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Coen brothers to jointly head Cannes festival jury
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But the Coens are used to collaborating closely, having shared directing and writing duties on all of their films over the past three decades. The siblings are also Cannes darlings, having presented seven of their 16 features at the French Riviera showcase event. They picked up the festival’s top Palme d’Or prize for “Barton Fink” in 1991, its runner-up Grand Jury Prize for “Inside Llewyn Davis” in 2013, and its Best Director award for “Fargo” (1996) and “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001). The wry humour of their screenplays, their demanding production standards, and the outstanding cinematography they bring to bear on their movies have won a slew of awards in other competitions -- most notably the Oscars, where their “No Country for Old Men” cleaned up in several categories including Best
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The file photo showed Directors Ethan Coen and director Joel Coen attend the ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ photocall during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2013 in Cannes, France.
Picture in 2007. “The Coens incarnate a certain ‘auteur’ filmmaking that is universal and with wide appeal, full of humour and totally original in their way of looking at the world,” the director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, told AFP. Joel, 60, and Ethan, 57, take over running the Cannes jury from last year’s president Jane Campion, the New Zealand director of “The Piano”. The other members of the jury have not been announced yet, but Cannes’s organisers like to bring in filmmakers and actors of note from different regions around the world. The Cannes Film Festival’s official selection of movies competing for the Palme d’Or top prize is also usually an eclectic list ranging across themes and borders. The line-up is usually announced the month before the festival opens. If the Coen brothers’ filmography is anything to by, though, dark humour and offbeat characters or situations would be appealing traits they would be looking for. They have also increasingly been attracting Hollywood stars to their own films. George Clooney, for instance, has already appeared in three of their movies -- “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, “Intolerable Cruelty” and “Burn After Reading”. He is appearing in a fourth Coen brothers film due to come out next year, “Hail, Caesar!”, with Josh Brolin, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson.
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Realizing tourism village in North Badung not easy
PARIS - The Coen brothers, the award-winning American directors of “No Country for Old Men”, “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski”, are to jointly head this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury, the organisers announced Tuesday. Joel and Ethan Coen will be copresidents of the panel of filmmakers and actors who will judge the 20-orso films in the main competition event of the festival, which will run May 13-24, according to a statement. “We are very happy to be coming back to Cannes,” the brothers were quoted as saying in the organisers’ statement, which was in French. The two directors added they were “especially happy at the opportunity being given to us to see films from around the entire world”. They stressed that Cannes “has always played an important role for us”, since the beginning of their careers. “Being presidents of the jury this year is even more of an honour in that we’ve never been presidents of anything before.” It is the first time the Cannes jury will be jointly headed by two people.
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This Feb. 16, 2012 file photo shows singer Mick Jagger, right, with designer L’Wren Scott after her Fall 2012 collection was modeled during Fashion Week, in New York. Jagger has established a scholarship in honor of his late girlfriend, fashion designer Scott.
Mick Jagger starts scholarship in honor of L’Wren Scott
DENPASAR - The desire to revise the spatial plan of the North Badung from tourism supporting region into a combination of conservation and agro-tourism poses an advanced measure. However, according to Dr. Sudjana Budhi, the policy to reduce income inequality between the North Badung and South Badung would be difficult to be realized. “Establishment of tourism, agroindustry and eco-tourism village is not easy to be realized in order to also achieve other goals, namely
conservation and land conversion,” said Chairman of the Center for Economic and Business Data Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, in Denpasar. According to him, Badung government should formulate a detailed plan to establish community economic zones that should not be touched by the interests of big capital. If the North Badung region was not entirely handed over to the ability of local people to manage tourism, there would be a risk where
the government would pay much for the impact of land conversion and the destruction of nature conservation. “If the Badung government formulates the revision of Spatial Plan pursuant to the rules of utilization physically, then the North Badung will be stuck with the risk of land conversion and the risk of damage to nature conservation,” he said. He explained that opening spatial layout for community-based economic activities needed a masterplan with the support of protec-
tion for public interests, so that the spatial planning could be made concrete with regional bylaw (Perda) as legality of the parties to protect the interests because opening up the open space in North Badung would have the potential to kindle a struggle for land investments among investors, so that the initial goal to give a space to a lot of people could not be materialized. Earlier, Deputy Chairman I of the Badung House, I Ketut Suiasa, accompanied by Deputy Chairman II, I Made Sunarta, in a meeting
revealed that the executive and legislative agreed on several issues related to the spatial arrangement of North Badung where one of which was that North Badung remained to be preserved as conservation and buffer zone as well as agricultural zone. However, the existence of inequality related to community progress and welfare in the North Badung South Badung could not be ignored. 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.
NEW YORK — Mick Jagger has established a scholarship in honor of his late girlfriend, fashion designer L’Wren Scott. The scholarship will allow one master’s degree student per year over a period of three years to attend the elite Central Saint Martins, the London-based college announced this weekend. Scott, who committed suicide last March at age 49, had been close to a former course director at Central Saint Martins, the late Louise Wilson. Fabio Piras, the current course director of MA Fashion, says in a statement that he was “very grateful to receive this extremely generous scholarship package.” The grant covers tuition and some living expenses. (ap)
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Tourists visit one of tourism villages in Bali Island. The desire to revise the spatial plan of the North Badung from tourism supporting region into a combination of conservation and agro-tourism poses an advanced measure.
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County government promises to help with promotion for 1 year
GIANYAR -The government of Gianyar is still cautious in approving the application submitted by Singakerta customary village for a grant for the art market building. The county government prefers to try an empowerment strategy, promising to help promote the Singakerta art market throughout 2015. events, these will be held at Singakerta market. “Such efforts will start this year. If promotion of the market does not work, the grant requested by the customary village will be processed” he said. As reported previously, the grant approval by the county government must be done in accordance to the process of Regulation No. 96/2007 of the Minister of Finance, concerning the Procedures of Implementation, Usage, Utilization and Handover of State owned Property. The decision by the government to try to improve conditions of the market through promotion, was taken as a means to avoid any mishandling of the grant. The Singakerta Market or Ubud Market II was built with funding
Singakerta Art Market in Gianyar obtained from the merchants at Ubud Market during recent renovations there. However, the funds provided by merchants from the Ubud Market were handed over to the local government in the development process. Thus, the building built with these funds is an asset of the county government,
he said. The Singakerta art market built on land owned by the customary village covers an area of approximately 1 hectare. Though built in 2012, it has only been operating effectively since August 1, 2013. The market was initially built to accommodate the merchants from
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Ubud art market whose building was being renovated. As a consequence, the number of kiosks and stalls built at the Singakerta market corresponds to the number of merchants from the original Ubud market, namely 76 stalls and 218 kiosks. Most of them have already been closed. (kmb16)
People tend to choose 3-kg canister amid price of 12-kg LPG downs TABANAN - After having increased to IDR 131,000 on January 5, 2015, the price of the 12-kg LPG canister has now dropped. Obvisouly 12-kg canister
dealers like the Sanjiwani Pancoran agency in Tabanan are confused about how to price orders made before the price reduction. According to owner,
The LPG seller is loading it to the car.
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Kamandalu Resort and Spa
To empower Singakerta art market
On Monday (Jan 19), the team of Assistant II to the Regional Secretary in charge of Economic and Development Affairs, Ketut Suweta, conducted a site inspection. This followed observations of the Singakerta art market made some time ago by he and other Gianyar. Despite the good condition of the bulding and ample parking space observed around building, the market remains quite. “It is very unfortunate”, said Ketut Suweta. Results of the meeting with the team under the Assistant II, determined that he first step to be taken by county government would be to introduce the Singakerta art market to the public, by organizing some promotional events onsite. Also when relevant agencies have
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Made Gede Budiana, the price of the 12-kg canister had decreased to IDR 126,000 from the previous price at IDR 129,000. Having three outstanding orders of 396 canisters paid for at the previous price at IDR 131,000, he stands to suffer losses worth about IDR 1.9 million or more. “The price difference is about IDR 5,000 per canister. So, when we calculate, the total number of canisters having been ordered from Pertamina, the price difference amounts to IDR 1.9 million more”, he said. When asked about refunds from Pertamin for the price difference, Budiana he had heard nothing yet. It was the first time that there has been a price decline for the 12-kg LPGs. “The price generally rises,
and in that case, if we have already placed an order and the price goes up, the employer usually pays the outstanding amount to Pertamina. However, in the case of excess payment, we don’ known whether there will be a refund from Pertamina” explained Budiana. Based on his experience in the field, although the price had gone already gone down, people still peffer to the use of 3-kg LPG. According to Budiana, the demand for 12-kg canister will not experience a significant increase with the decrease in the priceunless the price of LPG was lowered to IDR 118,000. “The current decline is not significant enough for people to change their habits. So, people still prefer to use the 3-kg LPG,” said Budiana.
Currently his company has ordered around 800 canisters of 12-kg LPG while there has beeen an 87 percent decline in demand since the initial price hike. Fluctuations in the price of LPG will inevitably affect the selling price on the ground, especially at the level of retailers. Because the price at retailers is not set in same way as it is by the agency or at the distribution base, there is concern that there could be considerable discrepancies in profit margins that would certainly have a negative impact on society. To avoid such wide margins, Budiana suggests that consumers only purchase LPG directly from distribution bases. “The distribution chain is shorter so that the range of selling prices set will not be so wide”, he said. (kmb24)
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UBUD - Kamandalu Resort Hotel & Spa is a five-star boutique resort built on green hills with the views of rice fields and a stunning nature. As one of the pioneers in the area of Ubud resort, the Kamandalu Resort Hotel & Spa has just beautified the resort atmosphere by renovating the restaurant and lobby. Resident Manager, Deasy Swandarini, conveyed the renovation was held in stages starting from the main building and restaurant. Not only that, the resort also upgrade the service, open a new lobby, and introduce new wedding decoration, uniform and logo. The renovation and rebranding, said Deasy, was in an effort to maintain the beauty without leaving the concept of a village atmosphere, in addition to increasing the resort occupancy. “Both the renovation and rebranding will be gradually forged for maximum results,” she explained. If the atmosphere remained unexploited, said Deasy, it meant the impression felt by guests would be definitely positive. By that way, the first guests or repeaters would get a different and interesting experience, namely feel happy and amazed. “Our current occupancy reaches an average of 80 percent with the main markets of Europe, Australia and China. The resort also has meeting room facilities, so we also draw many expatriates of Asia-Pacific,” she explained.
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The Kamandalu Resort Hotel & Spa is built on a land area of 3.5 hectares. It is conveniently located in the heart of Ubud tourism and within one hour drive’s from the Ngurah Rai International Airport. Besides, it is also close to Monkey forest attraction, traditional market, art shops, money changers and Ubud Palace. The property offers seven types of
villas with the uniqueness of its own such as the Ubud Chalet, Garden Villa, Pool Villa, Deluxe Pool Villa, Two-Bedroom Pool Villa, Junior Presidential Villa and Presidential Villa. Meanwhile, the facility consists of Petulu Restaurant, Cempaka Kafe, Kodok Club, Swim-up Bar, Villa Dining, meeting room, Traditional Kamandalu Spa, adult and children pool.
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Developing good image
Become a Public Relations (PR) in Hotel Santika Kuta is new experience for Erlina Dewi. The woman from Klungkung which initially have the status of Executive Secretary of the hotel, required by the management as PR in Charge. According Erlina, those two jobs are interesting challenges. Thus, she can increase her competence, her self confidence. “Learning by doing, where in one company I can learn new knowledge,” said the woman who have cooking as a hobby. For 4 years, the woman who was born on December 5, 1983, has been carrying out her duties very well and discipline. It is also taken into consideration of the hotel to give her the trust. “I become PR in Charge from March 2014. The most important, I want to give maximum working, do the work on time, thorough and always coordinate with others team,” said Erlina friendly. As a PR, she will always support professionalism, build a good image and to be exemplary role model for her friends. “For the young generation who are involved in tourism industry, do not ever be afraid to try. Moreover, in this globalization era, the technology has developed very fast. So let’s take advantage of technology to improve the knowledge and the quality of ourselves,” she added. (ocha)
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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.
