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LOS ANGELES - Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan avoided jail Wednesday as prosecutors said she has completed more than 100 hours of community service that were re-quired following a reckless driving conviction.

Earlier this month a judge warned her she could face prison time if she failed to complete the sentence within three weeks. She had only completed about nine of 125 hours at that time.

“I believe she has successfully completed her community service obligation to the court,” said Santa

Monica prosecutor Terry White on Wednesday.

Lohan, who has been living in London, carried out the service in New York at a children’s commu-nity center.

Last week the 28-year-old posted a photo on Instagram of a castle-like play area built at the center using large blue blocks, and wrote: “We built this for the kids today! So cute!!”

Lohan was sentenced in 2013 to 240 hours of community service after she drove recklessly and lied to police following a 2012 car accident

in Santa Monica, California.The court also imposed 90 days

of drug rehabilitation and 18 months psychiatric counseling during two years of probation.

But in February she was given another 125 hours of community service, after a judge questioned whether she fulfilled the terms of the initial sentence.

After rocketing to stardom for films “The Parent Trap,” “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls,” Lohan has been in and out of rehab with drug problems and has had numer-ous encounters with the law. (afp)

The Academy Award-winning actress, speaking at Harvard College’s Class Day, cited her work in “Black Swan” as an example of a time she didn’t know her own limitations — and it paid off.

Portman, who won an Oscar for best actress in the 2010 film, said she might not have taken the role if she had known how “woefully unprepared” she was to pull off the movie’s ballet moves.

“The point is, if I had known my own limi-tations, I never would have taken the risk,” she said. “And the risk led to one of my greatest personal and professional achievements.”

The 33-year-old actress also met her husband, choreographer Benjamin Millepied, on the set of the movie.

Portman, who graduated from Harvard in 2003 and starred in the most recent “Star Wars” movies, also cited another personal example: her first experience writing, directing and acting in a movie. The film, “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

“Make use of the fact that you don’t doubt yourself too much right now because, as we get older, we get more re-alistic,” she told the graduating seniors. “Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.”

Portman’s address was a highlight of Wednesday’s events, which also included award presentations and student speeches. Harvard seniors receive their diplomas Thursday.

Harvard’s tradition of inviting a guest speaker to ad-dress graduates the day before commencement

began in 1968.The first invited guest was civil rights

leader Martin Luther King Jr. His wife, Coretta Scott King, delivered the speech after his assassination.

Last year, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg delivered the ad-dress. (ap)

NEW YORK — Like so many other aspiring actresses, Olivia Wash-ington is paying her dues at a small, off-Broadway theater. Unlike so many other aspiring actresses, she’s not rely-ing on her famous dad.

Washington, one of Denzel Wash-ington’s four children, played the shy and damaged Laura in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” in a 199-seat theater this spring.

She joined the inaugural season of the Masterworks Theater Company, which has found temporary housing in the 47th Street Theater, a short walk from Broadway’s glitter.

The goal of the company is to present theatrical classics with diverse casts to young people. Its motto: ignit-ing the next generation of audiences.

“It’s my first show as well as their

first show so we’re definitely growing up together,” said Washington, who graduated from New York Univer-sity’s Tisch School of the Arts two years ago. “Everything has kind of been ‘jump straight into and see what happens.’”

Washington, who grew up in Los Angeles, had never seen “The Glass Menagerie” but had studied it in college. Her credits include a stage production of “Clybourne Park” in Ithaca, New York, and she had a small part in the film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” Auditioning for more than a year, she said the chance to portray one of Williams’ most interesting heroines was exciting. “Normally, I wouldn’t be able to audition because they don’t really offer it to women of color. So I jumped on it right away,” she said. (ap)

LONDON — James Bond will be reunited with Pussy Galore in a new novel to be published this year. Anthony Horowitz’s “Trigger Mor-tis” features the audacious criminal and “Bond girl,” played in the film “Goldfinger” by Honor Blackman.

Horowitz follows Sebastian Faulks, Jeffrey Deaver and William Boyd in writing Bond novels au-thorized by the estate of author Ian Fleming, who died in 1964.

“Trigger Mortis” is based on an idea by Fleming for a TV program that was never made.

Horowitz, creator of teenage spy Alex Rider and TV series “Foyle’s War,” said Thursday that “it was al-ways my intention to go back to the true Bond, which is to say, the Bond that Fleming created.”

The novel is due in September from Orion in Britain and Harper Collins in the U.S. (ap)

New official James Bond novel to be called ‘Trigger Mortis’

Denzel Washington’s daughter Olivia makes NYC stage debut

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In a Sunday Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, actor Denzel Washington, right, and his daughter Olivia Washington arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Lohan avoids jail with 125 hours of community service

Natalie Portman urges new Harvard graduates to take chances

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Natalie Portman advised graduating Harvard seniors Wednesday to use their inexperience to their advantage, saying she has learned that taking calculated risks can lead to life-changing rewards.

Actress Natalie Portman laughs during Harvard Col-

lege’s Class Day, Wednes-day, May 27, 2015, on the

campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass.

“We ask that the management plan and environmental monitor-ing plans be reviewed again, not just for Bali but also for the place from where the sand and stone will be quarried -namely; East Lombok,” he explained.

