourism potential was not only offered by the Kuning waterfall. However, around it there were a number of tourist attractions, where one of them was the Bangkiang Jaran Cave. According to him, if there was a development, the Kuning waterfall would be increasingly in demand by visitors. (sos)
County govt asked to help transport the waste
AMLAPURA - The auxiliary public health center of Asak village, Karangasem, has received many complaina waste disposal site located the centre. During dry season, swarms of flies enter the health centre rooms. Related to the complaint, Hamlet chief of Asak, Nyoman Winata, has therefor asked the Karangasem Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP) to help transport the rubbish from the disposal site which has not been separated into organic and non organic piles. “All this time the rubbish has never been transported to landfills by the Agency”’ said Winata. Village authorities charge a transportation levy for removing residential waste form in front of people’s homes and bringing it to landfills. Each household is charged IDR 7,500 per month and is collected by officers of the local village credit agency (LPD). Some of the levies are used to pay janitors. “It is the village policy to make sure that the village is always clean” he said. Before carrying instituting this policy, Winata who is also a legislator of Karangasem, recognized that the environment in his village, specifically the roads and alleys, were very dirty, with various types of rubbished dumped haphazardly. Often animals were attracted to this garbage, which was not being carried away to dump sites by residents. “Since there was policy
to transport rubbish to landfill, has been in effect, our village is cleaner” he said. On the other hand, a number of residents have objected to the rule because the levy imposed for transporting the rubbish to disposal sites is quite burdensome for many household at Asak village who do not have a very large income. Many residents of Asak village rely on a few area of land to earn a living. In fact, said a grandfather, residents could dump the rubbish at the disposal site themselves because there is one located close to the village. Early in the morning, while people go for their morning run, they could drop off their garbage at the site. “Each household being charged IDR 7,500 per month is considered quite burdensome. My neighbor also objects. Although his house is empty because he is staying in Denpasar, he is still charged the monthly levy” said an elderly woman refusing to be named. Winata however claimed that IDR 7,500 per month, to cover the cost transporting rubbish is not expensive. He said it was cheaper than the previous charge of IDR 30,000 for every request to have garbage brought to the disposal site. “If we calculate how much that would cost over a month, we find that it is much more than the IDR 7, 500 now being charged” he said. Another issue is that number of
elderly patients seeking treatment at the local public health center near the waste disposal site claim to often be disturbed by the waste site. During the dry season, swarms of flies invade the area and the stench of from the rotting garbage is constantly wafting right into the health centre. According to residents, the former village authority promised that the rubbish would only be disposed temporarily before being transported to another site. However, today the disposal site is full, but the rubbish has yet to have ever been transported. So while each household at Asak has already paid IDR 7,500 per month “the disposal site remains full, sir amounting to a large vessels worth,” said a grandmother on her way home from the public health center. A nurse at the health center, Feny Rosita, admitted that during fly season, the insects fly all over the health center and even into her home some 40 meters away. “In addition to the many flies, the stench of rotting rubbish from the disposal site which consists of all manner of disgusting things including sanitary napkins and baby diaper also spreads throughout the village. Manure and pig carcass are also dumped at the location. One day a sanitary napkin and diaper were taken from the site by a dog who brought them into our house compound,” said Rosita. (013)
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to a crowd in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Clinton, a likely U.S. presidential candidate, is urging the world to take action and address “the great unfinished business of the 21st century” _ the achievement of equality for women that 189 nations called for at a groundbreaking U.N. conference 20 years ago.