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Tag Heuer changes tune, now looking at smartwatches
New talking robot Sota, right, talks with fellow talking robots CommU, left and center, during a press event at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Miraikan in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. Ishiguro, the scientist behind the new talking robot in Japan says people should stop expecting robots to understand them, and instead try to chime in with robotic conversations. Ishiguro’s 28-centimer (11-inch) tall button-eyed Sota, which stands for “social talker,” is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and won’t be trying too hard to understand human speech — the major, and often frustrating, drawback of companion robots. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Japan to sell talking robots that won’t try to make sense
TOKYO — The scientist behind a new talking robot in Japan says people should stop expecting robots to understand them, and instead try to chime in with robotic conversations. Hiroshi Ishiguro’s 28-centimer (11-inch) tall button-eyed Sota, which stands for “social talker,” is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and won’t be trying too hard to understand human speech — the major, and often frustrating, drawback of companion robots. Sota, shown to reporters at a Tokyo museum Tuesday, goes on sale in July at under 100,000 yen ($850) each. To fully enjoy its features, one would have to buy at least two of them, although people can buy just one. “Don’t stop at just two. Please buy three or four,” said Ishiguro, a professor at Osaka University, who has previously shown a variety of robots that look eerily human, including one that’s his double. Ishiguro also demonstrated a more elaborate robot CommU, which stands for communication unity. It will cost five times as much as Sota. The news conference to introduce
Sota and CommU was led by two other humanoids, which appeared to talk with the two newest additions to Japan’s robot pantheon. Robot maker Vstone, which simplified Ishiguro’s research to come up with commercial products, expects to sell 3,000 Sota robots in the first year, mostly to businesses. They could be used for tasks such as drawing attention to products on display. Japan is a leading maker of robots, and its repertoire has ranged from industrial robots to whimsical toys. Internet and telecommunications company Softbank Corp. will start selling Pepper, a humanoid it claims is designed to read human emotions, in Japan next month for 198,000 yen ($1,700), possibly heralding the era of everyday robots here. Ishiguro said the idea behind Sota and CommU was similar to watching chattering children. An adult joining such a conversation would have low
expectations and be engaging in dialogue for the fun, he said. CommU is designed to make eye contact with rolling eyeballs, a feature Ishiguro believes is important to make conversations feel real. In a demonstration, one CommU said to another CommU, “Do you know Denmark?” It replied: “I love Denmark,” to which the first said, “I love Denmark, too.” Ishiguro insists the robots can do more than just agree with each other, and can be programmed to carry on various kinds of conversations, including confrontational chatter. But the main point is that people should stop expecting robots to live up to human expectations or merely do useful chores. “Voice recognition has always been very difficult for robots,” Ishiguro said. “Human beings should instead adjust to what robots can do.” (ap)
LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, Switzerland - Barely a few months after dismissing Apple’s smartwatch, the new chief executive of luxury Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer conceded Tuesday that such a hi-tech gadget might after all have a place in his firm’s line-up. “Initially, we were all a bit reticent,” Jean-Claude Biver told reporters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Swiss city at the centre of the watchmaking industry. But he insisted that any new technology would not dilute the company’s reputation for making luxury goods that last. “We will only make smartwatches if we are the best, different and unique,” he said. Biver, an industry legend who leads the watch division of Tag Heuer’s owners LVMH, was appointed to head the Swiss brand on an interim basis last week following the departure of Stephane Linder. He refused to divulge what Tag Heuer was planning, but said it would divide its research and development department so that one side could focus on technological innovation. Any smartwatch would have to be developed through a partnership, perhaps with a university or a special-
ist firm. Company vice-president Guy Semon would not be drawn on whether such a project might include a deal with a big US technology groups such as Google or Intel. “We’re casting a wide net and looking at very big companies,” said Semon, who was formerly head of Tag Heuer’s research and development. He added that he viewed smartwatches as a bigger challenge than the introduction of quartz watches in the 1970s, a development which plunged Swiss watchmaking into a major crisis. Tag Heuer is already undergoing changes. In September, the company laid off 46 Swiss employees and another 49 had their contracts suspended because of sluggish sales. The firm said it wanted to concentrate on its core business, scrapping products such as telephones and accessories, although maintaining its line of sunglasses. When the Apple Watch was unveiled in September, Biver insisted it would have no impact on the high end of the watch industry. “Luxury is eternal, it is perennial. It is not something that becomes worthless after five years,” he had said. (afp)
Google expects public in driverless cars in 2 to 5 years
DETROIT — The head of selfdriving cars for Google expects real people to be using them on public roads in two to five years. Chris Urmson says the cars would still be test vehicles, and Google would collect data on how they interact with other vehicles and pedestrians. Google is working on sensors to detect road signs and other vehicles, and software that analyzes all the data. The small, bulbous cars without steering wheels or pedals are being tested at a Google facility in California. Urmson wouldn’t give a date for putting driverless cars on roads en masse, saying that the system has to be safe enough to work properly. He told reporters Wednesday at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit that Google doesn’t know yet how it will make money on the cars. Urmson wants to reach the point where his test team no longer has to pilot the cars. “What we really need is to get to the point where we’re learning about how people interact with it, how they are using it, and how can we best bring that to market as a product that people care for,” he said. Google Inc., which is based in
Mountain View, California, may face state regulatory hurdles depending on where it chooses to test the cars in public. Under legislation that Google persuaded California lawmakers to pass in 2012, self-driving cars must have a steering wheel and pedals. Several other states have passed laws formally allowing autonomous cars on public roads without that restriction. The company in December announced that it had a fully functioning prototype that’s been driving on its test track. It hoped to see the cars on the road in northern California this year, but they would have to have safety drivers and temporary manual controls. Google also confirmed that it has hired Roush Enterprises Inc., a Detroit-area company that designs and builds prototypes for the auto industry, to build 150 prototype Google autonomous cars. Urmson said Google is making laser and other sensors for the cars smaller and less costly. He predicted that the cars would fail at some point on public roads, but said Google’s cars have been driven more than 700,000 miles on public roads without causing a crash. (ap)
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Fuel prices down again
Organda Bali insists on not lowering tariff
DENPASAR - The Land Transportation Organization (Organda) of Bali still insisted on not revising the tariff of public transportation following the fuel price. The government already announced the new price of Premium fuel on Monday morning (Jan 19) in Java and Madura at IDR 6,700 per liter, while in Bali at IDR 7,000 per liter. Chairman of the Organda Bali, Ketut Edy Dharma Putra, quibbled that his party did not lower the tariff because the adjustment made in the previous fuel price hike only raised the tariff of public transportation at the range of 10-15 percent. Actually, when calculated based on the vehicle operating cost, the tariff increase following the last fuel price hike should be 30 percent. “We see the purchasing power of consumers, so that we did not raise the tariff by 30 percent, but only a maximum of 15 percent. So far, the tariff remains the same and no evaluation has been made,” said Ketut Edy. According to him, determination of the transportation tariff was influenced by several components such as fuel with a share of 25 percent, spare part (45 percent), indirect costs such as insurance, building and employees (20 percent) and profit (10 percent). “From the
components, we got the figure 30 percent, but we could only set the tariff at 15 percent. Thus, if there is a new decline, the tariff must be re-evaluated,” he said. He estimated there were no public transport management companies nationwide that would reduce their tariff. On that account, the increase in tariff made some time ago had not been comparable to the impact of fuel price hike. Meanwhile, the Rector of Undiknas University, Prof. Gede Sri Darma, DBA, admitted the increase in fuel prices would have an impact on the price of basic commodities due to rising transportation costs. “When the price of gasoline increases, the prices of staples and transportation traffic also rise, but when gasoline downed they did not follow it. Indeed, this phenomenon often occurs,” he said. He mentioned that people’s behavior in daily life was dif-
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The Land Transportation Organization (Organda) of Bali still insisted on not revising the tariff of public transportation following the fuel price. ficult to lower the price if it had gone up. The mindset of always obtaining convenience had been well established. “When the
price of fuel goes up, people make demonstration everywhere. But when the price of fuel goes down, the price of commodities
Bali exports cocoa to five countries
DENPASAR - Community plantations in Bali have exported cocoa to five countries such as the United States, England, Finland, Malaysia, and Australia. “The farmers in Bali are benefited by the tourists visiting the islands as some of them are also doing business in Bali,” I. Dewa Made Buana Duwuran, the head of Bali’s Plantation Office, stated. He remarked that besides the five countries, France is also interested in importing cocoa from Bali. According to Made Buana, cocoa contributed US$1.7 million in foreign exchange for the period between January and August 2014. Cocoa is a new trading commodity that is harvested by the Balinese farmers. Before exporting cocoa, Bali had exported coffee and vanilla. Data obtained from Bali’s Industry and Trading Office revealed that the foreign exchange generated by community plantations reached US$1.7 million during the January-August 2014 period. This amount increased by 96 percent as compared to US$907 thousand reported during the same period last year. The trading volume of cacao reached 1,059 tons IBP/Wira Sanjiwani or equal to US$978,375, while coffee 117 tons or US$796,513, and vanilla 69 tons or US$2,415 Community plantations in Bali have exported cocoa to five countries such as the United States, England, Finland, Malaysia, and Australia. between January and August 2014. (ant)
never wants to go down, while demonstrators keep silent. This mindset should be changed,” he concluded. (kmb27)
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Fugitive murderer of British citizen arrested
DENPASAR - The hunt for the fugitive murderer who killed Robert Kevin Ellis, 60, a British citizen, yielded another good result for the Bali Police Criminal and Violence Unit. One of the suspects, Adolf Malo Rangga, 34, who was involved the murder of the Australian passportholding traveler was arrested at his hideout in West Sumba, NTT, Sunday (Jan 18). Spokesperson for the Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto, when asked about the case, on Monday (Jan 19) confirmed the arrest of Rangga by the Criminal and Violence Unit led
by Pande Sugiarta. The arrest was in part thanks to the Loura Subdistrict Police, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police. “The suspect was arrested early Sunday morning and is still
be detained (in West Sumba-Ed., said Wiyanto. Up until last Monday, suspect was still being interrogated by police officers. Police are still de-
veloping the case, in order to track down the hideout of suspect MT. “The suspect Rangga is temporarily entrusted to the local police station. Now, we’re hunting down another suspect (MT—Ed) alleged be the executor of the murder”, he said. As reported two months ago, police arrested two of Rangga’s colleagues, namely Urbanus Yoh
BANGLI – Access to the internet is now considered a necessity for all members of a society. Aside for being used for communication, it is also intended for public services. Although most of Balinese society has access to and regularly uses the internet, there are several areas in Bangli that remain without access to high-speed internet. The Head of the Bangli Transportation, Communication and Informatics Agency, Gede Arta,
when asked, did not deny the existence of such condition. He admitted that some villages in Bangli were still unable to access the internet without constant interuptions. Most of these villages wae located in the area behind the hills and in some regions of West Kintamani. According to Gede Arta, access the Internet is made difficult by the hilly geography of Bangli County that prevents base transceiver sta-
tion from transmitting beyond the hills. ”Even if we allow shared access to these towers, the signal simply cannot reach certain areas”, he explained. The inferior quality of the cellular signals is another condition that has been recognized by the Division Head of Post, Telecommunications and Informatics of Bangli, Wayan Sampurna, some time ago. He admitted that until now, some villages have very
unstable cellular signals, making access to communication intermittent at best. However, he could not give an exact data regarding which villages suffer weak signal strength. Results of observation made by the Transportation, Communications and Informatics Agency however, mentioned that there were two subdistricts whose signal strength was weak, namely Kintamani and Tembuku.
Ghoghi and Yohanes Sairo Kodu aka Yonis in West Sumba, NTT. Police were forced to paralyze one of the suspects with hot bullets as he was armed with an arrow and threatening to attack the officer. With the arrest of Rangga, police have arrested a total of seven suspects related to this case. (kmb36)
Area behind hills still no access to internet
Due to the inferior quality of cellular signals, Sampurna said that his party would conduct a survey on the condition of cellular signal strength in villages thoughtout the area. For this data collection process, his party would also ask for the cooperation of subdistrict heads in communicating information about the internet network connections to other headmen through regular subdistrict meetings. (ina)
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
International
Opposition turns violent inside Nepal parliament, on streets
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Opposition politicians threw chairs and attacked the parliamentary speaker during a violent general strike in Nepal on Tuesday that was aimed at blocking the government from pushing through a draft of a new constitution. The Constituent Assembly began meeting at 2 a.m. Tuesday, and the violence started when opposition members tried to stop Speaker Subash Nemwang from proposing the formation of a questionnaire committee, which precedes voting on the constitutional draft later in the week. They threw chairs, kicked over desks and tossed microphones at the speaker. In the tussle, several security guards were injured but the Assembly members suffered only bruises. The ruling coalition — which has support of two-thirds of the
members in the 605-member assembly — plans to push through the draft on Thursday. Opposition parties say any new constitution should be adopted only through consensus among all political parties. The alliance of 30 opposition parties called the general strike to protest, and shut down schools, transportation and shops. Supporters chanted anti-government slogans at rallies in the capital, Kathmandu, clashed with police set a dozen vehicles on fire when their owners defied the strike call. Police detained about 50 protesters who were trying to enforce the strike. Nepal has been attempting to draft a constitution since electing its first Constituent Assembly in 2008. The second assembly was elected in 2013 but disagreements among the political parties continue to hamper progress.(ap)
Decrease of fuel price shows no impact on price of groceries
The groceries seller is seen in Banyuasri Market in Buleleng Regency
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SINGARAJA - Declining fuel prices have still had no significant impact on the price of essential commodities in the market of Banyuasri, Buleleng. Traders are still selling products at the old price. 60 year-old Gusti Ayu Oka, for example, is still selling her merchandise for the same price as before the decrease in fuel prices. The same is true of other merchants who show no signs of lowering their prices. She said that she sells rice for IDR 10,000 per kilogram up from the IDR 9,000 per kilo before the fuel price hike and shallot for IDR 20,000 up from IDR 17,000 per kilogram. Oka complained about the lack of buyers at Banyuasri adding that because her stall is located far inside the market shoppers are reluctant to go all the way in. “There are also fewer shoppers the market itself is located behind Banyuasri terminal,” she said on Monday (Jan 19). In another area of the market, the price of groceries such red rice increased from IDR 22,000 to IDR 23,000, while glutinous rice remained stable at IDR 15,000, cooking oil at IDR 11,000 per liter, sugar at IDR 10,000 per kilogram, while brown sugar depending on type and quality remain in the range of IDR 13,000 to IDR 25,000. “The price of basic necessities remains normal. There has been no significant decline in prices since the decline in fuel prices,” said Ni Nengah Merta, a grocery merchant at Banyuasri Market. (kmb34)
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Myanmar Buddhist monks shout slogans as they march to protest against a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly calling on Myanmar to grant citizenship to Rohingya, Friday, Jan.16, 2015, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Myanmar releases prominent Rohingya political prisoner
YANGON, Myanmar — Rights groups welcomed the release of a prominent Rohingya Muslim doctor who was arrested while trying to calm rioters during sectarian violence in western Myanmar, but noted Tuesday scores of political prisoners remain behind bars. The case against Tun Aung, sentenced to 17 years in prison following what was considered an unfair trial, received widespread international attention.
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Nepalese protesters stop a tourist vehicle during a general strike called by alliance of 30 party led by Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015.