Hanni is aware of the investors argument that garbage in the man-grove forest around Benoa Bay has not been properly managed

and that said investor is prepared to handle the waste problem as a benefit of reclaiming the area. According to Hanni however, reclamation is not a suitable solu-tion for handling the garbage in this location.

“If I were an environmental-ist... it must not be dealt with by way of reclamation. In fact I would like to invite activists in

Bali, while the process is running, to take action together in request-ing of large companies operating here that they contribute through their CSR funds. We must resolve the rubbish problem in the man-grove as we continue to handle the erosion,” added the expert staff in the field of NGO network coordination and environmental impact analysis.

Hanni added that environ-mental activists in Bali must not be caught up the dichotomy of whether to be built or not. On the contrary, they are advised to do something in Benoa Bay such as establish a garbage task force and then ask for CSR funds to help provide boat transportation. Additionally, a waste bank should be created and public awareness about not littering should be pro-moted.

“There are three main actions that need to be taken. One is that ‘upstream’ we reduce the amount of garbage being produced, sec-ondly we need to encourage awareness about the need to cre-

ate waste banks, copouts and so on, and thirdly ‘downstream’, we have no choice but to clean up the waste that is already there by simply renting some boats to transport the garbage that we have amassed. This should all be done intelligently by activists in cooperation with the local govern-ment,” he concluded. (kmb32)

In addition to mining, another threat faced by Bali today is reclama-

tion projects. One such project is the planned

reclamation of 700 hect-ares in Benoa Bay.

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Reclamation is a threat to BaliDENPASAR - In addition to mining, another threat faced by Bali today is reclamation projects.

One such project is the planned reclamation of 700 hectares in Benoa Bay. The Island of the Gods, is not the only place that will suffer from the negative impact of the Benoa Bay reclama-tion if it goes through. East Lombok, from where the raw materials of sand and stone will be quarried, will also suffer. This was conveyed by the Special Staff of the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Hanni Adiati, in Denpasar, on Wednesday (May 27).

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.listen2my-

radio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http://ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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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 con-sidered 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 “umbul-umbul”, 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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Located on the banks of the fast-flowing Ayung under the shade of palms and ban-yan trees, Riverside’s al fresco-style dining areas wrap around the multi-tiered swim-ming pool and enormous river stones that have held their spot for centuries. In this uniquely Balinese setting, Chef Jocelyn Argaud uses traditional French techniques with cast-iron pots and wood-fire ovens to present his favorite dishes passed down by his mother, and by her mother before. From his childhood in Lyon to his appointment to the Qatari Royal Palace and now to Bali’s cultural and artistic center, Jocelyn’s family cuisine has withstood the test of time and -- like the sacred Ayung -- is pure and true to its original source.

Jocelyn honors the earthy flavors and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness of Maman Claudette’s home cooking with signature dishes like Chicken ‘Basquaise’ baked in a cast-iron pot with bell peppers, quail eggs and smoked duck jus; wood-fired Tomato Tart ‘Maman Claudette’s’ with Caciotta cheese, Dijon mustard, fresh oregano and arugula; and Mushroom Ravioli with goat’s cheese shavings and sauce ‘riche’. The light-as-a-feather wood-fired Pear Tart is a must for dessert. Diners have the option of ordering a la carte or trying a set menu.

“The launch of Riverside’s new dinner concept is the highlight of my career to-date as a chef,” said Jocelyn. “My mother was the reason I was inspired to become a chef in the first place, and now I am sharing the love and passion for her food, with our guests. It is very close to my heart.” IBP/Courtesy of Four Seasons Sayan

Four Seasons Sayan launch French Bistro concept

UBUD - Bali has become one of Asia’s most vibrant dining destinations, with a bountiful selection of local ‘warung’, chic cafes and first-class cuisine from every corner of the globe. The lat-est culinary destination is on the Ayung river, following the launch of a farm-to-table French Bistro concept at the scenic riverside Cafe, Four Seasons resort Bali at Sayan.

The restaurant was previously open only for lunch and is a popular stop for travelers exploring the Ubud countryside. The move to open for dinner with Chef Jocelyn’s French Bistro menu was in re-sponse to guest requests for more variety and affordability.

“The new concept at Riverside is unique in both the location and the tradi-tional French cooking style, while using local Balinese ingredients,” said Uday Rao, General Manager of Four Seasons Resorts Bali. “We wanted to do some-thing completely different to what already existed in Bali, yet complementary to the earthy, river-front setting of the restaurant in the Ubud highlands.”

The use of local ingredients -- many sourced from the resort’s own vegetable and herb gardens -- ensure the freshest produce is presented, often within hours of being hand-picked. The emphasis is on a ‘farm-to-table’ approach, with relaxed river-front dining and the world-class touch of Four Seasons service.

The Riverside Cafe dinner launch is the latest enhancement at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, whose 60 fully-renovated suites and villas are nestled in a lush valley between two rivers. It follows the recent launch of a newest wellbeing space, the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale, built entirely of bamboo and offering a daily program of meditation, life talks and yoga – including

Bali’s first introduction to AntiGravity® Yoga. The property also has a new Resort Manager, Sean Mosher, who has joined the team from Four Seasons Resort Langkawi in Malaysia, where he held the same position.