Hillary Clinton urges action to achieve women’s equality
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UNITED NATIONS — Hillary Clinton, a likely U.S. presidential candidate, is urging the world to take action and address “the great unfinished business of the 21st century” — the achievement of equality for women that 189 nations called for at a groundbreaking U.N. conference 20 years ago. Clinton came to the Beijing conference as the U.S. first lady and brought delegates to their feet in a keynote speech that inspired women around the world when she declared: “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights.” In the introduction to a new report on the status of women in 2015, she recalled those words and said the latest data provides evidence that advancing the full participation of women and girls expands global prosperity and stability. The report entitled “No Ceilings,” being released Monday, assesses the gains and gaps for women and girls since the 1995 conference and concludes that “there has never been a better time to be born female.” But it says change has been far too slow when it comes to women’s security, economic opportunity and leadership. “I hope it serves as a wake-up call, and also as a call to action for us all,” Clinton wrote. “Unlocking the potential of women and girls around the world is both the right thing to do and it is also the smart thing to do.” According to the acknowledg-
ments, the report grew out of “the mutual commitment” of Melinda Gates and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to women’s and girls’ rights and opportunities. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation joined forces with The Economist Intelligence Unit and the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA to produce it. On the plus side, the report said more than 95 percent of the 56 national constitutions adopted after 1995 guarantee gender equality, compared with 79 percent of those enacted earlier. The life span of girls born today is almost 73 years, on average, about four years more than in 1995. The number of women who die in childbirth has decreased by 42 percent globally since 1995, with the biggest reduction in South Asia. Girls and boys attend primary school at nearly equal rates worldwide — and primary school is now tuition-free in almost 90 percent of low-income countries. “Today, women and girls have a much greater chance to live healthy and secure lives, and their fundamental human rights are now protected by law in many countries
throughout the world.” the report said. “Women and girls have access to educational and work opportunities that were previously unimaginable.” But on the negative side, the report said more than 170 countries currently have legal barriers in place that prevent women and girls from experiencing the same rights, protections and liberties as men and boys. An estimated 1.4 million girls are never born every year, largely due to the preference for sons in China and India. Violence against women remains “a global epidemic” with one in three women worldwide experiencing physical or sexual attacks. An estimated 200 million fewer women than men are on the Internet in the developing world, and 300 million fewer women own a mobile phone. The report said even when there is progress, a woman’s chance of equal rights and opportunities is often determined by geography, income, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and cultural norms. “Only by getting data into the hands of citizens and leaders alike on what effective steps have been taken — and what haven’t — can we close the gender gap in our global community,” said Dr. Jody Heymann, founding director of the UCLA center and dean of its School of Public Health.(ap)
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South Korea’s president visits injured US ambassador
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president visited injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert on Monday amid an outpouring of public sympathy and support for the envoy, who is recovering from an attack by a knife-wielding man. Lippert has been hospitalized since Thursday at Seoul’s Severance Hospital, where President Park Geun-hye also received treatment in 2006 when she was knifed by a man with a box cutter during an election rally. Park was then an opposition party leader. Park’s office said the president went to the hospital shortly after she returned to South Korea on Monday from a Middle East tour. Park was quoted as saying “my heart ached more” because Lippert is hospitalized at the same hospital due to a similar attack. Lippert told Park that he and his wife have been moved by the support the South Korean government and people have showed to him, according to a statement from the presidential Blue House. Conservative activists and Christians have wished Lippert a quick recovery, held pro-U.S. rallies and conducted dance performances near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. High-level government officials and politicians have visited him, and one well-wishing man even tried to offer dog meat
to him. Hospital officials said they expect to release Lippert on Tuesday. The alleged attacker, known as an anti-U.S. activist who was previously convicted of hurling a piece of concrete at the Japanese ambassador in Seoul in 2010, was arrested Friday. Kim Ki-jong could face charges including attempted murder. Police said the exact motive for Kim’s action was not known, but that he shouted after the attack that he opposes the ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills that North Korea condemns as a preparation for a northward invasion. Police said Monday that some of the books, computer disks and other materials found at Kim’s home support rival North Korea, which could result in charges of violating an anti-Pyongyang security law. Critics want the law abolished, saying past authoritarian rulers have used it to suppress their political opponents. The two Koreas have shared the world’s most heavily fortified border since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. The U.S., which fought alongside South Korea during the war, stations about 28,500 troops in the South as a deterrent against the North.(ap)
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A woman holds a sign during a rally denouncing the attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 9, 2015.