He was accused of inciting violence between Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists in June 2012, though rights groups and witnesses said the medical doctor and respected community leader was asked by authorities to try to intervene but was unable to stop the violence. Bo Kyi, co-founder of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP), said Aung was released Monday. Myanmar has freed more than
1,000 political prisoners since former military rulers handed over power four years ago, a move that has smoothed the former pariah state’s international rehabilitation. But jails continue to be filled up with hundreds of peaceful protesters, journalists and farmers who stood up against land grabs by the rich and powerful. “Everyone incarcerated for their beliefs should be freed unconditionally and immediately,” said Aung Myo Min, executive director
of Equality Myanmar, adding the government “releases a few political prisoners, and then arrests a few more.” It’s like a “hostage-swap,” he said. Though years were sliced from Aung’s sentence through regular amnesties and presidential pardons, international pressure appeared to provide the the final push. UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, met Aung in Insein prison during her visit to the country last week.(ap)
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TOKYO — The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for global growth over reporters in Beijing in a briefing the next two years, warning Tuesday that weakness in most major economies will trump gains broadcast online. The advanced economies are from lower oil prices. The IMF’s report was released as China reported its slowest growth in forecast to expand by 2.4 percent 24 years. The IMF downgraded projections it issued in October by 0.3 percentage point each, predicting global growth at 3.5 percent this year and 3.7 percent in 2016. But even with those reductions, the world economy will be growing faster than in 2014, when the IMF estimates it expanded 3.3 percent.
Much of the momentum is coming from an accelerating recovery in the U.S., the world’s largest economy. China reported Tuesday that its economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent last year, the weakest expansion since 1990, compounding the challenges for the country’s communist leaders as they try to
International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Beijing, China Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
more than offset by persistent negative forces, including the lingering legacies of the crisis and lower potential growth in many countries,” in 2015, a smidgen higher than Blanchard said. earlier thought, and at the same Diminished expectations for overhaul the economy. Europe, Japan and Russia are rate in 2016. Growth in develop- many economies are discouraging also logging slower growth, while ing economies is forecast to slip to investment, which in turn is under4.3 percent from an estimated 4.4 mining potential future growth, the the U.S. is a rare bright spot. “The recovery in the U.S. is percent in 2014, but then recover report said. Blanchard described Russia’s outlook as “quite bleak” quite strong and therefore it will to 4.7 percent in 2016. “New factors supporting growth and said the slower growth in China continue, despite the appreciation of the dollar,” Olivier Blanchard, — lower oil prices, but also depre- would hurt nations it imports from, the IMF’s director of research, told ciation of the euro and yen — are especially in Asia. “The most obvious risks involve stagnation in the eurozone, or Japan, or both,” Blanchard said. Massive monetary and fiscal stimulus have yet to trigger strong corporate spending in Japan, where companies are pessimistic about a rebound in consumer demand because of the country’s shrinking and aging population. Still, the 55 percent plunge in oil prices in U.S. dollar terms since September is raising the purchasing power of consumers and businesses in Japan and many countries, while also raising demand among oil importers. It also reduces pressure on central banks to raise interest rates to cool inflation. That presents a “complicated mosaic” of implications, Blanchard said, with some countries reaping windfalls in energy savings while others face smaller tax and export revenue. Overall, weaker prices for oil and other commodities are sapping growth prospects for countries in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa — especially Nigeria and South Africa — and Latin America. China’s slowdown will stunt AP Photo/Andy Wong Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in growth throughout developing Asia. (ap)
Davos forum founder urges unity against ‘dangerous’ risks
DAVOS, Switzerland — World leaders must do a better job of coordinating their actions if they want to effectively combat the menace of terrorism and the grave risks from conflicts and volatility around the globe, the founder of the World Economic Forum said Monday. Speaking on the eve of an annual gathering of the world’s financial and political elites in Switzerland’s
Davos, Klaus Schwab also told The Associated Press that the big risk now is the world moving into a cycle of deflation. Worries about the global economy’s strength and falling oil prices have weighed down major market indexes since the start of the year. One major concern is whether the recent slump in oil prices will lead to other problems, such as deflation, a downward spiral in prices
that could put companies out of business. Schwab, a Swiss economist, said international teamwork is necessarily both to generate economic growth and combat terrorism. “Terror cannot be combatted on a national basis; it needs international cooperation. But also economic growth can only be generated if we coordinate our actions,” he said ahead of the summit at the Swiss
mountain resort, organized by the WEF. “I hope the necessary awareness to address those issues in a coordinated and decisive way — that this attitude is nourished here,” he said. As the first arrivals among the 2,500 people expected at Davos began to trickle in, Oxfam International said in a report that the richest 1 percent of the population
will own more than half the world’s wealth by 2016. The share of global wealth among the world’s richest people rose to 48 percent last year, up from 44 percent in 2009, according to Oxfam. Schwab said the forum warned about this trend five years ago and it remains one of the major issues before participants, who must combine job creation with corporate and social responsibility. (ap)
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Former house commission chief questioned over alleged draft case
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned ex-chairman of the in jail and could be fined up to Rp1 House of Representatives’ Commission VII Sutan Bhatoegana in an alleged case of gratification billion. The gratification case came to at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Tuesday. “I do not want to give any comment. The questioning is just normal,” Sutan said shortly after arriving at the KPK building here. Sutan will be questioned in the case against former secretary
general of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry identified as WK who has been named a suspect in the case. “Sutan will be questioned in the case against WK,” stated Priharsa Nugraha, the head of the KPK me-
dia and information section. On January 16, 2014, the KPK named WK a suspect on charges of receiving gratification related to activities at the ministry. In case found guilty, he could be sentenced to life imprisonment or 4-20 years
JAKARTA — Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors will not disturb its diplomatic ties with those countries. Jakarta brushed aside appeals by foreign leaders and executed six convicted drug traffickers over the weekend. One was an Indonesian woman and five were foreigners — men from Brazil, Malawi, Nigeria and the Netherlands and a Vietnamese woman. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said the Dutch and Brazil government have recalled their ambassadors for consultation, which he called a normal right of every nation. “Indonesia should not fear in upholding the law,” Nasir said. He repeated that Indonesia has been in a state of “drug emergency.” President Joko Widodo, who rejected clemency requests for all six convicts in December, refused a last-minute appeal by Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff and the Dutch government to spare their countrymen — Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 53, and Ang Kiem Soe, 52, of the Netherlands. Brazil’s Foreign Minister Maurio Vieira said that the executions “create a stain, a shadow in the bilateral relationship.” Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said the execution was “an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity.” The Nigerian government also protested that the execution took place “against the grain” of its excellent bilateral relations. Coordinator Minister for Political, Law and Security Tedjo Edhy was confident that executions would not disturb diplomatic relations, adding that executions of Indonesians abroad had no impact on diplomatic ties. Edhy guaranteed that Indonesia would not discriminate in imposing the death penalty. “The president has insisted that this is the decision of the state and therefore the origin
countries of the convicts, including those being executed, have to respect and honor our law,” Edhy said. Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago nation of 250 million people, has extremely strict drug laws and often executes smugglers. More than 138 people are on death row, mostly for drug crimes. About a third of them are foreigners. (ap)
Diplomatic appeals won’t stop drug executions
light after the KPK investigated the alleged case of bribery involving Chief of the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) Rudi Rubiandini. During the search conducted on the office of the former secretary general of the Energy and Mineral
Ambulance carrying the coffin containing the body of convicted drug traffickers that executed at Nusakambangan, leaves upon arrival at Wijayapura port in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors will not disturb its diplomatic ties with those countries.
Resources Ministry, the KPK found US$200 thousand in cash believed to be gratification money. Rudi has been sentenced to seven years in jail and fined Rp200 million. WK is under the KPK’s custody since December 18, 2014, for his alleged involvement in corruption cases related to maintenance of the secretariat office of the ministry.
No evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash
JAKARTA - Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had found no evidence so far that terrorism played a part in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month that killed all 162 people on board. Andreas Hananto told Reuters that his team of 10 investigators at the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) had found “no threats” in the cockpit voice recordings to indicate foul play during AirAsia Flight QZ8501. The Airbus A320-200 vanished from radar screens on Dec. 28, less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Indonesia’s second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. There were no survivors. When asked if there was any evidence from the recording that terrorism was involved, Hananto
said: “No. Because if there were terrorism, there would have been a threat of some kind.” “In that critical situation, the recording indicates that the pilot was busy with the handling of the plane.” Investigators said they had listened to the whole of the recording but transcribed only about half. “We didn’t hear any voice of other persons other than the pilots,” said Nurcahyo Utomo, another investigator. “We didn’t hear any sounds of gunfire or explosions. For the time being, based on that, we can eliminate the possibility of terrorism.” Utomo said that investigators could hear “almost everything” on the recording contained in one of the flight’s two “black boxes”. The
other is the flight data recorder, and both have been recovered from the wreckage at the bottom of the Java Sea. He declined to give details about what was said during the doomed flight’s final moments, citing Indonesian law. Indonesian authorities have said that bad weather was likely to have played a part in the disaster. According to Hananto, evidence also showed that an explosion was unlikely before the plane crashed, disputing a theory suggested by an official from the National Search and Rescue Agency last week. “From the (flight data recordings) so far, it’s unlikely there was an explosion,” Hananto said. “If there was, we would definitely know because certain parameters would
show it. There are something like 1,200 parameters.” The final minutes of the AirAsia flight were full of “sounds of machines and sounds of warnings” that must be filtered out to get a complete transcript of what was said in the cockpit, said Hananto, who has been an air safety investigator since 2009. The first half of the two-hour long cockpit voice recording has been transcribed. That includes audio from the previous flight and the beginning of Flight QZ8501, which crashed around 40 minutes after takeoff. The team, which is working with French, Singaporean and Chinese air safety investigators, hopes to finish transcribing the recording this week, Hananto said.
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With seven computers and various audio equipment, the small NTSC laboratory dedicated to the AirAsia investigation is split into two rooms; one for the cockpit voice recorder and the other for the flight data recorder. Analysis of the flight data recorder would take longer, Hananto said, because investigators were examining all 72 previous flights flown by the aircraft. Investigators hope to finish a preliminary report on the crash early next week. The full report could take up to a year, but will not include the entire cockpit voice transcript. “In Indonesia it remains undisclosed,” said Tatang Kurniadi, chief of the NTSC. “Just some important highlights will be included in the report.” (rtr)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
Japanese premier vows to save Islamic State group hostages
CAIRO — The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japan’s premier during his visit to the Middle East. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to save the men, saying: “Their lives are the top priority.” However, Abe and other Japanese officials declined to say whether they’d make the payment to save the men, identified in an extremist video released Tuesday as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa. The video, identified as being made by the Islamic State group’s al-Furqan media arm and posted on militant websites associated with the extremist group, mirrored other hostage threats it has made. Japanese officials said they would analyze the tape to verify its authenticity, though Abe offered no hesitation as he pledged to free the men while speaking to journalists in Jerusalem. “It is unforgivable,” said Abe, now on a six-day visit to the Middle East with more than 100 government officials and presi-
dents of Japanese companies. He added: “Extremism and Islam are completely different things.” In the video, the two men appear in orange jumpsuits like other hostages previously killed by the Islamic State group, which controls a third of Iraq and Syria. “To the prime minister of Japan: Although you are more than 8,000 and 500 kilometers (5,280 miles) from the Islamic State, you willingly have volunteered to take part in this crusade,” says the knife-brandishing militant in the video, who resembles and sounds like a British militant involved in other filmed beheadings. “You have proudly donated $100 million to kill our women and children, to destroy the homes of the Muslims.”
Abe said he would send Yasuhide Nakayama, a deputy foreign minister, to Amman, Jordan, to seek the country’s support and to resolve the hostage crisis. The premier also said the Israeli government, which Japan promised Sunday to cooperate with on counterterrorism, are sharing information to aid in the hostage crisis. The Israeli prime minister’s office declined to comment. Speaking in Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also declined to say whether Japan would pay the ransom. “If true, the act of threat in exchange of people’s lives is unforgivable and we feel strong indignation,” Suga told journalists. “We will make our utmost effort to win their release as soon as possible.”(ap)
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Australia raises terror threat level to ‘high’ for police CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s main domestic security agency on Tuesday raised the terrorist threat level against police from “medium” to “high” in response to recent international attacks targeting officers. The threat against police as assessed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization now equals the threat to the wider Australian community which was lifted to “high” in September last year, Australian Federal Police said in a statement. “High” is the second-highest level on a scale of four. Authorities haven’t explained why the risk to police in recent months was considered lower than the risk to the general public. “Recent events in France, Canada and Australia serve as a sobering reminder of the risks associated with policing,” the statement said. A gunman is suspected of killing a Paris police officer this month before taking several people hostage in a grocery store. Another two officers were injured while storming the store, leaving the gunman and four hostages dead.