The meeting held at Dauh Marga hamlet, Delod Berawah vil-lage on Wednesday was attended by dozens of people dressed in middle customary clothes, of-ficers of the Jembrana Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Agency and other relevant agencies. Ten-sions arose when a number of café owners questioned the fate of their businesses that have been running for some ten years, fear-ing that the regulation would put them out of business. “The agency should not come here and inspect our premises and then seize our liquor, causing us to suffer losses. If alcohol is forbidden, then how can we make a living?” said one of the café owners.

Many of the dimly café owners finally requested two weeks time in order to complete their requests for liquor licenses. Headman of Delod Berawah, I Ketut Narya, said that in response to the petition of the café owners, the customary village and the Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Agency agreed to the two-week deadline exten-sion for obtaining their permits. For the next two weeks, the trade agency and Municipal Police will not be inspecting the cafés at Delod Berawah. The café owners signed statements stating that they will submit the necessary requests for licenses to sell liquor.

In the meantime, the Head of the Industry, Trade and Coopera-

tives Agency, I Made Yasa, said that to continue running cafés lo-cated in tourism areas, according to the rules of the Directorate General of Domestic Trade (PDN), owners must provide their businesses with class A certificates for the direct sale of liquor (SKPLA). Besides, which they must also obtain a class A certificate as a liquor retailer (SKPA). Both permits, according to Yasa, fall under the authority of the Directorate General of Domes-tic Trade. Businesses who have not obtained their permits within two weeks and continue to sell alcohol, will be prosecuted. Yasa dded that this goes for cafes in other places as well, not just those in Delod Berawah. (kmb26)

GIANyAr - The villa and restau-rant established close to the verge of Keramas Beach, Blahbatuh, are finally visited by the Gianyar Mu-nicipal Police, Wednesday (May 27). When visited by the officers, the employees are unable to present the business license of the restaurant having been in operation for eight months.

Based on monitoring, dozens of Municipal Police officers led by I Gede Daging came to a restaurant located right on the verge of the Keramas Beach on Wednesday at ten o’clock in the morning. However, a number of restaurant employees at the location are unable to present the business license. “One of the em-ployees admitted that the restaurant has been operating for approximately eight months, but they cannot present the business license,” said I Gede Daging.

He added that according to Re-gional Bylaw (Perda) No.5/1994, the business owner is given the first reprimand dated May 27, 2015, No.300/1116/V/2015 as well as sum-moned to the office of the Gianyar Municipal Police on May 28, 2015 to get further guidance. “We already issued the first reprimand to the res-taurant on behalf of I Made Karang,” he explained.

When asked whether the Gianyar Municipal Police will dismantle the building as proposed by Com-mission I of the Gianyar House, Gede Daging is unable to make sure about it because it is unknown yet whether the restaurant has owned a permit or not. “We’ve already is-sued the first reprimand. We’ll see next whether the owner can present the license or not when coming for the summons. While, regarding the demolition is beyond our authority,” he explained.

After that, the municipal police resumed the inspection to the con-crete factory located just behind the restaurant. When visited by the officers, the employees working at the factory are unable to present its permit. Finally the officer also issued the first reprimand for the business premises on behalf of I Gede Cahyadi.

Accompanied with dozens of of-ficers, Gede Daging also inspected the villa located around the Jalan Raya Keramas. However, it can be ascertained to have a permit issued by the BPPT. “All the villas have been able to present their permit. Although some villas are located at the verge of the beach, it happens due to abrasion attack,” he said. (kmb35)

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One of the supermarket that started to remove the alcohol from it store

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The Head of Gianyar Civil Police I Gede Daging, left, is inspecting the restaurant at Keramas Beach

Tensions run high

Café owners forced to comply to new alcohol regulations

NEGARA - Official dissemination of information regarding Ministry of Trade Regula-tion No. 6/2015 on the sale and circulation of alcoholic beverages was attended by dozens of café owners around Delod Berawah, on Wednesday (May 27). The atmosphere was tense given the impact that this regulation has on their businesses (which all sell beer).

At Keramas BeachRestaurant unable to

present business permit

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While opening the discussion on Thursday, the energy and mineral resources minister noted that cooperation in the field of renewable energy between the two countries has immense sig-nificance as they have potential sources of energy and technol-ogy.

“Sweden does not have fossil resources and reserves of oil and gas, but with its technological innovations, the country can

provide electricity, which is more than half of what Indonesia gen-erates,” Sudirman remarked on Thursday.

He noted that during the two-day meeting, the countries will discuss cooperation through government-to-government and business-to-business schemes.

“Sweden has experience in renewable energy, so we want to learn from the country,” the energy minister added. (ant)

DENPASAR - The Indonesian Ministry of Environment Affairs and Forestry has launched a for-est management index for the Bali and Nusa Tenggara ecore-gions, on Wednesday.

Head of the Ecoregion Man-agement Center of Bali and Nusa Tenggara Novrizal Tahar said that the index is an important strategic document as Indonesia has the world’s attention due to high deforestation in its tropical forests.

Earlier, the Indonesian govern-ment had established cooperation with the United Nations Devel-opment Program to set up forest management index 2014 for 12 provinces, excluding Bali and Nusa Tenggara.

The forest management index

is a review that provides an in-dicator framework for structural and practical management peri-odically by involving all related stakeholders.

It measures four aspects---forest monitoring certainty, jus-tice for forest resources, forest management transparency and law enforcement.