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Solar-powered plane begins round-the-world attempt
ABU DHABI - The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched from Abu Dhabi on Monday on a landmark journey that will test its pilots’ endurance to the limit. “The adventure has started,” Solar Impulse chairman Bertrand Piccard said emotionally, after pilot Andre Borschberg took off from Abu Dhabi’s Al-Bateen airport at 7:12 am (0412 GMT) on the historic circumnavigation aimed at promoting green energy. The 400 kilometre (215 nautical mile) maiden leg to the Omani capital Muscat was expected to take around 12 hours. After four hours’ flying, Borschberg was on schedule, having already entered Omani air space and covered just over a third of the distance. The takeoff by Solar Impulse 2, which was originally scheduled for Saturday but delayed due to high winds, capped 13 years of research and testing by Swiss pilots Borschberg and Piccard. Live video streaming on the website monitoring his progress www. solarimpulse.com showed the pilot, wearing an orange jumpsuit, breathing into an oxygen mask. “From Mission Control Center in #Monaco the engineers are helping me to perform Oxygen Mask tests from #SolarImpulse,” he tweeted. Borschberg had earlier attempted to give media interviews before calling his wife, according to the live feed. Shortly before takeoff, the 63year-old pilot tweeted that the “challenge to come is real for me & the airplane”. The wingspan of the one-seater plane, known as the Si2, is slightly bigger than that of a jumbo jet, but its weight is around that of a family car. From Muscat, it will make 12 stops on an epic journey spread over five months, with a total flight time of around 25 days. It will cross the Arabian Sea to India before heading on to Myanmar, China, Hawaii and New York. Landings are also earmarked for the midwestern United States and either southern Europe or North Africa, depending on weather conditions. The longest single leg will see a lone pilot fly non-stop for five days and nights across the Pacific Ocean between Nanjing, China and Hawaii, a distance of 8,500 kilometres (5,270 miles). Borschberg and Piccard will alternate stints flying the plane, which can hold only one person, with the aircraft able to fly on autopilot during rest breaks. “You have to make the cockpit like your own house... you go to the toilet, you wash yourself with wet wipes, you eat, you drink, you recline the
seat to have some rest, you turn on the autopilot,” Piccard told reporters. The pilots have undergone intensive training in preparation for the trip, including in yoga and selfhypnosis, allowing them to sleep for periods as short as 20 minutes but wake up feeling refreshed. All this will happen without burning a drop of fuel. The pilots will be linked to a control centre in Monaco where 65 weathermen, air traffic controllers and engineers will be stationed. A team of 65 ground staff will travel with the two pilots. Should a problem occur while sleeping, the support staff can wake up the pilot. “We want to share our vision of a clean future,” Piccard said of the mission, which was ridiculed by the aviation industry when it was first unveiled. But the 57-year-old, who hails from a family of scientist-adventurers and in 1999 became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon, clung to his belief that clean technology and renewable energy “can achieve the impossible”. The plane is powered by more than 17,000 solar cells built into wings that, at 72 metres (236 feet), are longer than a jumbo and approaching those of an Airbus A380 superjumbo. Thanks to an innovative design, the lightweight carbon fibre aircraft weighs only 2.3 tonnes, about the same as a family 4X4 and less than one percent of the weight of the A380. The Si2 is the first solar-powered aircraft able to stay aloft for several days and nights. The propeller craft has four 17.5 horsepower electric motors with rechargeable lithium batteries. It will travel at 50-100 kilometres per hour, with the slower speeds at night to prevent the batteries from draining too quickly. “This airplane is conceived to stay airborne days and nights in a row, maybe a week, so we hope that we make these very long flights because this is the demonstration of the vision of flying solar power with no fuel forever,” said Piccard. It is scheduled to arrive back in Abu Dhabi in July. (afp)
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The Solar Impulse 2 prepares to depart from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 9, 2015. The Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.