In October, Canada was hit by two terror attacks by so-called “lone wolves” believed to have been inspired by the Islamic State group. In Ottawa, a gunman shot and killed a soldier at Canada’s National War Memorial and then stormed Parliament before being gunned down. Two days earlier, a man ran over two soldiers in a parking lot in Quebec, killing one and injuring the other before being shot to death by police. In the Australian city of Melbourne, two police officers were stabled by a teenager who was later shot dead in violence in September suspected to have been inspired by the Islamic State group. An Islamic State supporter and two of his hostages died when police ended a siege in a Sydney cafe last month. The police statement said there are an increasing number of Australians inspired by groups such as Islamic State “with the intent and capability to conduct an attack against police.” Queensland state Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said there was no single event that led to the raised alert. (ap)
PARIS — Four men are facing preliminary charges Tuesday on suspicion of links to a gunman involved in France’s deadliest terrorist attacks in decades. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the four, who would be the first to face charges in the case, are suspected of providing logistical support to Amedy Coulibaly. Coulibaly shot a policewoman to death on the outskirts of Paris and then seized hostages inside a kosher supermarket, killing four before he was killed by police. It is not clear whether the suspects were involved in plotting the attacks or even aware of Coulibaly’s plans. The Paris prosecutor’s office said five others arrested in the investigation were released Tuesday
without charge. The four men, all in their 20s, will appear before an investigating judge later Tuesday. No other details were immediately available. No one has been charged for direct involvement in the attacks Jan. 7-9 on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, the kosher market and police. Twenty people were killed, including the three gunmen, who claimed allegiance to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. A Malian employee whose quick thinking saved lives at the kosher market was getting French citizenship on Tuesday, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was arriving to pay respects to victims of the attacks. (ap)
4 suspects first to face charges in French terror attacks
Realizing... From page 1 To diminish the inequality, the executive and the legislative agreed to open the access for the people of North Badung in order to take advantage of a wider space for tourism sector, especially the tourism village with the accommodation and infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Head of Badung Development Plan-
ning Board as well as the Research and Development Agency, Wayan Suambara, said the expansion of space for the development of tourism village was a positive thing as long as it referred to the concept of nature tourism and community-based tourism namely from, by and for the local community. (kmb27)
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Blanco Renaissance Museum
GIANYAR - If you do not know the philosophy, do not think negative first when coming into the Blanco Renaissance Museum. The museum displaying many topless women paintings is not the place to show off pornographic works. Rather, it is the only museum exhibiting the life and beauty of ancient Balinese women. Located on Jalan Campuhan, Ubud, Gianyar, the Blanco Renaissance Museum stores a collection of 300 paintings owned by Don
Antonio Mario Blanco. The focus of his work is inspired by women, including his wife, Ni Ronji, making himself an immortal feminine painter and romantic-expressive painting maestro. A lot of knowledge can be learned from scratches of his work, starting from the form of facial painting, dancers, long-haired woman, graceful curves and lifestyle of ancient people. The image is able to portray the Balinese women as hard workers, beautiful and charming figure
being full of aura. Interestingly, the museum also collects the erotic paintings on display in the room of erotica. However, the space is only intended for visitors of 17 years old and over. The collection is also the best choices of the works of Antonio. Other than being known as a painter, Antonio Blanco is also good at singing, playing the movie and also a body builder. He was born in the Philippines on Sep-
tember 15, 1912 and is a SpanishAmerican descent. His visit to Ubud was to find the heaven on earth and the inspiration for his paintings, received warm appreciation from the King of Ubud. He is believed to introduce the culture of Bali, particularly Ubud, overseas. It is not mistaken, with the results of his work he was able to promote Ubud with his wife Ni Ronji, a traditional Balinese dancer who participated in introducing Balinese dance abroad. Over the
time, the desire of Antonio to make his residence that was only a gallery into a magnificent museum could be realized in 1998. Since the death of Antonio, the museum was later continued by his son, Mario Blanco, also known as a painter and photographer. The presence of the works of Mario Blanco adds a touch of color and difference among them. Even, its existence is growing and gets many awards both in national and international level.
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Scott, Millsap each get 20 vs Pistons ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks won their 13th straight game, one short of equaling the team record, as Mike Scott and Paul Millsap each scored 20 points Monday in a 93-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Hawks haven’t lost since Dec. 26 against Milwaukee. The Pistons were trying for their club-record eighth straight road win. Greg Monroe led Detroit with 16 points and 20 rebounds. Andre Drummond added 13 points and 18 rebounds, but made only 3 of 12 free throws. LeBron James scored 26 points for Cleveland and J.R. Smith added 20 as the Cavaliers entered a favorable portion of its schedule with a 108-94 win over the Chicago Bulls. Back home after winning two games in Los Angeles to salvage a trip out West, the Cavs had little trouble with the Central Divisionleading Bulls. Cleveland opened a 25-point lead in the third quarter and handed Chicago its fourth loss in five games. Smith made six 3-pointers, Kyrie Irving scored 18 with 12 assists and Kevin Love added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs, who have won three straight. Jimmy Butler scored 20 points and Derrick Rose had 18 for the Bulls. The New York Knicks ended their 16-game losing streak, get-
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Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland hits a return to Marsel Ilhan of Turkey during their men’s singles first round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 20, 2015.
Wawrinka opens title defence with quickfire win
MELBOURNE - Coming back to the Australian Open as defending champion has felt surreal at times for Stan Wawrinka but the Swiss fourth seed was all business in his first-round thrashing of Turkish trailblazer Marsel Ilhan. Already appearing jaded by the media attention in the leadup, the 29-year-old Wawrinka was keen to break the seal on his title defence and was a man in a hurry as he despatched Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2 in a tick under 90 minutes on a warm and windy day at Rod Laver Arena.
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Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott (32), defended by Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko (33), of Sweden, passes the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
It may have been an even quicker kill if Wawrinka had not turned the match into an impromptu training session halfway through. “I’m focused on winning the match. But in the second set I was trying a little bit to be more aggressive, trying a few things that I do maybe more in the practice,” the hard-hitting Swiss told reporters. Wawrinka will next play either accomplished Spaniard Pablo Andujar or Romanian qualifier Marius Copil. The only solace either might take from a video review of Wawrinka’s match was the Swiss battling to land more than half his first serves. Barring that, it was a routine thrashing of a high seed against a
100th-ranked journeyman, with 34 crisply-struck winners singing off the Swiss’s racquet. Uzbekistanborn Ilhan became his country’s first player in singles at a grand slam when he broke into the main draw at the 2009 U.S. Open and he remains the only Turk to have done so. He is also Turkey’s first player to crack the singles top-100, achieving that in 2010 and peaking at 87 the following year. Turkey boasts a WTA event and has hosted some of the biggest names in women’s tennis but producing an A-grade player has proven more difficult. Only one other Turk has played grand slam tennis, women’s doubles player Ipek Senoglu, who made the
breakthrough in 2004 when she partnered Laura Granville in a run to the U.S. Open third round. As Turkey’s first and, arguably, only notable player, Senoglu was given the privilege of playing a gimmicky 2005 exhibition with American seven-times grand slam champion Venus Williams on Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge, the match said to be the first to span the European and Asian continent. Though lagging behind Eastern European neighbours, 18-year-old Ipek Soylu may be the country’s best bet of raising its tennis profile after teaming up with Swiss Jil Teichmann to win the U.S. Open girls’ doubles title last year. (rtr)
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Algeria survives scare at African Cup, Ghana doesn’t
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea — Tournament favorite Algeria avoided an unpleasant surprise at the African Cup of Nations on Monday. Four-time champion Ghana did not. Group C kicked off in Mongomo with two comebacks as Algeria went behind and then saw South Africa miss a penalty before rallying for a 3-1 win to open its campaign. While Algeria took time to get going in far-eastern Equatorial Guinea, Ghana lost its way after leading early against Senegal. The Senegalese ensured one of the tournament’s toughest groups was full of intrigue by clinching a 2-1 win over the Black Stars with substitute Moussa Sow’s stoppage-time winner. Algeria — by far Africa’s best team at last year’s World Cup — only lived up to its pretournament hype in the final 20 minutes of its African Cup opener. Thuso Phala finished a clever South African move for the surprise lead at Mongomo Stadium. But Tokelo Rantie missed a penalty three minute later, giving Algeria the impetus it needed to come back. The Algerians forced an own goal by Thulani Hlatshwayo soon after and, confidence restored, fired in two more through Faouzi Ghoulam and Islam Slimani to end up relieved winners. “We had a bad 10 minutes,” Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff said. In fact, Algeria had a pretty poor first 45 as South Africa created the far-better chances. And if Rantie’s penalty was inches lower at the start of the second, it would have been a tough task for the Algerians. While Algeria moved top of Group C, Ghana found itself under early pressure in its search for a long-awaited title after Senegal muscled its way to a late victory in the first game in Mongomo. Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan sat out while he recovers from a mild bout
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Toronto land Italian international Giovinco Italian international midfielder Sebastian Giovinco joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on Monday as the club continued its closed season shakeup by bringing in yet another high-priced designated player. Giovinco’s signing comes three days after the team announced United States striker Jozy Altidore had completed his move from Sunderland to Toronto as part of a deal in which former England forward Jermain Defoe moved in the opposite direction. Altidore, 25, and Giovinco, 27, will team up with United States international Michael Bradley, 27, who last year moved back from Europe for a big-money deal, giving the
Canadian club a trio of young talents to build around. Toronto have been in MLS for eight seasons but have yet to reach the playoffs despite investing heavily in players and coaching staff. “Seba is in the prime of his career and he has chosen to join Toronto FC and MLS at a time when many of the top clubs in the world were pursuing him,” Toronto FC General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement. Giovinco, known as the ‘Atomic Ant’ because of his speed and diminutive stature, will join Toronto FC, whose season starts in March, at the conclusion of the Italian Serie A season.
He is currently in his sixth season at Juventus, where he has made a combined 130 appearances, scoring 20 goals with 23 assists helping the club to back-to-back Serie A crowns in 2013 and 2014. The former Parma player has been out of favour at Juve under coach Massimiliano Allegri, appearing in only six league games with two starts. “I have heard so many great things about Toronto over the years and I know that it will be a city that I feel right at home in,” said Giovinco. “Until then, I have many things I still want to accomplish for Juventus and our fans. I will always give my heart and soul for Juve until I change shirts this summer.” (rtr)
MELBOURNE - Reigning champions Japan strolled confidently into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over an outclassed Jordan in their final Group D match. Despite winning their first two games, Japan still needed a point at the Rectangular Stadium to win the group and set up a quarter-final against United Arab Emirates in Sydney on Friday. Striker Keisuke Honda gave them the halftime lead with his third goal in three games at the tournament and Shinji Kagawa added the second eight minutes from time. Jordan needed an upset victory to have any realistic chance of progressing but were starved of possession before the break and ran out of steam after a strong start to the second half. Japan’s neat interplay in the final third was almost irresistible and the four-times champions, who fielded the same starting side for the third straight match, will go into the knockout stages with plenty of confidence. The opening goal came in the 24th minute when Takashi Inui’s neat pass set the lively Shinji Okazaki free in the box and when Jordan goalkeeper Amer Shafi parried the striker’s shot, Honda was on hand to tap the ball into the net from the angle. It was a first goal from open play after two penalties for Honda, who hit the woodwork three times in Japan’s last match against Iraq. Jordan coach Ray Wilkins made changes at halftime and it was one of the substitutes, winger Munther Abu Amarah, who got their first shot on goal in the 57th minute.
Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima dealt with the threat at his near post and within a minute Honda had the ball in the back of the net only to be called back by a marginal offside call. Shafi continued to impress in the Jordan goal but he was unable to prevent Japan going 2-0 up in the 82nd minute. Yuki Muto, who had just come on
as a substitute for Okazaki, was set free into acres of space down the left wing and had plenty of time to pick out Kagawa, who side-footed the ball into the net from six metres out. Honda still had time to renew his acquaintance with the woodwork when he lashed a shot across Shafi only for the ball to come off the far post in stoppage time. (rtr)
Japan dominate Jordan to cruise into quarter-finals
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South Africa’s Oupa Manyisa, right, and Algeria’s Islam Slimani challenge for the ball, during the African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match between Algeria and South Africa in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. of malaria, and watched as a spectator in the dugout when Andre Ayew stroked home a penalty in the 14th minute to give the Ghanaians reward for a bright start. Things changed drastically in the second half. Senegal found its momentum and was level when Mame Biram Diouf headed against the post and reacted quickest to score from the rebound. Like Algeria, Senegal found life in the closing stages but left it right to the very end to secure its crucial opening victory, when Sow hit home with what was effectively the last kick of the match. “It’s good to have three points but nothing is done yet,” Senegal coach Alain Giresse said. (ap)
Russia misses latest deadline to pay Capello’s unpaid wages MOSCOW — The latest deadline against the Russian Football Union to pay national coach Fabio Capello has passed without action. Capello last received his wages in June amid financial problems at the RFU, and Russian authorities set a deadline of Jan. 19 for him to be paid before pursuing possible legal action. The Russian Federal Labor and Employment Agency, known by its Russian abbreviation Rostrud, made no mention of any court case in a statement on Monday, saying only that it would conduct an “unscheduled inspection” of the RFU to enforce demands that Capello be paid. Under Russian law, RFU president Nikolai Tolstykh could be banned from his post for up to three years for failing to pay an employee. He told Russian media on Tuesday it received an unspecified amount of “extra funds”
from FIFA last week that it wanted to use to pay Capello, but these were not enough to cover the whole debt. For 2018 World Cup host Russia, the case has become a major embarrassment. During a visit to Russia on Tuesday, UEFA head Michel Platini called the situation “a very bad advertisement for Russian football,” according to comments quoted by Russian newspaper Sport Express. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also a FIFA executive committee member and played a key role in bringing Capello to Russia in 2012, said last Friday he was “ashamed” to have to discuss the Italian’s unpaid wages at a joint news conference with FIFA president Sepp Blatter. “This topic of the contract needs to be dealt with soon,” he added. (ap)
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Japan’s Keisuke Honda takes a shot at goal but was called for offside during their Asian Cup Group D soccer match against Jordan at the Rectangular stadium in Melbourne January 20, 2015.
AP Photo/Jon Super
Everton’s Philip Jagielka, left, fights for the ball against West Bromwich Albion’s Craig Gardner during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday Jan. 19, 2015.