“Setting up a forest manage-ment index needs cooperation from all stakeholders to get their advice and verify all data and information,” Tahar said.

He added that the index is a controlling instrument for forest management in Indonesia.

The forest management index is also a recommendation for planning and recovering national forests, Tahar stated. (ant)

DENPASAR - Emirates Airline plans to attract 30 thousand pas-sengers within a year of opening the new flight route from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to Denpasar, Bali. This new route is scheduled to be launched on June 3.

Country Manager of Emirates, Indonesia, Satish Sethi said on Wednesday that the management will capture the European market by opening a direct flight to Bali via Dubai.

“Most foreign tourists visiting Bali are from China and Australia. We hope this direct flight route will provide access for tourists from Europe,” Sethi remarked.

The Emirates management aims to draw in 900 thousand to one million passengers from and to Indonesia by the end of 2015.

It planned to launch the direct Dubai--Denpasar flight a long time ago, but will be realizing it on June 3 as a limited flight slot in Bali.

The direct flight connecting Dubai and Indonesia will operate four times a day.

According to Sethi, the num-ber of passengers in the three

Jakarta-Dubai flights reaches 600 thousand.

Bali was chosen as one of the destinations because the number of tourists to the province rose by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2015.

“Passengers from Surabaya (East Java) and Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara) do not have to fly to Jakarta to travel to Europe. They can just go to Bali,” Sethi pointed out.

He pointed out that the manage-ment of the airlines was cooperating with the Indonesian Embassy in a number of European countries to promote Bali as one of the tourist destinations that can be accessed with Emirates.

Sethi further noted that the Indo-nesia to Europe passenger market reaches 35 percent, which indicates that the Dubai-Denpasar flight route will add to the market, including the cargo market.

“Our cargo market records a 30 percent growth. Every week, we load 294 tons of cargo comprising fishery and handicraft products,” Sethi revealed. (ant)

Indonesia, Sweden explore renewable energy cooperation

Environment ministry launches forest management index

KUTA - Indonesia and Sweden are holding a two-day discus-sion in Kuta, Bali, from Thursday to Friday, to explore coop-eration in the field of renewable energy, according to Energy Minister Sudirman Said.

Emirates aims to attract 30 thousand passengers for Dubai-Denpasar route

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Emirates Airline plans to attract 30 thousand passengers within a year of opening the new flight route from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to Denpasar, Bali.

CANNES — Cannes’ red carpet can be as kind as it is cruel when it comes to fashion. For 12 days, major Hollywood actresses such as Marion Cotillard, Emily

Blunt, Naomi Watts and Sienna Miller graced the film festival’s red carpet in clothes designed by the world’s greatest. Yet while the best looks come to define the festival,

there’s almost as much interest in who got it wrong. (ap)

Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Natalie Portman’s directorial debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness” did not fare well with critics, nor did the rather mature-looking, limp Rodarte dress she wore to the film’s photo call. The asymmetrical skirt looked off-kilter with the symmetry of the upper part.

Fashion’s greatest hits, misses on the Cannes red carpet

Here are the 68th Cannes Film Festival’s fashion hits and misses.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File

Emily Blunt has Stella McCa-rtney to thank for her shim-mering coup at the “Sicario” premiere, alongside co-stars Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. Embroidered jew-els gave the sophisticated, covered-up look a weight that oozed old-school Hollywood glamour yet sparkled with sporty simplicity.

Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

German model Toni Garrn looked every part the prin-cess at the premiere of “The Little Prince” — bringing a touch of little mermaid to the Cannes red carpet in a spar-kly, swanky silver gown with bare shoulders and a cross-over cutaway midriff.

AP Photo/Thibault Camus

Model-of-the-minute Kendall Jenner impressed critics

with her bold Alaia look at the premiere of Paolo

Sorrentino’s “Youth.” The 19-year-old pulled off a

difficult look — a billowing skirt and an exposed

midriff — with panache. She accessorized the look with

Alaia gladiator sandals and a diamond bib necklace.

Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Jury member Sienna Miller had a cinematic comeback this year — after roles in “American Sniper” and “Fox-catcher” — but it was an off year for her on the Cannes red carpet. Misses included an oversize, shapeless black look by Sonia Rykiel at the “Carol” premiere, and a blush layered gown that some com-pared to curtains at the “Mac-beth” premiere.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File

Model Irina Shayk got atten-tion for all the wrong reasons when she arrived for the “Si-cario” screening in a garish, gold Atelier Versace dress with a split leg. The dress’s huge shimmering train and gold strip detailing jarred with the other premiere attendees who opted for more subtle styles.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File

It was a mixed bag for Oscar-nominee Naomi Watts. She thrilled at the Cannes Film Festival opening in a beautiful powder gray gown by Oscar de la Renta, with diaphanous embroidered feathers on the skirt and glittering jewels on the revealing bodice. But she appeared later in a dubious black gown by Peter Pilotto that had an uneven skirt at “The Sea of Trees.”

Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Actress Marion Cotillard pos-es for photographers as she leaves the screening of The Little Prince at the 68th inter-national film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 22, 2015.

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The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, told The Australian newspaper that the world cannot ignore the plight of the more than 3,000 desperate migrants who have landed on the shores of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in recent weeks, often abandoned by human traffickers or freed after their families paid ransoms.