Hello Ceres! NASA spacecraft on first visit to dwarf planet LOS ANGELES — A NASA spacecraft flawlessly slipped into orbit around Ceres on Friday in the first visit to a dwarf planet after a nearly eight-year journey. The Dawn craft will circle the dwarf planet for more than a year, exploring its surface and unraveling its mysteries. “It went exactly the way we expected. Dawn gently, elegantly slid into Ceres’ gravitational embrace,” said mission chief engineer Marc Rayman at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the $473 million mission. Ceres is the second and final stop for Dawn, which launched in 2007 on a voyage to the main asteroid belt, a zone between Mars and Jupiter that’s littered with rocky leftovers from the formation of the sun and planets some 4½ billion years ago. Dawn will spend 16 months photographing the icy surface. It previously spent a year at Vesta exploring the asteroid and sending back stunning closeups of its lumpy surface before cruising onto the Texas-sized
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. The 3-billion mile (4.8 billion kilometer) trip was made possible by Dawn’s ion propulsion engines, which provide gentle yet constant acceleration and are more efficient than conventional thrusters. As Dawn approached Ceres, it beamed back the best pictures ever taken of the dwarf planet. Some puzzling images revealed a pair of shiny patches inside a crater — signs of possible ice or salt. Scientists hope to get a better glimpse of the spots when the spacecraft spirals closer to the surface. It’ll also study whether previously spotted plumes of water vapor continue to vent. “There are a lot of secrets that will be revealed,” said mission scientist Lucy McFadden at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The spacecraft glided into place at 4:39 a.m. Friday and flight controllers received confirmation about an hour later. The maneuver occurred without a tense moment, unlike other
captures that require braking to slow down. “The real drama is exploring this alien, exotic world,” Rayman said. Dawn is currently in Ceres’ shadows and won’t take new pictures until it emerges in April, he said. Discovered in 1801, Ceres — measuring 600 miles (965 kilometers) across — is named after the Roman goddess of agriculture and harvest. It was initially called a planet before it was demoted to an asteroid and later classified as a dwarf planet. Like planets, dwarf planets are spherical in shape, but they share the same celestial neighborhood with other similarsized bodies. With its massive solar wings spread out, Dawn is about the size of a tractortrailer, measuring 65 feet (20 meters) from tip to tip. Dwarf planets lately have become the focus of exploration. This summer, another NASA spacecraft — New Horizons — is set to make the first visit to Pluto, which was demoted to dwarf planet. (ap)
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Price of rice unaffected amid market operation
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TABANAN - Distribution of four tons of rice through market operation performed by the Bali Regional Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Wednesday (Mar. 4), in fact, was able to reduce the price of rice in Tabanan. The Head of Tabanan Industry and Trade Agency, Ida Bagus Made Wiryawan, explained that in Tabanan the price of rice remained high despite the market operation was already done at two locations some time ago. Wiryawan explained that based on a survey made after the market operation, the price of medium quality rice in Tabanan still perched in the range of IDR 12,000 per kg. “We will continue to monitor the prices,” he said. The authority planned to conduct a survey on the price of basic commodities, especially rice, Monday (Mar. 9). From the survey would be known the ongoing supply and the price of rice. Results of the survey would be used as reference if the market operation would be made again. “If the price of rice remains the same, let alone rise, the market operation must be carried out again,” he said. If the market operation would be required again, his party would surely make coordination with the Bulog in order to immediately perform another market operation for rice in Tabanan. As reported earlier, Wednesday (Mar. 4), the Bulog Bali held
market operation in Tabanan by distributing 4 tons of rice to the public. It was conducted at two locations namely Kediri Market and Pesiapan Terminal. Public interest was very high to take advantage of the market operation. It was evident from the rice ration that could be sold out where each resident got 10 kg per at a price of IDR 7,500 per kg. Only in relative short time or some 45 minutes the stock had run out. Chief of the Bulog Bali, I Wayan Budita, revealed the stock of rice in Bulog Bali warehouse remained about 15,000 tons and was enough to supply for the next five months. Meanwhile, the stock of rice in Tabanan reached approximately 2,626 tons that would be enough to meet the needs of society. He stated the readiness of his agency to hold another market operation if there would be any request from the government. (kmb24)
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Distribution of four tons of rice through market operation performed by the Bali Regional Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Wednesday (Mar. 4), in fact, was able to reduce the price of rice in Tabanan.