Everton held to 0-0 draw by West Brom in Premier League LIVERPOOL, England — Kevin Mirallas missed a penalty he wasn’t supposed to take as Everton was held to a 0-0 draw by West Bromwich Albion on Monday in the Premier League. Everton was awarded a penalty just before halftime when defender Joleon Lescott handled the ball in the area. Mirallas grabbed the ball and marched to the penalty spot, refusing to give it to regular penalty taker Leighton Baines despite the protests of his teammates. The Belgian then sent his spot kick against the outside of the post, and was then substituted at halftime by manager Roberto Martinez. It was the key moment of the match, but both Martinez and midfielder Steven Naismith — who gestured angrily to Mirallas to give the ball to Baines — played down the incident after the game. “Obviously for me, Leigthon Baines is the No. 1 penalty taker,” Martinez said. “(But Mirallas) felt really confident and
he wanted to take it at that point. ... Leighton Baines was quite happy to allow him to do that.” He added that “the big disappointment is that we missed the penalty, not who took it, or why we missed it.” Martinez said he substituted Mirallas because “he wasn’t 100 percent, he was feeling his hamstring.” West Brom kept frustrating Everton after the break as the hosts failed to find a breakthrough despite controlling possession. West Brom remained a point behind 12thplace Everton, which is winless in six games. West Brom remained undefeated in three games in all competitions under newcrr manager Tony Pulis. One of the few reasons for the home fans to cheer came at halftime, when Sylvester Stallone delivered a video message before a film crew shot images of crowd reaction for his new movie “Creed,” a spinoff of the “Rocky” franchise. (ap)
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Algeria survives scare at African Cup, Ghana doesn’t
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea — Tournament favorite Algeria avoided an unpleasant surprise at the African Cup of Nations on Monday. Four-time champion Ghana did not. Group C kicked off in Mongomo with two comebacks as Algeria went behind and then saw South Africa miss a penalty before rallying for a 3-1 win to open its campaign. While Algeria took time to get going in far-eastern Equatorial Guinea, Ghana lost its way after leading early against Senegal. The Senegalese ensured one of the tournament’s toughest groups was full of intrigue by clinching a 2-1 win over the Black Stars with substitute Moussa Sow’s stoppage-time winner. Algeria — by far Africa’s best team at last year’s World Cup — only lived up to its pretournament hype in the final 20 minutes of its African Cup opener. Thuso Phala finished a clever South African move for the surprise lead at Mongomo Stadium. But Tokelo Rantie missed a penalty three minute later, giving Algeria the impetus it needed to come back. The Algerians forced an own goal by Thulani Hlatshwayo soon after and, confidence restored, fired in two more through Faouzi Ghoulam and Islam Slimani to end up relieved winners. “We had a bad 10 minutes,” Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff said. In fact, Algeria had a pretty poor first 45 as South Africa created the far-better chances. And if Rantie’s penalty was inches lower at the start of the second, it would have been a tough task for the Algerians. While Algeria moved top of Group C, Ghana found itself under early pressure in its search for a long-awaited title after Senegal muscled its way to a late victory in the first game in Mongomo. Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan sat out while he recovers from a mild bout
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Toronto land Italian international Giovinco Italian international midfielder Sebastian Giovinco joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on Monday as the club continued its closed season shakeup by bringing in yet another high-priced designated player. Giovinco’s signing comes three days after the team announced United States striker Jozy Altidore had completed his move from Sunderland to Toronto as part of a deal in which former England forward Jermain Defoe moved in the opposite direction. Altidore, 25, and Giovinco, 27, will team up with United States international Michael Bradley, 27, who last year moved back from Europe for a big-money deal, giving the
Canadian club a trio of young talents to build around. Toronto have been in MLS for eight seasons but have yet to reach the playoffs despite investing heavily in players and coaching staff. “Seba is in the prime of his career and he has chosen to join Toronto FC and MLS at a time when many of the top clubs in the world were pursuing him,” Toronto FC General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement. Giovinco, known as the ‘Atomic Ant’ because of his speed and diminutive stature, will join Toronto FC, whose season starts in March, at the conclusion of the Italian Serie A season.
He is currently in his sixth season at Juventus, where he has made a combined 130 appearances, scoring 20 goals with 23 assists helping the club to back-to-back Serie A crowns in 2013 and 2014. The former Parma player has been out of favour at Juve under coach Massimiliano Allegri, appearing in only six league games with two starts. “I have heard so many great things about Toronto over the years and I know that it will be a city that I feel right at home in,” said Giovinco. “Until then, I have many things I still want to accomplish for Juventus and our fans. I will always give my heart and soul for Juve until I change shirts this summer.” (rtr)
MELBOURNE - Reigning champions Japan strolled confidently into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over an outclassed Jordan in their final Group D match. Despite winning their first two games, Japan still needed a point at the Rectangular Stadium to win the group and set up a quarter-final against United Arab Emirates in Sydney on Friday. Striker Keisuke Honda gave them the halftime lead with his third goal in three games at the tournament and Shinji Kagawa added the second eight minutes from time. Jordan needed an upset victory to have any realistic chance of progressing but were starved of possession before the break and ran out of steam after a strong start to the second half. Japan’s neat interplay in the final third was almost irresistible and the four-times champions, who fielded the same starting side for the third straight match, will go into the knockout stages with plenty of confidence. The opening goal came in the 24th minute when Takashi Inui’s neat pass set the lively Shinji Okazaki free in the box and when Jordan goalkeeper Amer Shafi parried the striker’s shot, Honda was on hand to tap the ball into the net from the angle. It was a first goal from open play after two penalties for Honda, who hit the woodwork three times in Japan’s last match against Iraq. Jordan coach Ray Wilkins made changes at halftime and it was one of the substitutes, winger Munther Abu Amarah, who got their first shot on goal in the 57th minute.
Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima dealt with the threat at his near post and within a minute Honda had the ball in the back of the net only to be called back by a marginal offside call. Shafi continued to impress in the Jordan goal but he was unable to prevent Japan going 2-0 up in the 82nd minute. Yuki Muto, who had just come on
as a substitute for Okazaki, was set free into acres of space down the left wing and had plenty of time to pick out Kagawa, who side-footed the ball into the net from six metres out. Honda still had time to renew his acquaintance with the woodwork when he lashed a shot across Shafi only for the ball to come off the far post in stoppage time. (rtr)
Japan dominate Jordan to cruise into quarter-finals
AP Photo/Themba Hadebe
South Africa’s Oupa Manyisa, right, and Algeria’s Islam Slimani challenge for the ball, during the African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match between Algeria and South Africa in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. of malaria, and watched as a spectator in the dugout when Andre Ayew stroked home a penalty in the 14th minute to give the Ghanaians reward for a bright start. Things changed drastically in the second half. Senegal found its momentum and was level when Mame Biram Diouf headed against the post and reacted quickest to score from the rebound. Like Algeria, Senegal found life in the closing stages but left it right to the very end to secure its crucial opening victory, when Sow hit home with what was effectively the last kick of the match. “It’s good to have three points but nothing is done yet,” Senegal coach Alain Giresse said. (ap)
Russia misses latest deadline to pay Capello’s unpaid wages MOSCOW — The latest deadline against the Russian Football Union to pay national coach Fabio Capello has passed without action. Capello last received his wages in June amid financial problems at the RFU, and Russian authorities set a deadline of Jan. 19 for him to be paid before pursuing possible legal action. The Russian Federal Labor and Employment Agency, known by its Russian abbreviation Rostrud, made no mention of any court case in a statement on Monday, saying only that it would conduct an “unscheduled inspection” of the RFU to enforce demands that Capello be paid. Under Russian law, RFU president Nikolai Tolstykh could be banned from his post for up to three years for failing to pay an employee. He told Russian media on Tuesday it received an unspecified amount of “extra funds”
from FIFA last week that it wanted to use to pay Capello, but these were not enough to cover the whole debt. For 2018 World Cup host Russia, the case has become a major embarrassment. During a visit to Russia on Tuesday, UEFA head Michel Platini called the situation “a very bad advertisement for Russian football,” according to comments quoted by Russian newspaper Sport Express. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also a FIFA executive committee member and played a key role in bringing Capello to Russia in 2012, said last Friday he was “ashamed” to have to discuss the Italian’s unpaid wages at a joint news conference with FIFA president Sepp Blatter. “This topic of the contract needs to be dealt with soon,” he added. (ap)
REUTERS/Brandon Malone
Japan’s Keisuke Honda takes a shot at goal but was called for offside during their Asian Cup Group D soccer match against Jordan at the Rectangular stadium in Melbourne January 20, 2015.
AP Photo/Jon Super
Everton’s Philip Jagielka, left, fights for the ball against West Bromwich Albion’s Craig Gardner during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday Jan. 19, 2015.
Everton held to 0-0 draw by West Brom in Premier League LIVERPOOL, England — Kevin Mirallas missed a penalty he wasn’t supposed to take as Everton was held to a 0-0 draw by West Bromwich Albion on Monday in the Premier League. Everton was awarded a penalty just before halftime when defender Joleon Lescott handled the ball in the area. Mirallas grabbed the ball and marched to the penalty spot, refusing to give it to regular penalty taker Leighton Baines despite the protests of his teammates. The Belgian then sent his spot kick against the outside of the post, and was then substituted at halftime by manager Roberto Martinez. It was the key moment of the match, but both Martinez and midfielder Steven Naismith — who gestured angrily to Mirallas to give the ball to Baines — played down the incident after the game. “Obviously for me, Leigthon Baines is the No. 1 penalty taker,” Martinez said. “(But Mirallas) felt really confident and
he wanted to take it at that point. ... Leighton Baines was quite happy to allow him to do that.” He added that “the big disappointment is that we missed the penalty, not who took it, or why we missed it.” Martinez said he substituted Mirallas because “he wasn’t 100 percent, he was feeling his hamstring.” West Brom kept frustrating Everton after the break as the hosts failed to find a breakthrough despite controlling possession. West Brom remained a point behind 12thplace Everton, which is winless in six games. West Brom remained undefeated in three games in all competitions under newcrr manager Tony Pulis. One of the few reasons for the home fans to cheer came at halftime, when Sylvester Stallone delivered a video message before a film crew shot images of crowd reaction for his new movie “Creed,” a spinoff of the “Rocky” franchise. (ap)
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Blanco Renaissance Museum
GIANYAR - If you do not know the philosophy, do not think negative first when coming into the Blanco Renaissance Museum. The museum displaying many topless women paintings is not the place to show off pornographic works. Rather, it is the only museum exhibiting the life and beauty of ancient Balinese women. Located on Jalan Campuhan, Ubud, Gianyar, the Blanco Renaissance Museum stores a collection of 300 paintings owned by Don
Antonio Mario Blanco. The focus of his work is inspired by women, including his wife, Ni Ronji, making himself an immortal feminine painter and romantic-expressive painting maestro. A lot of knowledge can be learned from scratches of his work, starting from the form of facial painting, dancers, long-haired woman, graceful curves and lifestyle of ancient people. The image is able to portray the Balinese women as hard workers, beautiful and charming figure
being full of aura. Interestingly, the museum also collects the erotic paintings on display in the room of erotica. However, the space is only intended for visitors of 17 years old and over. The collection is also the best choices of the works of Antonio. Other than being known as a painter, Antonio Blanco is also good at singing, playing the movie and also a body builder. He was born in the Philippines on Sep-
tember 15, 1912 and is a SpanishAmerican descent. His visit to Ubud was to find the heaven on earth and the inspiration for his paintings, received warm appreciation from the King of Ubud. He is believed to introduce the culture of Bali, particularly Ubud, overseas. It is not mistaken, with the results of his work he was able to promote Ubud with his wife Ni Ronji, a traditional Balinese dancer who participated in introducing Balinese dance abroad. Over the
time, the desire of Antonio to make his residence that was only a gallery into a magnificent museum could be realized in 1998. Since the death of Antonio, the museum was later continued by his son, Mario Blanco, also known as a painter and photographer. The presence of the works of Mario Blanco adds a touch of color and difference among them. Even, its existence is growing and gets many awards both in national and international level.
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Scott, Millsap each get 20 vs Pistons ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks won their 13th straight game, one short of equaling the team record, as Mike Scott and Paul Millsap each scored 20 points Monday in a 93-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Hawks haven’t lost since Dec. 26 against Milwaukee. The Pistons were trying for their club-record eighth straight road win. Greg Monroe led Detroit with 16 points and 20 rebounds. Andre Drummond added 13 points and 18 rebounds, but made only 3 of 12 free throws. LeBron James scored 26 points for Cleveland and J.R. Smith added 20 as the Cavaliers entered a favorable portion of its schedule with a 108-94 win over the Chicago Bulls. Back home after winning two games in Los Angeles to salvage a trip out West, the Cavs had little trouble with the Central Divisionleading Bulls. Cleveland opened a 25-point lead in the third quarter and handed Chicago its fourth loss in five games. Smith made six 3-pointers, Kyrie Irving scored 18 with 12 assists and Kevin Love added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs, who have won three straight. Jimmy Butler scored 20 points and Derrick Rose had 18 for the Bulls. The New York Knicks ended their 16-game losing streak, get-
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Wawrinka opens title defence with quickfire win
MELBOURNE - Coming back to the Australian Open as defending champion has felt surreal at times for Stan Wawrinka but the Swiss fourth seed was all business in his first-round thrashing of Turkish trailblazer Marsel Ilhan. Already appearing jaded by the media attention in the leadup, the 29-year-old Wawrinka was keen to break the seal on his title defence and was a man in a hurry as he despatched Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2 in a tick under 90 minutes on a warm and windy day at Rod Laver Arena.
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Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott (32), defended by Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko (33), of Sweden, passes the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
It may have been an even quicker kill if Wawrinka had not turned the match into an impromptu training session halfway through. “I’m focused on winning the match. But in the second set I was trying a little bit to be more aggressive, trying a few things that I do maybe more in the practice,” the hard-hitting Swiss told reporters. Wawrinka will next play either accomplished Spaniard Pablo Andujar or Romanian qualifier Marius Copil. The only solace either might take from a video review of Wawrinka’s match was the Swiss battling to land more than half his first serves. Barring that, it was a routine thrashing of a high seed against a
100th-ranked journeyman, with 34 crisply-struck winners singing off the Swiss’s racquet. Uzbekistanborn Ilhan became his country’s first player in singles at a grand slam when he broke into the main draw at the 2009 U.S. Open and he remains the only Turk to have done so. He is also Turkey’s first player to crack the singles top-100, achieving that in 2010 and peaking at 87 the following year. Turkey boasts a WTA event and has hosted some of the biggest names in women’s tennis but producing an A-grade player has proven more difficult. Only one other Turk has played grand slam tennis, women’s doubles player Ipek Senoglu, who made the
breakthrough in 2004 when she partnered Laura Granville in a run to the U.S. Open third round. As Turkey’s first and, arguably, only notable player, Senoglu was given the privilege of playing a gimmicky 2005 exhibition with American seven-times grand slam champion Venus Williams on Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge, the match said to be the first to span the European and Asian continent. Though lagging behind Eastern European neighbours, 18-year-old Ipek Soylu may be the country’s best bet of raising its tennis profile after teaming up with Swiss Jil Teichmann to win the U.S. Open girls’ doubles title last year. (rtr)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
Japanese premier vows to save Islamic State group hostages
CAIRO — The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japan’s premier during his visit to the Middle East. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to save the men, saying: “Their lives are the top priority.” However, Abe and other Japanese officials declined to say whether they’d make the payment to save the men, identified in an extremist video released Tuesday as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa. The video, identified as being made by the Islamic State group’s al-Furqan media arm and posted on militant websites associated with the extremist group, mirrored other hostage threats it has made. Japanese officials said they would analyze the tape to verify its authenticity, though Abe offered no hesitation as he pledged to free the men while speaking to journalists in Jerusalem. “It is unforgivable,” said Abe, now on a six-day visit to the Middle East with more than 100 government officials and presi-
dents of Japanese companies. He added: “Extremism and Islam are completely different things.” In the video, the two men appear in orange jumpsuits like other hostages previously killed by the Islamic State group, which controls a third of Iraq and Syria. “To the prime minister of Japan: Although you are more than 8,000 and 500 kilometers (5,280 miles) from the Islamic State, you willingly have volunteered to take part in this crusade,” says the knife-brandishing militant in the video, who resembles and sounds like a British militant involved in other filmed beheadings. “You have proudly donated $100 million to kill our women and children, to destroy the homes of the Muslims.”