“It’s not sufficient to say: ‘How to help these people?’” the news-paper quoted him as saying in an interview in the Indian hill town where he lives in exile. “This is not sufficient. There’s something wrong with humanity’s way of

thinking. Ultimately we are lacking concern for others’ lives, others’ wellbeing.”

The refugees are a mixture of poor Bangladeshis in search of work and Rohingya Muslims flee-ing widespread persecution from Myanmar’s Buddhist majority. The Dalai Lama said he had discussed the Rohingya in earlier meetings with Suu Kyi.

“I mentioned about this prob-lem and she told me she found some difficulties, that things were not simple but very complicated,” he was quoted as saying. “But in spite of that I feel she can do something.”

Suu Kyi became an international hero during her years of house ar-rest for speaking out against the generals who long ruled Myanmar. She entered politics after her 2010 release, when the junta handed over power to a nominally civilian government.

In a predominantly Buddhist country where there is much ani-mosity toward the Rohingya Mus-lims, she has remained silent about their persecution.

She now says she never sought to be a human rights champion. Critics say that defending the Rohingya could cost her support if she runs for president. (ap)

YANGON, Myanmar — Jour-nalists were negotiating with Myan-mar officials Thursday to restore their access to the Parliament cham-ber after being pushed out because pictures of snoozing lawmakers were published online. Reporters in the capital, Naypyitaw, were told on Tuesday they would have to watch proceedings on TV from the corridor. The pictures of sleeping MPs was the main reason cited by Kyaw Soe, director general of the Union Parliament, which handles administrative duties.

Other embarrassing pictures have circulated showing lawmakers using iPad devices while in ses-sion. Another appeared to show an army representative leaning over to press a voting button for a missing lawmaker.

In a minor victory, the journal-ists were told they could occupy the upper floor of the chamber, but they were continuing to negotiate Thursday evening. While the new

location could be sufficient for text reporters, it would give visual journalists only a distant, back view of the MPs. Officials offered to provide handout images instead, but independent media consider that unacceptable.

“The restriction is totally unac-ceptable. Press freedom is not guar-anteed in the country but only in the hands of those in power. They can revoke press freedom any time they like,” Zaw Thet Htway, a former political prisoner and editor in chief of Tomorrow weekly journal.

Myanmar started moving from a half-century of military rule to democracy in 2011 and many of its political reforms, such as media freedom, have stalled. About 10 journalists have been jailed and nearly a dozen are facing trials.

The constitution also allots a quarter of the seats in Parliament to the military, a number that gives it veto power over constitutional amendments. (ap)

ATHENS, Greece — Iran’s foreign minister is holding out hope that a “sustainable, mutually respectful” deal can be struck with world powers in talks over his country’s nuclear program before the current deadline of June 30.

Mohammad Javad Zarif says an agreement with negotiators from the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany is possible provided “people have their foot in reality, not in illusions.”

But he warned that “excessive demands” would make an agree-ment hard to envisage, even without a deadline. Zarif spoke after talks in Athens Thursday with his Greek peer, Nikos Kotzias

The proposed deal would freeze Iran’s nuclear program for a decade, in return for sanctions relief. Iran insists its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes, while the West fears it could allow it to build nuclear weapons. (ap)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

FILE - In this April 27, 2015 file photo, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the 2015 Nuclear Nonprolif-eration Treaty (NPT) review conference, in the United Nations General Assembly.

Iran foreign minister says nuclear deal

possible by June 30

Myanmar restricts journalists after photos

show sleeping MPs

Dalai Lama urges Aung San Suu Kyi to

help Rohingya MuslimsNEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama has urged Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy

icon and a fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, to speak out to protect her country’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims amid a human trafficking crisis, a newspaper reported Thursday.

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FILE - In this Wednesday, May 27, 2015 file photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he arrives to give a religious talk at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharmsala, India.

Previously, local residents had complained about the villa that was located near the Segara Temple of Banjar, so it ws finally taken down piece by piece. Demolition of the concrete part of the building will be done at a later date when heavy equipment is available. The work-ers and laborers cleaned up the area after the dismantling.

“According to rough calcula-tions the villa development suffered looses into the millions of rupiah. The roof alone is estimated to have cost some IDR 150 million. I do not know how much the other materi-als cost. We were just asked by Mr. Putu Citrawan, project coordinator of this villa, to take it apart,” said head laborer, Kadek Made, on

Wednesday (May 27).The dismantling of the villa al-

leged to be owned by an Australian, was originally rejected. However, later on the residents of Banjar agreed to take the building apart and asked the Deputy Regent of Buleleng Nyoman Sutjidra, the Buleleng Municipal Police and Integrated Licensing Office (BPPT)

for their opinion on the matter and to check the site. The inspection that was conducted found that the villa was built without a building permit (IMB) and was not in accordance with the applicable license submis-sion process. “In the near future, the villa owner from Australia will sub-mit a request for a permit again. I do not know when, but apparently it will be done in the next few weeks,” added Kadek Made.