BSMP held ”Tumpek Kandang” ritual at Ganesha Court GIANYAR - Bali Safari & Marine Park (BSMP), home for more than 600 animals, conducted a Tumpek Kandang ceremony involving many different kinds of animals including elephants, bearcats, orang-utan, snakes and macaw birds. The lively ritual that took place at the Ganesha Court, Bali Safari & Marine Park, was led by Jero Mangku Toh Jiwa, a Balinese Hindu priest. Tumpek Kandang is an auspicious day on Bali’s religious calen-
dar and is observed with a ceremony that honours all of God’s creatures, especially animals. It involved a colourful ritual with symbolic offerings to bless all animals at the park. Tumpek Kandang is not an act of worship but is instead all about praying for the well-being and longevity of animals. It is a religious festival dedicated to Lord Shiva Pasupati, a manifestation of God Almighty who created all of these creatures. Head of the park’s ceremony
committee, A.A. Sg. Debby Angandari, explains that this annual ritual complements the unique Balinese lifestyle philosophy known as Tri Hita Karana. This entails maintaining a harmonious balance between mankind, the environment and God Almighty. “Tumpek Kandang is a ceremony for animals that enables them to have a role within the universe,” adds Debby. William Santoso, General Manager of Bali Safari & Marine Park,
stated that Bali Safari & Marine Park holds Tumpek Kandang ceremony to express its gratitude to God regarding the creation of the animals that help the life of human, including in Bali Safari & Marine Park. “We appreciate the life of animals as fellow creatures that accompany our life. The Tumpek Kandang ceremony is a proof that Hindus in Bali respect of the wildlife, like what we also do in Bali Safari & Marine Park,” adds William. (r)
MANADO - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is set to start direct flight services on the ManadoDenpasar route by the end of March 2015, according to general manager of Garuda’s Manado branch office Deddy Irawan. “Garuda is now ready to serve the Manado-Denpasar route; however, we are still awaiting a permit from the Ministry of Transportation,” Deddy said on Monday. He noted that direct flight services from Manado to Denpasar will materialize as soon as the Ministry of
Transportation’s issues permit. “As soon as the Ministry of Transportation issues permit, Garuda will start the Manado-Denpasar direct flight services, hopefully by the end of this month,” Deddy remarked. According to him, Garuda will operate its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, with a capacity of 12 business class seats and 150 economy class seats, on the ManadoDenpasar route. In addition to the Manado-Denpasar service, Garuda also plans to open new flight routes from Batam
to Yogyakarta and Batam to Banjarmasin. Batam’s Hang Nadim airport spokesman Suwarso recently stated in Batam that the Garuda management had requested for a permit to fly direct flights on the Batam-Yogyakarta and Batam-Banjarmasin routes and it was waiting for further confirmation from the airline. He noted that Garuda will serve both routes with Boeing 737-800 Next Generation planes once a day. According to him, the BatamYogyakarta route can be covered in
some two hours and is currently served by Lion Air. However, no airline has served the Batam-Banjarmasin route so far, so Garuda will be the first to start flight services on these two routes. “Garuda launched services on the Batam-Surabaya and Batam-Bandung routes on December 19, 2014, with the same aircraft type. Starting direct flights from Batam to Yogyakarta and Batam to Banjarmasin is part of the national carrier’s efforts to further improve its services to Batam,” Suwarso pointed out. (ant)
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Vertical garden in Bangli unkempt
BANGLI - The existence of vertical garden (pergola) in the town of Bangli seems unkempt. The breakthrough intended to beautify the urban area gives an impression of being unnoticed. Seeing the fact, the Head of Bangli Urban Planning Agency, Ida Ayu Yudi Sutha, recently revealed if her party would rearrange it this year.