Abe said he would send Yasuhide Nakayama, a deputy foreign minister, to Amman, Jordan, to seek the country’s support and to resolve the hostage crisis. The premier also said the Israeli government, which Japan promised Sunday to cooperate with on counterterrorism, are sharing information to aid in the hostage crisis. The Israeli prime minister’s office declined to comment. Speaking in Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also declined to say whether Japan would pay the ransom. “If true, the act of threat in exchange of people’s lives is unforgivable and we feel strong indignation,” Suga told journalists. “We will make our utmost effort to win their release as soon as possible.”(ap)
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Australia raises terror threat level to ‘high’ for police CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s main domestic security agency on Tuesday raised the terrorist threat level against police from “medium” to “high” in response to recent international attacks targeting officers. The threat against police as assessed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization now equals the threat to the wider Australian community which was lifted to “high” in September last year, Australian Federal Police said in a statement. “High” is the second-highest level on a scale of four. Authorities haven’t explained why the risk to police in recent months was considered lower than the risk to the general public. “Recent events in France, Canada and Australia serve as a sobering reminder of the risks associated with policing,” the statement said. A gunman is suspected of killing a Paris police officer this month before taking several people hostage in a grocery store. Another two officers were injured while storming the store, leaving the gunman and four hostages dead.
In October, Canada was hit by two terror attacks by so-called “lone wolves” believed to have been inspired by the Islamic State group. In Ottawa, a gunman shot and killed a soldier at Canada’s National War Memorial and then stormed Parliament before being gunned down. Two days earlier, a man ran over two soldiers in a parking lot in Quebec, killing one and injuring the other before being shot to death by police. In the Australian city of Melbourne, two police officers were stabled by a teenager who was later shot dead in violence in September suspected to have been inspired by the Islamic State group. An Islamic State supporter and two of his hostages died when police ended a siege in a Sydney cafe last month. The police statement said there are an increasing number of Australians inspired by groups such as Islamic State “with the intent and capability to conduct an attack against police.” Queensland state Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said there was no single event that led to the raised alert. (ap)
PARIS — Four men are facing preliminary charges Tuesday on suspicion of links to a gunman involved in France’s deadliest terrorist attacks in decades. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the four, who would be the first to face charges in the case, are suspected of providing logistical support to Amedy Coulibaly. Coulibaly shot a policewoman to death on the outskirts of Paris and then seized hostages inside a kosher supermarket, killing four before he was killed by police. It is not clear whether the suspects were involved in plotting the attacks or even aware of Coulibaly’s plans. The Paris prosecutor’s office said five others arrested in the investigation were released Tuesday
without charge. The four men, all in their 20s, will appear before an investigating judge later Tuesday. No other details were immediately available. No one has been charged for direct involvement in the attacks Jan. 7-9 on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, the kosher market and police. Twenty people were killed, including the three gunmen, who claimed allegiance to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. A Malian employee whose quick thinking saved lives at the kosher market was getting French citizenship on Tuesday, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was arriving to pay respects to victims of the attacks. (ap)
4 suspects first to face charges in French terror attacks
Realizing... From page 1 To diminish the inequality, the executive and the legislative agreed to open the access for the people of North Badung in order to take advantage of a wider space for tourism sector, especially the tourism village with the accommodation and infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Head of Badung Development Plan-
ning Board as well as the Research and Development Agency, Wayan Suambara, said the expansion of space for the development of tourism village was a positive thing as long as it referred to the concept of nature tourism and community-based tourism namely from, by and for the local community. (kmb27)
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BUSINESS IMF cuts growth forecasts, citing sluggish EU, Japan, BRICS
TOKYO — The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for global growth over reporters in Beijing in a briefing the next two years, warning Tuesday that weakness in most major economies will trump gains broadcast online. The advanced economies are from lower oil prices. The IMF’s report was released as China reported its slowest growth in forecast to expand by 2.4 percent 24 years. The IMF downgraded projections it issued in October by 0.3 percentage point each, predicting global growth at 3.5 percent this year and 3.7 percent in 2016. But even with those reductions, the world economy will be growing faster than in 2014, when the IMF estimates it expanded 3.3 percent.
Much of the momentum is coming from an accelerating recovery in the U.S., the world’s largest economy. China reported Tuesday that its economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent last year, the weakest expansion since 1990, compounding the challenges for the country’s communist leaders as they try to
International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Beijing, China Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
more than offset by persistent negative forces, including the lingering legacies of the crisis and lower potential growth in many countries,” in 2015, a smidgen higher than Blanchard said. earlier thought, and at the same Diminished expectations for overhaul the economy. Europe, Japan and Russia are rate in 2016. Growth in develop- many economies are discouraging also logging slower growth, while ing economies is forecast to slip to investment, which in turn is under4.3 percent from an estimated 4.4 mining potential future growth, the the U.S. is a rare bright spot. “The recovery in the U.S. is percent in 2014, but then recover report said. Blanchard described Russia’s outlook as “quite bleak” quite strong and therefore it will to 4.7 percent in 2016. “New factors supporting growth and said the slower growth in China continue, despite the appreciation of the dollar,” Olivier Blanchard, — lower oil prices, but also depre- would hurt nations it imports from, the IMF’s director of research, told ciation of the euro and yen — are especially in Asia. “The most obvious risks involve stagnation in the eurozone, or Japan, or both,” Blanchard said. Massive monetary and fiscal stimulus have yet to trigger strong corporate spending in Japan, where companies are pessimistic about a rebound in consumer demand because of the country’s shrinking and aging population. Still, the 55 percent plunge in oil prices in U.S. dollar terms since September is raising the purchasing power of consumers and businesses in Japan and many countries, while also raising demand among oil importers. It also reduces pressure on central banks to raise interest rates to cool inflation. That presents a “complicated mosaic” of implications, Blanchard said, with some countries reaping windfalls in energy savings while others face smaller tax and export revenue. Overall, weaker prices for oil and other commodities are sapping growth prospects for countries in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa — especially Nigeria and South Africa — and Latin America. China’s slowdown will stunt AP Photo/Andy Wong Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in growth throughout developing Asia. (ap)
Davos forum founder urges unity against ‘dangerous’ risks
DAVOS, Switzerland — World leaders must do a better job of coordinating their actions if they want to effectively combat the menace of terrorism and the grave risks from conflicts and volatility around the globe, the founder of the World Economic Forum said Monday. Speaking on the eve of an annual gathering of the world’s financial and political elites in Switzerland’s
Davos, Klaus Schwab also told The Associated Press that the big risk now is the world moving into a cycle of deflation. Worries about the global economy’s strength and falling oil prices have weighed down major market indexes since the start of the year. One major concern is whether the recent slump in oil prices will lead to other problems, such as deflation, a downward spiral in prices
that could put companies out of business. Schwab, a Swiss economist, said international teamwork is necessarily both to generate economic growth and combat terrorism. “Terror cannot be combatted on a national basis; it needs international cooperation. But also economic growth can only be generated if we coordinate our actions,” he said ahead of the summit at the Swiss
mountain resort, organized by the WEF. “I hope the necessary awareness to address those issues in a coordinated and decisive way — that this attitude is nourished here,” he said. As the first arrivals among the 2,500 people expected at Davos began to trickle in, Oxfam International said in a report that the richest 1 percent of the population
will own more than half the world’s wealth by 2016. The share of global wealth among the world’s richest people rose to 48 percent last year, up from 44 percent in 2009, according to Oxfam. Schwab said the forum warned about this trend five years ago and it remains one of the major issues before participants, who must combine job creation with corporate and social responsibility. (ap)
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Former house commission chief questioned over alleged draft case
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned ex-chairman of the in jail and could be fined up to Rp1 House of Representatives’ Commission VII Sutan Bhatoegana in an alleged case of gratification billion. The gratification case came to at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Tuesday. “I do not want to give any comment. The questioning is just normal,” Sutan said shortly after arriving at the KPK building here. Sutan will be questioned in the case against former secretary
general of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry identified as WK who has been named a suspect in the case. “Sutan will be questioned in the case against WK,” stated Priharsa Nugraha, the head of the KPK me-
dia and information section. On January 16, 2014, the KPK named WK a suspect on charges of receiving gratification related to activities at the ministry. In case found guilty, he could be sentenced to life imprisonment or 4-20 years
JAKARTA — Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors will not disturb its diplomatic ties with those countries. Jakarta brushed aside appeals by foreign leaders and executed six convicted drug traffickers over the weekend. One was an Indonesian woman and five were foreigners — men from Brazil, Malawi, Nigeria and the Netherlands and a Vietnamese woman. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said the Dutch and Brazil government have recalled their ambassadors for consultation, which he called a normal right of every nation. “Indonesia should not fear in upholding the law,” Nasir said. He repeated that Indonesia has been in a state of “drug emergency.” President Joko Widodo, who rejected clemency requests for all six convicts in December, refused a last-minute appeal by Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff and the Dutch government to spare their countrymen — Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 53, and Ang Kiem Soe, 52, of the Netherlands. Brazil’s Foreign Minister Maurio Vieira said that the executions “create a stain, a shadow in the bilateral relationship.” Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said the execution was “an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity.” The Nigerian government also protested that the execution took place “against the grain” of its excellent bilateral relations. Coordinator Minister for Political, Law and Security Tedjo Edhy was confident that executions would not disturb diplomatic relations, adding that executions of Indonesians abroad had no impact on diplomatic ties. Edhy guaranteed that Indonesia would not discriminate in imposing the death penalty. “The president has insisted that this is the decision of the state and therefore the origin
countries of the convicts, including those being executed, have to respect and honor our law,” Edhy said. Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago nation of 250 million people, has extremely strict drug laws and often executes smugglers. More than 138 people are on death row, mostly for drug crimes. About a third of them are foreigners. (ap)
Diplomatic appeals won’t stop drug executions
light after the KPK investigated the alleged case of bribery involving Chief of the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) Rudi Rubiandini. During the search conducted on the office of the former secretary general of the Energy and Mineral
Ambulance carrying the coffin containing the body of convicted drug traffickers that executed at Nusakambangan, leaves upon arrival at Wijayapura port in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors will not disturb its diplomatic ties with those countries.
Resources Ministry, the KPK found US$200 thousand in cash believed to be gratification money. Rudi has been sentenced to seven years in jail and fined Rp200 million. WK is under the KPK’s custody since December 18, 2014, for his alleged involvement in corruption cases related to maintenance of the secretariat office of the ministry.
No evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash
JAKARTA - Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had found no evidence so far that terrorism played a part in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month that killed all 162 people on board. Andreas Hananto told Reuters that his team of 10 investigators at the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) had found “no threats” in the cockpit voice recordings to indicate foul play during AirAsia Flight QZ8501. The Airbus A320-200 vanished from radar screens on Dec. 28, less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Indonesia’s second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. There were no survivors. When asked if there was any evidence from the recording that terrorism was involved, Hananto
said: “No. Because if there were terrorism, there would have been a threat of some kind.” “In that critical situation, the recording indicates that the pilot was busy with the handling of the plane.” Investigators said they had listened to the whole of the recording but transcribed only about half. “We didn’t hear any voice of other persons other than the pilots,” said Nurcahyo Utomo, another investigator. “We didn’t hear any sounds of gunfire or explosions. For the time being, based on that, we can eliminate the possibility of terrorism.” Utomo said that investigators could hear “almost everything” on the recording contained in one of the flight’s two “black boxes”. The
other is the flight data recorder, and both have been recovered from the wreckage at the bottom of the Java Sea. He declined to give details about what was said during the doomed flight’s final moments, citing Indonesian law. Indonesian authorities have said that bad weather was likely to have played a part in the disaster. According to Hananto, evidence also showed that an explosion was unlikely before the plane crashed, disputing a theory suggested by an official from the National Search and Rescue Agency last week. “From the (flight data recordings) so far, it’s unlikely there was an explosion,” Hananto said. “If there was, we would definitely know because certain parameters would
show it. There are something like 1,200 parameters.” The final minutes of the AirAsia flight were full of “sounds of machines and sounds of warnings” that must be filtered out to get a complete transcript of what was said in the cockpit, said Hananto, who has been an air safety investigator since 2009. The first half of the two-hour long cockpit voice recording has been transcribed. That includes audio from the previous flight and the beginning of Flight QZ8501, which crashed around 40 minutes after takeoff. The team, which is working with French, Singaporean and Chinese air safety investigators, hopes to finish transcribing the recording this week, Hananto said.