Chief of social affairs for the Banjar customary village, Made Suartana, said that the villa devel-opment did not comply with the

designs of the initial draft. The villa should also not have been built near the temple compound wall, so as to avoid complaints from residents. Once the building was up however, it in fact touched the temple compound wall. “From the beginning, we asked that the construction of the villa follow the design that was submitted and that it not be adjacent to the temple. Since the project coordinator of the villa agreed to dismantled it, we very much appreciate that they want to respect us,” explained Suartana. (kmb34)

DENPASAR - The forensic’s department of Sanglah Hospital received a drowning victim, at 10:35 p.m., on Tuesday (May 26). The victim who was stay-ing at Hotel Puri Nusa Dua was taken by ambulance service to the hospital after having been found dead.

Ida Bagus Putu Alit, from San-glah’s forensics, said that the victim named Yu Yang, 26, was examined at 10:35 p.m. Results of the exami-nation, wherein the victims mouth and nasal cavity were filled with a

mushroom like smooth foam mass, and blue fingernails and lips indi-cated suffocation from drowning. “However, there were no sign of injuries,” said Putu Alit on Wednes-day (May 27).

Judging by the state of the body, it is estimated that the time of victim’s death was less than eight hours before having been brought to hospital. As of Thursday morn-ing, there has been no request for an autopsy from police authorities, and the victim’s family is not yet present. (kmb42)

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The tourists are going to the sea very early in the morning in Lovina, Buleleng to see the dolphins. Seeing dolphins is one of the attraction offered in Buleleng Regency and it can attract many tourists come to the regency.

Chinese traveler found drowned

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The villa near Segaram Temple in Banjar Villa, Buleleng, is dismantled by the owner.

Villa near Segara Temple dismantledSINGARAJA - The dismantling of a villa located in the area of Banjar and Tegeha custom-

ary villages ran smoothly. The dismantling was carried out by the project coordinator of the villa and involved a number of manual laborers who started work at 8 a.m.. The villa, built of concrete, bamboo and thatched roof villa was still relatively new and so the the various parts of the building were dismantled one by one and neatly stored for the owner’s future use.

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German Finance Minister Wolf-gang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United States began the three-day meeting with a short ceremony on Wednesday evening in Dresden’s rebuilt Frauenkirche, before they were scheduled to get down to the nitty gritty of talks on Thursday.

The Frauenkirche church was almost totally destroyed in the bombing of Dresden by the British and US allies during World War II and the remaining ruins were left as a war memorial for more than 50 years.

But it was painstakingly rebuilt following German unification and finally reconsecrated in 2005.

Germany currently holds the rotating G7 presidency and has been at pains to stress that the Greek crisis is not officially on the agenda.

Berlin insists that the G7 is not the correct forum for the Greek dos-sier, not least because Athens itself is not represented.

But with all of the other key ac-tors present -- notably International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, Eurogroup president Je-roen Dijsselbloem, European Cen-tral Bank chief Mario Draghi and EU monetary affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici -- it would be illusory to believe that the subject will not be broached.

Furthermore, Athens had pro-claimed earlier that it was close to a loan deal with its creditors that would unlock badly-needed bailout loans for its struggling economy.

Nevertheless, G7 host Schaeuble denied there had been any new sig-nificant breakthroughs.

Discussions “have not really progressed much further,” he told

ARD German public television on Wednesday evening, adding that he was “also a bit surprised that Athens is always saying that a deal is imminent.”

But it is not just the Europeans who insist that Greece’s fate in the eurozone is a matter of urgency.

“Everyone has to double down, and treat the next deadline as if it’s the last deadline and get this re-solved,” said US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

“The risk of going from deadline to deadline only increases the risk of an accidents,” Lew said in London before heading to Dresden.

His Canadian counterpart Joe Oliver also said that “the Greek fis-cal crisis is as yet unresolved.”

And “geopolitical strife—in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, and else-where—is exacerbating downside risks” to economic recovery, Oliver said. (afp)

SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday on expectations that the latest US stockpiles report will show a further dip in crude reserves as traders worry about a global oversupply, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery rose 12 cents to $57.63 while Brent crude for July gained 39 cents to $62.45 in afternoon trade.

The Department of Energy’s weekly petroleum report, usually released on Wednesdays, will be issued on Thursday owing to a public holiday at the start of the week.

“Speculation that US oil inventories could decline again in to-night’s weekly report appears to have attracted some relative sup-port” to prices, said Nicholas Teo, market analyst at CMC Markets in Singapore.

Analysts expect inventories fell for a fourth consecutive week, by 2.0 million barrels, according to a survey by Bloomberg News. The stockpiles currently stand at 482.2 million barrels, just below record highs.

Dealers have been hoping a slowdown in US output, coupled with increased demand during the summer driving season, could whittle down global supplies, which was a key reason for the collapse in prices of more than 50 percent between June and January.

Dealers are also closely monitoring a potential rise in Iraqi oil exports, which could exacerbate the global glut.

“On the global market, Iraq is planning to escalate its export by 26 percent to a record 3.75 million barrels per day in June,” said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at busi-ness consultancy firm EY.

“If the planned export is fulfilled, a global glut will persist,” he said. (afp)

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

A man on a bicycle pedals past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday on expectations that the latest US stockpiles report will show a further dip in crude reserves as traders worry about a global oversup-ply, analysts said.

Oil prices higher in Asian trade

G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden

DRESDEN - Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyone’s minds.