According to field observation recently, the vertical garden did not show off any beauty. Some poles of the garden only contained a vine. Shortage of plants made the garden look unattractive Poles of the garden looked vacant, did not give the impression of shade. Like the vertical garden in front of the PLN located adjacent to office of Social and Labor Agency, the plants were just cut and they were still seen hanging until wilted. Seeing the reality, the breakthrough seemed useless. Yudi Sutha admitted the vertical garden still needed further arrangement. She also confirmed if the condition of the vertical garden had not yet to fully look beautiful. “The vertical garden is indeed necessary to be more nicely rearranged,” she said when asked for her confirmation. Furthermore, Yudi Sutha said that 2015 her party would make arrangement for the vertical garden. Related to the budget, she could not give any answer. She added the late arrangement was caused by many arrangement works to be handled in the urban area. She also explained that last year the handling was more focused on managing the urban park area such as the Bale Kambang. “This year, we will rearrange it,” she explained. Added Yudi Sutha, the vertical garden was not only in urban areas, but also in every entrance into the tourist area in Bangli County. She admitted that she would do her best to organize the vertical garden so that it could function properly and exude a beautiful impression. (sos)
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Road race circuit at Perancak damaged NEGARA - Racing circuit at Perancak village used to become an excellent entertainment in Jembrana in the 1990s remains to exist with all the limitations. Circuit of the motor sport is now in danger of losing prestige because condition of the road race circuit is no longer feasible to be used. The circuit formerly used to hold international motocross racing is now complained by many racers especially related to the condition of the road race circuit. Unfortunately there is no concern given by the Bali and Jembrana government. As can be seen, when a number of racers from several regions made a try out at the
circuit on Sunday afternoon (Mar. 8), the asphalt of road race track along one kilometer has begun to come off and crushed. So, the usable tracks are only the grass track and the off-road circuit. A number of riders both beginners and senior regretted the absence of the government attention to the alarming condition of the circuit. “Now, the road race track has been destroyed, it can be understood as it has been already a dozen of years. Hopefully, there is a help from the government. This circuit has given birth to many riders including me,” said Gusti Agung Kenceng Ramakrishnan, 40, a former national racer when met amid his tryout.
According to the racer known as Gung Kenceng, a lot of riders with outstanding achievement had been given to birth at the circuit. Actually, if the government wanted, it could use the circuit for regional or national championship. Moreover, so far Bali had not owned a permanent circuit, defeated by Lombok. The Perancak circuit has been well-known among the crossers and riders. Every Kuningan holiday, the circuit regularly hosted a grass track racing and road race event. It was inseparable from the seriousness of the manager, Ngurah Hartono, to maintain the circuit. Even though there was no sponsor, the circuit owner remained to run the event.
When asked for his confirmation, this businessman from Negara having a wealth of experience in the world of entertainment and tourism acknowledged to be unable to maintain the road race circuit at Perancak because repair of the circuit required high budget. “Last Kuningan was probably the last (road race) because the condition is no longer possible and dangerous for racers,” said Hartono. Nevertheless, his party still held the grass track and off-road event. His party already provided flexibility to use the circuit for common event such as regional championship and provincial games, for example. However, condition of the track had been
destroyed and needed the attention from the government. “Rather than reckless racing on public road, it’s better to do it here. But it all depends on the government, we expect there will be an attention from the Bali and county government,” he explained. The circuit initiated in the 1980s was then very famous in the 1990s. Even, it was able to draw the interest of foreign travelers. In addition to motor racing, the event was also filled up with makepung or buffalo race becoming the iconic tradition of Jembrana. Unfortunately, in line with the passage of time, such kind of entertainment began to fade. (kmb26)
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Crown group offers Indonesians an opportunity invest in Australia
JAKARTA - Sydney-based Crown Group, a leading group in property development, investment, and management, is offering an opportunity to Indonesian nationals interested in investing in Australia’s property sector. “I am very optimistic about the potential being offered to Indonesian investors to invest in the property sector in Australia in 2015,” co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Group Iwan Sunito noted in a written statement on Monday. Iwan, an Indonesian who graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) degree and a Master’s degree in Construction Management, was awarded the UNSW Eric Daniels award for excellence in residential design in 1992. He noted that prospective investors should take into consideration three key factors before deciding to invest in Australia. Iwan pointed out that the three important factors are the competitive level of the Australian dollar against the US dollar, the Australian Central Bank’s policy to reduce the interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 2.25 percent on February 5, 2015, and the rate of growth in property values in 2014. According to Iwan, the recorded high growth in property values in Sydney in 2014 surpassed that noted in other major cities of Australia.
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According to the Domain Group’s report published on its website www.propertyobserver.com.au, the median house price for Sydney is now A$873,786, after a 14 percent hike in prices during 2014, while apartment prices rose 10 percent over the year to A$597,668. According to Domain Group’s senior economist Dr Andrew Wilson, the figures confirmed that the Sydney property market was in “hyperdrive” as it emerged as the outstanding performer, with 15-percent house price rise recorded in 2013. Most of Sydney’s growth was noted in the December quarter when the median house price increased by 4.1 percent. Melbourne’s house prices grew by just 0.6 percent over the December quarter, up annually by 3.4 percent to a A$610,470, according to Domain Group’s House Price Report. “It indicates that the property market in Sydney has a very bright future,” Iwan said, adding that the rapid growth of investment from Indonesia in Sydney is due to the significant presence of Indonesian students in the country. interested in investing in Australia’s property sector.