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With seven computers and various audio equipment, the small NTSC laboratory dedicated to the AirAsia investigation is split into two rooms; one for the cockpit voice recorder and the other for the flight data recorder. Analysis of the flight data recorder would take longer, Hananto said, because investigators were examining all 72 previous flights flown by the aircraft. Investigators hope to finish a preliminary report on the crash early next week. The full report could take up to a year, but will not include the entire cockpit voice transcript. “In Indonesia it remains undisclosed,” said Tatang Kurniadi, chief of the NTSC. “Just some important highlights will be included in the report.” (rtr)
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Fugitive murderer of British citizen arrested
DENPASAR - The hunt for the fugitive murderer who killed Robert Kevin Ellis, 60, a British citizen, yielded another good result for the Bali Police Criminal and Violence Unit. One of the suspects, Adolf Malo Rangga, 34, who was involved the murder of the Australian passportholding traveler was arrested at his hideout in West Sumba, NTT, Sunday (Jan 18). Spokesperson for the Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto, when asked about the case, on Monday (Jan 19) confirmed the arrest of Rangga by the Criminal and Violence Unit led
by Pande Sugiarta. The arrest was in part thanks to the Loura Subdistrict Police, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police. “The suspect was arrested early Sunday morning and is still
be detained (in West Sumba-Ed., said Wiyanto. Up until last Monday, suspect was still being interrogated by police officers. Police are still de-
veloping the case, in order to track down the hideout of suspect MT. “The suspect Rangga is temporarily entrusted to the local police station. Now, we’re hunting down another suspect (MT—Ed) alleged be the executor of the murder”, he said. As reported two months ago, police arrested two of Rangga’s colleagues, namely Urbanus Yoh
BANGLI – Access to the internet is now considered a necessity for all members of a society. Aside for being used for communication, it is also intended for public services. Although most of Balinese society has access to and regularly uses the internet, there are several areas in Bangli that remain without access to high-speed internet. The Head of the Bangli Transportation, Communication and Informatics Agency, Gede Arta,
when asked, did not deny the existence of such condition. He admitted that some villages in Bangli were still unable to access the internet without constant interuptions. Most of these villages wae located in the area behind the hills and in some regions of West Kintamani. According to Gede Arta, access the Internet is made difficult by the hilly geography of Bangli County that prevents base transceiver sta-
tion from transmitting beyond the hills. ”Even if we allow shared access to these towers, the signal simply cannot reach certain areas”, he explained. The inferior quality of the cellular signals is another condition that has been recognized by the Division Head of Post, Telecommunications and Informatics of Bangli, Wayan Sampurna, some time ago. He admitted that until now, some villages have very
unstable cellular signals, making access to communication intermittent at best. However, he could not give an exact data regarding which villages suffer weak signal strength. Results of observation made by the Transportation, Communications and Informatics Agency however, mentioned that there were two subdistricts whose signal strength was weak, namely Kintamani and Tembuku.
Ghoghi and Yohanes Sairo Kodu aka Yonis in West Sumba, NTT. Police were forced to paralyze one of the suspects with hot bullets as he was armed with an arrow and threatening to attack the officer. With the arrest of Rangga, police have arrested a total of seven suspects related to this case. (kmb36)
Area behind hills still no access to internet
Due to the inferior quality of cellular signals, Sampurna said that his party would conduct a survey on the condition of cellular signal strength in villages thoughtout the area. For this data collection process, his party would also ask for the cooperation of subdistrict heads in communicating information about the internet network connections to other headmen through regular subdistrict meetings. (ina)
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
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Opposition turns violent inside Nepal parliament, on streets
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Opposition politicians threw chairs and attacked the parliamentary speaker during a violent general strike in Nepal on Tuesday that was aimed at blocking the government from pushing through a draft of a new constitution. The Constituent Assembly began meeting at 2 a.m. Tuesday, and the violence started when opposition members tried to stop Speaker Subash Nemwang from proposing the formation of a questionnaire committee, which precedes voting on the constitutional draft later in the week. They threw chairs, kicked over desks and tossed microphones at the speaker. In the tussle, several security guards were injured but the Assembly members suffered only bruises. The ruling coalition — which has support of two-thirds of the
members in the 605-member assembly — plans to push through the draft on Thursday. Opposition parties say any new constitution should be adopted only through consensus among all political parties. The alliance of 30 opposition parties called the general strike to protest, and shut down schools, transportation and shops. Supporters chanted anti-government slogans at rallies in the capital, Kathmandu, clashed with police set a dozen vehicles on fire when their owners defied the strike call. Police detained about 50 protesters who were trying to enforce the strike. Nepal has been attempting to draft a constitution since electing its first Constituent Assembly in 2008. The second assembly was elected in 2013 but disagreements among the political parties continue to hamper progress.(ap)
Decrease of fuel price shows no impact on price of groceries
The groceries seller is seen in Banyuasri Market in Buleleng Regency
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SINGARAJA - Declining fuel prices have still had no significant impact on the price of essential commodities in the market of Banyuasri, Buleleng. Traders are still selling products at the old price. 60 year-old Gusti Ayu Oka, for example, is still selling her merchandise for the same price as before the decrease in fuel prices. The same is true of other merchants who show no signs of lowering their prices. She said that she sells rice for IDR 10,000 per kilogram up from the IDR 9,000 per kilo before the fuel price hike and shallot for IDR 20,000 up from IDR 17,000 per kilogram. Oka complained about the lack of buyers at Banyuasri adding that because her stall is located far inside the market shoppers are reluctant to go all the way in. “There are also fewer shoppers the market itself is located behind Banyuasri terminal,” she said on Monday (Jan 19). In another area of the market, the price of groceries such red rice increased from IDR 22,000 to IDR 23,000, while glutinous rice remained stable at IDR 15,000, cooking oil at IDR 11,000 per liter, sugar at IDR 10,000 per kilogram, while brown sugar depending on type and quality remain in the range of IDR 13,000 to IDR 25,000. “The price of basic necessities remains normal. There has been no significant decline in prices since the decline in fuel prices,” said Ni Nengah Merta, a grocery merchant at Banyuasri Market. (kmb34)
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Myanmar Buddhist monks shout slogans as they march to protest against a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly calling on Myanmar to grant citizenship to Rohingya, Friday, Jan.16, 2015, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Myanmar releases prominent Rohingya political prisoner
YANGON, Myanmar — Rights groups welcomed the release of a prominent Rohingya Muslim doctor who was arrested while trying to calm rioters during sectarian violence in western Myanmar, but noted Tuesday scores of political prisoners remain behind bars. The case against Tun Aung, sentenced to 17 years in prison following what was considered an unfair trial, received widespread international attention.
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Nepalese protesters stop a tourist vehicle during a general strike called by alliance of 30 party led by Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015.
He was accused of inciting violence between Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists in June 2012, though rights groups and witnesses said the medical doctor and respected community leader was asked by authorities to try to intervene but was unable to stop the violence. Bo Kyi, co-founder of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP), said Aung was released Monday. Myanmar has freed more than
1,000 political prisoners since former military rulers handed over power four years ago, a move that has smoothed the former pariah state’s international rehabilitation. But jails continue to be filled up with hundreds of peaceful protesters, journalists and farmers who stood up against land grabs by the rich and powerful. “Everyone incarcerated for their beliefs should be freed unconditionally and immediately,” said Aung Myo Min, executive director
of Equality Myanmar, adding the government “releases a few political prisoners, and then arrests a few more.” It’s like a “hostage-swap,” he said. Though years were sliced from Aung’s sentence through regular amnesties and presidential pardons, international pressure appeared to provide the the final push. UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, met Aung in Insein prison during her visit to the country last week.(ap)
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Tag Heuer changes tune, now looking at smartwatches
New talking robot Sota, right, talks with fellow talking robots CommU, left and center, during a press event at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Miraikan in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. Ishiguro, the scientist behind the new talking robot in Japan says people should stop expecting robots to understand them, and instead try to chime in with robotic conversations. Ishiguro’s 28-centimer (11-inch) tall button-eyed Sota, which stands for “social talker,” is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and won’t be trying too hard to understand human speech — the major, and often frustrating, drawback of companion robots. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Japan to sell talking robots that won’t try to make sense
TOKYO — The scientist behind a new talking robot in Japan says people should stop expecting robots to understand them, and instead try to chime in with robotic conversations. Hiroshi Ishiguro’s 28-centimer (11-inch) tall button-eyed Sota, which stands for “social talker,” is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and won’t be trying too hard to understand human speech — the major, and often frustrating, drawback of companion robots. Sota, shown to reporters at a Tokyo museum Tuesday, goes on sale in July at under 100,000 yen ($850) each. To fully enjoy its features, one would have to buy at least two of them, although people can buy just one. “Don’t stop at just two. Please buy three or four,” said Ishiguro, a professor at Osaka University, who has previously shown a variety of robots that look eerily human, including one that’s his double. Ishiguro also demonstrated a more elaborate robot CommU, which stands for communication unity. It will cost five times as much as Sota. The news conference to introduce
Sota and CommU was led by two other humanoids, which appeared to talk with the two newest additions to Japan’s robot pantheon. Robot maker Vstone, which simplified Ishiguro’s research to come up with commercial products, expects to sell 3,000 Sota robots in the first year, mostly to businesses. They could be used for tasks such as drawing attention to products on display. Japan is a leading maker of robots, and its repertoire has ranged from industrial robots to whimsical toys. Internet and telecommunications company Softbank Corp. will start selling Pepper, a humanoid it claims is designed to read human emotions, in Japan next month for 198,000 yen ($1,700), possibly heralding the era of everyday robots here. Ishiguro said the idea behind Sota and CommU was similar to watching chattering children. An adult joining such a conversation would have low
expectations and be engaging in dialogue for the fun, he said. CommU is designed to make eye contact with rolling eyeballs, a feature Ishiguro believes is important to make conversations feel real. In a demonstration, one CommU said to another CommU, “Do you know Denmark?” It replied: “I love Denmark,” to which the first said, “I love Denmark, too.” Ishiguro insists the robots can do more than just agree with each other, and can be programmed to carry on various kinds of conversations, including confrontational chatter. But the main point is that people should stop expecting robots to live up to human expectations or merely do useful chores. “Voice recognition has always been very difficult for robots,” Ishiguro said. “Human beings should instead adjust to what robots can do.” (ap)
LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, Switzerland - Barely a few months after dismissing Apple’s smartwatch, the new chief executive of luxury Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer conceded Tuesday that such a hi-tech gadget might after all have a place in his firm’s line-up. “Initially, we were all a bit reticent,” Jean-Claude Biver told reporters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Swiss city at the centre of the watchmaking industry. But he insisted that any new technology would not dilute the company’s reputation for making luxury goods that last. “We will only make smartwatches if we are the best, different and unique,” he said. Biver, an industry legend who leads the watch division of Tag Heuer’s owners LVMH, was appointed to head the Swiss brand on an interim basis last week following the departure of Stephane Linder. He refused to divulge what Tag Heuer was planning, but said it would divide its research and development department so that one side could focus on technological innovation. Any smartwatch would have to be developed through a partnership, perhaps with a university or a special-
ist firm. Company vice-president Guy Semon would not be drawn on whether such a project might include a deal with a big US technology groups such as Google or Intel. “We’re casting a wide net and looking at very big companies,” said Semon, who was formerly head of Tag Heuer’s research and development. He added that he viewed smartwatches as a bigger challenge than the introduction of quartz watches in the 1970s, a development which plunged Swiss watchmaking into a major crisis. Tag Heuer is already undergoing changes. In September, the company laid off 46 Swiss employees and another 49 had their contracts suspended because of sluggish sales. The firm said it wanted to concentrate on its core business, scrapping products such as telephones and accessories, although maintaining its line of sunglasses. When the Apple Watch was unveiled in September, Biver insisted it would have no impact on the high end of the watch industry. “Luxury is eternal, it is perennial. It is not something that becomes worthless after five years,” he had said. (afp)
Google expects public in driverless cars in 2 to 5 years
DETROIT — The head of selfdriving cars for Google expects real people to be using them on public roads in two to five years. Chris Urmson says the cars would still be test vehicles, and Google would collect data on how they interact with other vehicles and pedestrians. Google is working on sensors to detect road signs and other vehicles, and software that analyzes all the data. The small, bulbous cars without steering wheels or pedals are being tested at a Google facility in California. Urmson wouldn’t give a date for putting driverless cars on roads en masse, saying that the system has to be safe enough to work properly. He told reporters Wednesday at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit that Google doesn’t know yet how it will make money on the cars. Urmson wants to reach the point where his test team no longer has to pilot the cars. “What we really need is to get to the point where we’re learning about how people interact with it, how they are using it, and how can we best bring that to market as a product that people care for,” he said. Google Inc., which is based in
Mountain View, California, may face state regulatory hurdles depending on where it chooses to test the cars in public. Under legislation that Google persuaded California lawmakers to pass in 2012, self-driving cars must have a steering wheel and pedals. Several other states have passed laws formally allowing autonomous cars on public roads without that restriction. The company in December announced that it had a fully functioning prototype that’s been driving on its test track. It hoped to see the cars on the road in northern California this year, but they would have to have safety drivers and temporary manual controls. Google also confirmed that it has hired Roush Enterprises Inc., a Detroit-area company that designs and builds prototypes for the auto industry, to build 150 prototype Google autonomous cars. Urmson said Google is making laser and other sensors for the cars smaller and less costly. He predicted that the cars would fail at some point on public roads, but said Google’s cars have been driven more than 700,000 miles on public roads without causing a crash. (ap)
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Organda Bali insists on not lowering tariff
DENPASAR - The Land Transportation Organization (Organda) of Bali still insisted on not revising the tariff of public transportation following the fuel price. The government already announced the new price of Premium fuel on Monday morning (Jan 19) in Java and Madura at IDR 6,700 per liter, while in Bali at IDR 7,000 per liter. Chairman of the Organda Bali, Ketut Edy Dharma Putra, quibbled that his party did not lower the tariff because the adjustment made in the previous fuel price hike only raised the tariff of public transportation at the range of 10-15 percent. Actually, when calculated based on the vehicle operating cost, the tariff increase following the last fuel price hike should be 30 percent. “We see the purchasing power of consumers, so that we did not raise the tariff by 30 percent, but only a maximum of 15 percent. So far, the tariff remains the same and no evaluation has been made,” said Ketut Edy. According to him, determination of the transportation tariff was influenced by several components such as fuel with a share of 25 percent, spare part (45 percent), indirect costs such as insurance, building and employees (20 percent) and profit (10 percent). “From the
components, we got the figure 30 percent, but we could only set the tariff at 15 percent. Thus, if there is a new decline, the tariff must be re-evaluated,” he said. He estimated there were no public transport management companies nationwide that would reduce their tariff. On that account, the increase in tariff made some time ago had not been comparable to the impact of fuel price hike. Meanwhile, the Rector of Undiknas University, Prof. Gede Sri Darma, DBA, admitted the increase in fuel prices would have an impact on the price of basic commodities due to rising transportation costs. “When the price of gasoline increases, the prices of staples and transportation traffic also rise, but when gasoline downed they did not follow it. Indeed, this phenomenon often occurs,” he said. He mentioned that people’s behavior in daily life was dif-
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The Land Transportation Organization (Organda) of Bali still insisted on not revising the tariff of public transportation following the fuel price. ficult to lower the price if it had gone up. The mindset of always obtaining convenience had been well established. “When the
price of fuel goes up, people make demonstration everywhere. But when the price of fuel goes down, the price of commodities
Bali exports cocoa to five countries
DENPASAR - Community plantations in Bali have exported cocoa to five countries such as the United States, England, Finland, Malaysia, and Australia. “The farmers in Bali are benefited by the tourists visiting the islands as some of them are also doing business in Bali,” I. Dewa Made Buana Duwuran, the head of Bali’s Plantation Office, stated. He remarked that besides the five countries, France is also interested in importing cocoa from Bali. According to Made Buana, cocoa contributed US$1.7 million in foreign exchange for the period between January and August 2014. Cocoa is a new trading commodity that is harvested by the Balinese farmers. Before exporting cocoa, Bali had exported coffee and vanilla. Data obtained from Bali’s Industry and Trading Office revealed that the foreign exchange generated by community plantations reached US$1.7 million during the January-August 2014 period. This amount increased by 96 percent as compared to US$907 thousand reported during the same period last year. The trading volume of cacao reached 1,059 tons IBP/Wira Sanjiwani or equal to US$978,375, while coffee 117 tons or US$796,513, and vanilla 69 tons or US$2,415 Community plantations in Bali have exported cocoa to five countries such as the United States, England, Finland, Malaysia, and Australia. between January and August 2014. (ant)
never wants to go down, while demonstrators keep silent. This mindset should be changed,” he concluded. (kmb27)
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GIANYAR -The government of Gianyar is still cautious in approving the application submitted by Singakerta customary village for a grant for the art market building. The county government prefers to try an empowerment strategy, promising to help promote the Singakerta art market throughout 2015. events, these will be held at Singakerta market. “Such efforts will start this year. If promotion of the market does not work, the grant requested by the customary village will be processed” he said. As reported previously, the grant approval by the county government must be done in accordance to the process of Regulation No. 96/2007 of the Minister of Finance, concerning the Procedures of Implementation, Usage, Utilization and Handover of State owned Property. The decision by the government to try to improve conditions of the market through promotion, was taken as a means to avoid any mishandling of the grant. The Singakerta Market or Ubud Market II was built with funding
Singakerta Art Market in Gianyar obtained from the merchants at Ubud Market during recent renovations there. However, the funds provided by merchants from the Ubud Market were handed over to the local government in the development process. Thus, the building built with these funds is an asset of the county government,
he said. The Singakerta art market built on land owned by the customary village covers an area of approximately 1 hectare. Though built in 2012, it has only been operating effectively since August 1, 2013. The market was initially built to accommodate the merchants from
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Ubud art market whose building was being renovated. As a consequence, the number of kiosks and stalls built at the Singakerta market corresponds to the number of merchants from the original Ubud market, namely 76 stalls and 218 kiosks. Most of them have already been closed. (kmb16)
People tend to choose 3-kg canister amid price of 12-kg LPG downs TABANAN - After having increased to IDR 131,000 on January 5, 2015, the price of the 12-kg LPG canister has now dropped. Obvisouly 12-kg canister
dealers like the Sanjiwani Pancoran agency in Tabanan are confused about how to price orders made before the price reduction. According to owner,
The LPG seller is loading it to the car.