AP Photo/Jens Meyer

Activists of the international campaigning and advocacy organization ONE installed balloons with portraits of the G7 heads of state in front of the Frauenkirche cathedral (Church of Our Lady) prior to the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Dresden, eastern Germany, Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

BANGLI - Bali’s provincial govern-ment has paid little to no attention to the Batur Global Geopark in Kintamani, Bangli despite the park having been des-ignated as the only geopark in Indonesia by UNESCO in 2012. So far, the govern-ment of Bangli has had to rely on support provided by the central government.

Head of the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Adnyana, said on Wednesday (May 27) that to manage the geopark, the gov-ernment of Bangli relies on the support of the central government through the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Apart from providing free promotion, the national governmental also supports the Batur Global Geopark in the form of TP funds amounting to billions of rupiahs.

These funds have been used by the govern-ment of Bangli for infrastructural development including the arrangement of the geosite, the construction of a viewing tower and other con-struction projects “The central government also provides training for geopark guides,” he said.

Although they have received support from the central government, Adnyana still deplored the lack of attention and support from the pro-vincial government for this geo park that was aknolwdged by UNESCO. “There is no attention from the provincial government, for marketing or promotion for example,” he said.

Actually to have the Batur Geopark function as a means of conservation, education and community development, pursuant to the concept of geopark, the government of Bangli expects financial support from provincial government especially given the fact that the Batur geopark is the only geopark in Indonesia. “Hopefully, support for the geopark be provided not just by the central government but also by the provincial government, after all, if this geopark is well supported it can attract travelers to Bali,” he hoped. (kmb40)

GIANYAR - Gianyar County all this time known as the warehouse of the artists will involve some 10,000 artists in the event of Bali Arts Fes-tival 2015. Gianyar will participate in the total of 23 show items in the BAF 2015.

For cultural parade at the open-ing session of the BAF, it will involve approximately 500 artists with four decorated cars as sup-porting elements of the fragmentary show in front of the honorary stage. Storyline featured in the parade is Ki Baru Kama. “Ki Baru Kama is the heirloom weapon owned by the King of Gianyar during the war at the beginning of the establishment of the kingdom of Gianyar,” said the Division Head of the Arts and Film of the Gianyar Culture Agency,

Wayan Karyawan, with permission from the Head of the Gianyar Cul-ture, I Gusti Ngurah Wijana.

The art and cultural activities participated by Gianyar in the BAF at the Art Center Denpasar will include the category of pa-rade, competition, workshop and classical stage. For the parade, it will present some performances like the women gong kebyar, adults and children gong kebyar, drama gong, semara pegulingan, arja operetta, panca mask, joged bumbung and Balinese pop song and so on. “For the gong kebyar parade, we will involve 500 art-ists,” he added.

In the BAF of this year, Gianyar County allocates special funds drafted in the regional budget.

Meanwhile, the results of meet-ing last Monday mentioned that the financial support from the Bali Province for the BAF is in the form of special assistance fund amount-ing to IDR 205 million. However, the amount is different from the other counties.

As for the opening parade of the BAF, Gianyar will be represented by Gianyar subdistrict. For gong kebyar category, it will be repre-sented by Saptana Jagaraga village youth club of Singapadu (adult), while for children category will be represented by Widya Kumara from Peninjauan hamlet, Batuan village, and the women category by Sudamani gamelan troupe from Pengosekan hamlet, Mas village, Ubud. (kmb16)

Gianyar involves 10,000 artists in BAF 2015

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Gianyar County all this time known as the warehouse of the artists will involve some 10,000 artists in the event of Bali Arts Festival 2015. Gianyar will participate in the total of 23 show items in the BAF 2015.

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The attention of provincial government of Bali to the Batur Global Geopark in Kintamani, Bangli, has been proved very minimal. Having been specified in 2012, the provincial government of Bali has not yet provided any support for the only geopark in Indonesia.

Batur Global Geopark lacks support from provincial government

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The truck carrying around 30 students flipped over into the muddy ditch near a palm oil plantation after one of its wheels came off, local police official M. Syafii said.

The age of the students in-volved in the accident in Tapanuli

district was not clear. Most were thought to attend junior high school and high school, where pupils are typically aged between 12 and 18.

“Seventeen students were killed and five were injured, including one seriously, after the truck over-

turned,” said Syafii.“One of the front wheels of

the truck came off, causing it to overturn and roll into a ditch full of mud, about 2.5 metres (eight feet) deep.”

The driver survived, he added. (afp)

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s main anti-graft agency is bracing for a flood of legal challenges from cor-ruption convicts and suspects after a court verdict threw into question the legitimacy of its investigations, a senior official said on Wednesday.

A Jakarta court judge on Tuesday ruled that the agency’s investigation of graft suspect Hadi Purnomo was illegal because the Corruption Eradi-cation Commission (KPK) used inde-pendent investigators no longer with the police or the Attorney General’s Office, media said.

The verdict is the latest blow to the popular agency, which has been severely weakened over the past four months by attacks from the police, the Attorney General’s Office, the vice president, and members of President Joko Widodo’s own political party.

“The impact of this verdict could

potentially make graft suspects and even convicts file lawsuits, which would drain the energy and resources of the KPK,” said acting commis-sioner Johan Budi.

He added the agency was pre-paring to appeal against the court ruling.

Indonesia consistently ranks among the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International.