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Dedication and always do the best Among all the guests who have stayed or held a meeting at Adhi Jaya Hotel, this beautiful woman must be very well known. With a very friendly personality and always smiling when she met with the guests and relatives, strongly suggests that she was formed from the world of hospitality. She is Srijati who now in charged as Sales & Marketing Manager at Adhi Jaya Hotel. She is not a newcomer to the family of Adhi Jaya Hotel. She joined the resort which located in Jalan Kartika Plaza, Kuta since 2005 and began her career being a Waitress. Her ability to provide excellent services and the way she perform personalized approach in line with the Family Service concept to every guest makes him deeply understood about what exactly the guests needs during staying at the hotel. “Providing a more personalized service with a sense of family is very effective at making guests feels like home at Adhi Jaya Hotel” Srijati said. Since the end of 2010, she was promoted by the Management of Adhi Jaya Hotel to be assigned as Sales Executive in MICE Division. With the number of rooms and capacity of the meeting room at Adhi Jaya Hotel, creating a challenge for her about how to combine the ability to sell the Food & Beverage and rooms supported by the meeting facilities and excellent service from friendly staff. “An interesting challenge to
be able to do that with a great support by a team cohesiveness to provide excellent service so that to obtain maximum results as well,” she continued. Her dedication to Adhi Jaya Hotel make her go through all the way with optimal results. Early 2014’s she was confirmed as a Sales & Marketing Manager Adhi Jaya Hotel. An ideal career for an hotelier and certainly with greater responsibilities as well. But she always assumed that any responsibilities are challenges for her to do the best. “I always dedicate myself wherever I assigned and always try to do the best for the satisfaction of our guests and were able to bring the results expected by the company,” she said confidently. With the position and ability that she has now, did not change her personality as a polite, low profile but still uphold professionalism in working well with co-workers, business associates and also to all guests who staying at Adhi Jaya Hotel. (kmb)
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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Paul McCartney returns to Liverpool on new Europe tour
NEW YORK - Paul McCartney is extending a world tour with nine dates in Europe, including an emotional return to the Beatles’ native Liverpool and a headline appearance at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival. The 72-year-old British icon will play his first shows in his native country since 2012 with three shows in May in London, Birmingham and Liverpool, he said in a statement Friday. The first date -- on May 23 at The 02 -- will mark the former Beatle’s 50th show in London as a solo artist. McCartney will also be the major draw at Roskilde, one of Europe’s largest music events, in his first time AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Stephanie Blomkamp
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‘Chappie’ whirs to top of North American box office
LOS ANGELES - Artificial intelligence thriller “Chappie” about a robot that learns to think and feel, debuted at the top of the North American box office over the weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The droid, who is stolen from police and reprogrammed, stars alongside Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver in the dystopian romp, which took in $13.3 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. The film kicked last weekend’s top earner, con-artist flick “Focus,” into second place. The dark comedy, starring Will Smith as a crook who takes on a protege played by Margot Robbie, raked in $10 million. Debuting in third with $8.6 million was sequel “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” featuring an all-star, if aging, cast including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton and Richard Gere. The tale of retirees staying in an expanding hotel in Jaipur, India, also stars Dev Patel as the facility’s manager, in his second weekend box office debut.