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To empower Singakerta art market
On Monday (Jan 19), the team of Assistant II to the Regional Secretary in charge of Economic and Development Affairs, Ketut Suweta, conducted a site inspection. This followed observations of the Singakerta art market made some time ago by he and other Gianyar. Despite the good condition of the bulding and ample parking space observed around building, the market remains quite. “It is very unfortunate”, said Ketut Suweta. Results of the meeting with the team under the Assistant II, determined that he first step to be taken by county government would be to introduce the Singakerta art market to the public, by organizing some promotional events onsite. Also when relevant agencies have
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Made Gede Budiana, the price of the 12-kg canister had decreased to IDR 126,000 from the previous price at IDR 129,000. Having three outstanding orders of 396 canisters paid for at the previous price at IDR 131,000, he stands to suffer losses worth about IDR 1.9 million or more. “The price difference is about IDR 5,000 per canister. So, when we calculate, the total number of canisters having been ordered from Pertamina, the price difference amounts to IDR 1.9 million more”, he said. When asked about refunds from Pertamin for the price difference, Budiana he had heard nothing yet. It was the first time that there has been a price decline for the 12-kg LPGs. “The price generally rises,
and in that case, if we have already placed an order and the price goes up, the employer usually pays the outstanding amount to Pertamina. However, in the case of excess payment, we don’ known whether there will be a refund from Pertamina” explained Budiana. Based on his experience in the field, although the price had gone already gone down, people still peffer to the use of 3-kg LPG. According to Budiana, the demand for 12-kg canister will not experience a significant increase with the decrease in the priceunless the price of LPG was lowered to IDR 118,000. “The current decline is not significant enough for people to change their habits. So, people still prefer to use the 3-kg LPG,” said Budiana.
Currently his company has ordered around 800 canisters of 12-kg LPG while there has beeen an 87 percent decline in demand since the initial price hike. Fluctuations in the price of LPG will inevitably affect the selling price on the ground, especially at the level of retailers. Because the price at retailers is not set in same way as it is by the agency or at the distribution base, there is concern that there could be considerable discrepancies in profit margins that would certainly have a negative impact on society. To avoid such wide margins, Budiana suggests that consumers only purchase LPG directly from distribution bases. “The distribution chain is shorter so that the range of selling prices set will not be so wide”, he said. (kmb24)
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UBUD - Kamandalu Resort Hotel & Spa is a five-star boutique resort built on green hills with the views of rice fields and a stunning nature. As one of the pioneers in the area of Ubud resort, the Kamandalu Resort Hotel & Spa has just beautified the resort atmosphere by renovating the restaurant and lobby. Resident Manager, Deasy Swandarini, conveyed the renovation was held in stages starting from the main building and restaurant. Not only that, the resort also upgrade the service, open a new lobby, and introduce new wedding decoration, uniform and logo. The renovation and rebranding, said Deasy, was in an effort to maintain the beauty without leaving the concept of a village atmosphere, in addition to increasing the resort occupancy. “Both the renovation and rebranding will be gradually forged for maximum results,” she explained. If the atmosphere remained unexploited, said Deasy, it meant the impression felt by guests would be definitely positive. By that way, the first guests or repeaters would get a different and interesting experience, namely feel happy and amazed. “Our current occupancy reaches an average of 80 percent with the main markets of Europe, Australia and China. The resort also has meeting room facilities, so we also draw many expatriates of Asia-Pacific,” she explained.
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The Kamandalu Resort Hotel & Spa is built on a land area of 3.5 hectares. It is conveniently located in the heart of Ubud tourism and within one hour drive’s from the Ngurah Rai International Airport. Besides, it is also close to Monkey forest attraction, traditional market, art shops, money changers and Ubud Palace. The property offers seven types of
villas with the uniqueness of its own such as the Ubud Chalet, Garden Villa, Pool Villa, Deluxe Pool Villa, Two-Bedroom Pool Villa, Junior Presidential Villa and Presidential Villa. Meanwhile, the facility consists of Petulu Restaurant, Cempaka Kafe, Kodok Club, Swim-up Bar, Villa Dining, meeting room, Traditional Kamandalu Spa, adult and children pool.
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Become a Public Relations (PR) in Hotel Santika Kuta is new experience for Erlina Dewi. The woman from Klungkung which initially have the status of Executive Secretary of the hotel, required by the management as PR in Charge. According Erlina, those two jobs are interesting challenges. Thus, she can increase her competence, her self confidence. “Learning by doing, where in one company I can learn new knowledge,” said the woman who have cooking as a hobby. For 4 years, the woman who was born on December 5, 1983, has been carrying out her duties very well and discipline. It is also taken into consideration of the hotel to give her the trust. “I become PR in Charge from March 2014. The most important, I want to give maximum working, do the work on time, thorough and always coordinate with others team,” said Erlina friendly. As a PR, she will always support professionalism, build a good image and to be exemplary role model for her friends. “For the young generation who are involved in tourism industry, do not ever be afraid to try. Moreover, in this globalization era, the technology has developed very fast. So let’s take advantage of technology to improve the knowledge and the quality of ourselves,” she added. (ocha)
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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.
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But the Coens are used to collaborating closely, having shared directing and writing duties on all of their films over the past three decades. The siblings are also Cannes darlings, having presented seven of their 16 features at the French Riviera showcase event. They picked up the festival’s top Palme d’Or prize for “Barton Fink” in 1991, its runner-up Grand Jury Prize for “Inside Llewyn Davis” in 2013, and its Best Director award for “Fargo” (1996) and “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001). The wry humour of their screenplays, their demanding production standards, and the outstanding cinematography they bring to bear on their movies have won a slew of awards in other competitions -- most notably the Oscars, where their “No Country for Old Men” cleaned up in several categories including Best
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The file photo showed Directors Ethan Coen and director Joel Coen attend the ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ photocall during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2013 in Cannes, France.
Picture in 2007. “The Coens incarnate a certain ‘auteur’ filmmaking that is universal and with wide appeal, full of humour and totally original in their way of looking at the world,” the director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, told AFP. Joel, 60, and Ethan, 57, take over running the Cannes jury from last year’s president Jane Campion, the New Zealand director of “The Piano”. The other members of the jury have not been announced yet, but Cannes’s organisers like to bring in filmmakers and actors of note from different regions around the world. The Cannes Film Festival’s official selection of movies competing for the Palme d’Or top prize is also usually an eclectic list ranging across themes and borders. The line-up is usually announced the month before the festival opens. If the Coen brothers’ filmography is anything to by, though, dark humour and offbeat characters or situations would be appealing traits they would be looking for. They have also increasingly been attracting Hollywood stars to their own films. George Clooney, for instance, has already appeared in three of their movies -- “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, “Intolerable Cruelty” and “Burn After Reading”. He is appearing in a fourth Coen brothers film due to come out next year, “Hail, Caesar!”, with Josh Brolin, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson.
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Realizing tourism village in North Badung not easy
PARIS - The Coen brothers, the award-winning American directors of “No Country for Old Men”, “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski”, are to jointly head this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury, the organisers announced Tuesday. Joel and Ethan Coen will be copresidents of the panel of filmmakers and actors who will judge the 20-orso films in the main competition event of the festival, which will run May 13-24, according to a statement. “We are very happy to be coming back to Cannes,” the brothers were quoted as saying in the organisers’ statement, which was in French. The two directors added they were “especially happy at the opportunity being given to us to see films from around the entire world”. They stressed that Cannes “has always played an important role for us”, since the beginning of their careers. “Being presidents of the jury this year is even more of an honour in that we’ve never been presidents of anything before.” It is the first time the Cannes jury will be jointly headed by two people.
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This Feb. 16, 2012 file photo shows singer Mick Jagger, right, with designer L’Wren Scott after her Fall 2012 collection was modeled during Fashion Week, in New York. Jagger has established a scholarship in honor of his late girlfriend, fashion designer Scott.
Mick Jagger starts scholarship in honor of L’Wren Scott
DENPASAR - The desire to revise the spatial plan of the North Badung from tourism supporting region into a combination of conservation and agro-tourism poses an advanced measure. However, according to Dr. Sudjana Budhi, the policy to reduce income inequality between the North Badung and South Badung would be difficult to be realized. “Establishment of tourism, agroindustry and eco-tourism village is not easy to be realized in order to also achieve other goals, namely
conservation and land conversion,” said Chairman of the Center for Economic and Business Data Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, in Denpasar. According to him, Badung government should formulate a detailed plan to establish community economic zones that should not be touched by the interests of big capital. If the North Badung region was not entirely handed over to the ability of local people to manage tourism, there would be a risk where
the government would pay much for the impact of land conversion and the destruction of nature conservation. “If the Badung government formulates the revision of Spatial Plan pursuant to the rules of utilization physically, then the North Badung will be stuck with the risk of land conversion and the risk of damage to nature conservation,” he said. He explained that opening spatial layout for community-based economic activities needed a masterplan with the support of protec-
tion for public interests, so that the spatial planning could be made concrete with regional bylaw (Perda) as legality of the parties to protect the interests because opening up the open space in North Badung would have the potential to kindle a struggle for land investments among investors, so that the initial goal to give a space to a lot of people could not be materialized. Earlier, Deputy Chairman I of the Badung House, I Ketut Suiasa, accompanied by Deputy Chairman II, I Made Sunarta, in a meeting
revealed that the executive and legislative agreed on several issues related to the spatial arrangement of North Badung where one of which was that North Badung remained to be preserved as conservation and buffer zone as well as agricultural zone. However, the existence of inequality related to community progress and welfare in the North Badung South Badung could not be ignored. 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.
NEW YORK — Mick Jagger has established a scholarship in honor of his late girlfriend, fashion designer L’Wren Scott. The scholarship will allow one master’s degree student per year over a period of three years to attend the elite Central Saint Martins, the London-based college announced this weekend. Scott, who committed suicide last March at age 49, had been close to a former course director at Central Saint Martins, the late Louise Wilson. Fabio Piras, the current course director of MA Fashion, says in a statement that he was “very grateful to receive this extremely generous scholarship package.” The grant covers tuition and some living expenses. (ap)
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Tourists visit one of tourism villages in Bali Island. The desire to revise the spatial plan of the North Badung from tourism supporting region into a combination of conservation and agro-tourism poses an advanced measure.