Falling to fourth was British spy film “Kingsman: The Secret Service” with $8.3 million, while children’s animated romp “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” trailed behind with $7 million. Racy bondage tale “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which saw a record February opening, meanwhile slid into sixth place. The erotic tale of billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and his sadomasochistic relationship with college graduate Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) took in $5.6 million. Kevin Costner sport drama “McFarland, USA,” the story of a small-town cross-country team made of students from immigrant families, was in seventh place with $5.3 million in its third week out. Landing in eighth with $5.1 million was horror flick “The Lazarus Effect,” about medical students who discover a way to bring people back to life. Teen comedy “The Duff” fell one spot to ninth, pulling in $4.9 million. And Vince Vaughn comedy “Unfinished Business” debuted to the tune of $4.8 million, in tenth. (afp)
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in five years on the continent’s summer festival circuit. The other concerts will take place between June 5 and July 9 in Amsterdam, Marseille, Oslo, Paris and Stockholm -- all cities he has not hit on the “Out There” tour that opened in May 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Organizers recently announced that McCartney will also headline the Firefly Music Festival, a growing music event in the eastern US state of Delaware. The “Out There” tour has been marked by giant screens and pyrotechnics, with McCartney playing a range of Beatles classics as well as newer songs. (afp)
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Gothic Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian rock Givenchy in Paris PARIS — Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian were the queens of the night at Givenchy’s starstudded dusk show in Paris, rocking all-black Givenchy outfits side-by-side as Kanye West, also in black, lurked in the back. The remaining celebrity attendees, actresses Jessica Chastain, Amanda Seyfried and Noomi Rapace just didn’t stand a chance. Other shows were all about creature comforts, with Kenzo
treating bleary-eyed guests to coffee and cookies and singer Lorde, who’s sold over 17 million records at the tender age of 18, took a moment to relax, shying away from interviews in the new spring sun inside the Grand Palais. The newly-blond Kardashian wore a figure-hugging jumpsuit, with black lacing over a very revealing cleavage, hugging and smiling Perry who stayed demure in a loose black lace shawl. (ap)
Silversmith center since Dutch period
Now, Celuk only a memory A silversmith made silver accesories on his studio. Now, the silver craftsmen here are having a hard time passing on their knowledge to the next generation.
GIANYAR - At his home on Jalan Jagaraga, Celuk village, Sukawati, recently, Wayan Suweta was seen sitting in front of a long table illuminated by a fluorescent light. When approached, he was still focused on installing a gemstone ornament in a silver ring. AP Photo/Jacques Brinon
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The 63-year-old man is one of the few people in Celuk who is still working as a silversmith. “I’m working on this order of a ring,” he said while adjusting his glasses. The 2x3 meter room serves as Wayan Suweta’s studio, where he produces various kinds of silver handicrafts. Four tables that were formerly used by his employees to sit at while they produced silver works, are now collecting dust. Only one table, on which is placed a variety of tools, is still being used to make silverworks. “My employees are no longer working here.
Because there are so few orders, they can simply work from home if need be,” he said. Wayan went on to tell the story of Celuk. Under the Dutch administration, around 1915, Celuk village area had become the center for silversmithing in Bali. At that time, people only produced ritual objects such as cap, ceraka and cangku. Around 1935, silversmiths here started making jewelry used by kings and Dutch officials. “At that time, the invaders also introduced our craft works to local kings such as the king of Gianyar because only
the Dutch had access to the king at that time,” he said. From 1966, Bali was increasingly open to the outside world. As a result, more and more travellers came to Bali, especially to Celuk village, to look for silverworks. “The arrival of foreign travellers, coincided with the Dutch effort to introduce silver products to Europeans,” Wayan explained. The silversmiths of Celuk village experienced rapid development. By 1970, Celuk craftsmen could export their silverworks overseas. At that time he said, the designs of necklaces; bracelets and earrings by the artisans at Celuk village were in great demand. This golden period went on into the 1990s. “During this golden period, the silver crafts
were often on back-order for travelers or businessmen,” he reminisced with a smile. Around 1995, jewelry products from countries such as Thailand, China and India began to enter onto the world market, creating competition for Celuk craftsmen. Coupled with the Bali bombing incidents (I and II), the sale of silverworks produced by Celuk village was began to suffer. “Ever since then, both individual craftsmen and art shops in Celuk have been on the wane, with only very few surviving,” he said. Now, the silver craftsmen here are having a hard time passing on their knowledge to the next generation. Suweta admitted that was in part because of a gap in the passing on of the tradition. Since
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his childhood Wayan was commanded by his parents to make silverworks after school. However being lenient with his own children has meant that they have not learned the craft, even though they are now wanting to continue this tradition. “Right now, my sons are indeed willing to continue my business but they cannot make silverworks,” he said. Continued on page 6 News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.