Activists have raised questions about Widodo’s anti-graft credentials after the KPK was forced to drop a high-profile investigation into a police general based on a similar court ruling.

The agency has since seen top-ranking officials suspended, a key investigator arrested, and a slew of lawsuits from corruption suspects hoping to be let off. (rtr) MANADO - Indonesian Presi-

dent Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the youth to intensify mutual cooperation in a quest to tap social capital for Indonesia’s development.

“In four days, on June 1, we will celebrate Pancasila’s anniversary. I want to remind everyone about Soekarno’s remarks that reiterate the five core principles of Pancasi-la, which lay emphasis on mutual cooperation,” President Jokowi stated on Thursday.

Jokowi delivered a speech during the celebration of the XII People’s Mutual Cooperation Month and the 43rd Empowerment Family Day in Manado.

The president noted that there are still many egos to consider in various sectors, which should be handled together. Thus, the values of mutual cooperation need to be inculcated in the youth as the na-tion’s future.

“Mutual cooperation plays a role not only in honing the nation’s spirit but also serving as a huge capital for the future. Mutual co-operation should be carried out not only as a jargon but should also be implemented in day-to-day life,” Jokowi emphasized.

Jokowi pointed out that it is not an easy task to enhance mutual cooperation in an era when people lead an individualistic life.

Additionally, the North Su-lawesi Governor Sarundajang affirmed that mutual cooperation is the key to maintaining the local wisdom for preserving the nation’s heritage.

“Mutual cooperation is needed to promote and maintain the local wisdom in order to preserve the nation’s heritage for creating com-mon wealth,” Sarundajang stated.

The president visited Manado in North Sulawesi to celebrate the XII People’s Mutual Cooperation Month.

Jokowi is also scheduled to inaugurate a nickel processing plant in Morowali District, Central Sulawesi, on next Friday. (ant)

KUPANG - The Rote Ndao district government in East Nusa Tenggara has confirmed the partici-pation of surfers from 18 countries in an international surfing event at Nembara beach in Rote Island in November, this year.

Melkias Rumlaklak, the chief of the Rote Ndao Tourism Office, stated on Thursday that at least 100 surfers from 18 countries will take part in the international surfing event.

“Surfers and tourists from 18 countries in Asia, Europe, and Amer-ica will come to Rote Island for the international surfing event in Novem-ber, and this is an opportunity for us to introduce Indonesian tourism,” Melkias noted.

He explained that during a recent meeting with the Bo’a-Nembrala Development Committee, it was de-cided that the surfing event will take place on the second or third week in November this year.

Therefore, Melkias stated that he had coordinated with the East Nusa Tenggara Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency to ensure favorable weather and perfect waves for the international surfing event in Rote Island.

“We are going to hold another meeting in August to prepare for this international event, and therefore, we have handed over the task to

the Bo’a-Nembrala Development Committee to make the best possible preparations,” he noted.

In the meantime, East Nusa Teng-gara Provincial Tourism Office Chief Marius Ardu Jelamu expressed his complete support to the international surfing event at Nembara beach in Rote Island.

“We must be ready from now on to conduct repair and restoration work in the city and other tourist spots in order to attract the tourists and surfers who will come to par-ticipate in the international event,” Marius remarked.

He pointed out that East Nusa Tenggara has several tourist attrac-tions such as beautiful beaches, tourism villages, and the culture that must be managed and developed optimally to attract more tourists.

“After participating in the inter-national surfing event, the surfers and tourists will not return directly to their countries of origin. They will certainly stay on for several days to visit the other tourist attractions,” Marius pointed out.

Therefore, he expressed hope that the Rote Ndao district government and the local community could begin repair and restoration work in the city and other tourist destinations in a bid to welcome the international surfers. (ant)

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Indonesian hardline Islamic Defenders Front members hold posters of Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, a proponent of the Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar known as 969 and was once jailed by Myanmar’s former military junta for anti-Muslim violence, dur-ing a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, May 27, 2015.

17 school students killed in road accident

MEDAN - Seventeen Indonesian pupils were killed and five others injured Thursday after a truck carrying them to school overturned into a ditch on western Sumatra island, police said.

President calls for mutual cooperation promote national development

Anti-graft agency braces for challenges after court ruling

Eighteen countries to participate in Rote international surfing event

Officials warned people to stay out of the sun, cover their heads and drink plenty of water, but poverty forces many Indians to work despite the risks.

“Either we have to work, put-ting our lives under threat, or we go without food,” farmer Narasimha said in the badly hit Nalgonda district of southern Andhra Pradesh state. “But we stop work when it becomes unbearable.”

In the city of Nizamabad, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of the state capital of Hyderabad, construc-tion workers were also still on the job. “If I don’t work due to the heat, how will my family survive?” said Mahalakshmi, who earns a daily wage of about $3.10.

Most of the 1,412 heat-related deaths so far have occurred in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Telangana, where temperatures have soared up to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit), according to government figures.

Among the most vulnerable were the elderly and the poor, many of whom live in slums or farm huts with no access to air conditioners or sometimes even shade-giving trees. Those who were able were heeding the government’s advice to avoid the outdoors.

“With so many people dying due to the heat, we are locking the children

inside,” teacher Satyamurthy said in Khammam, which registered its highest temperature in 67 years on Saturday when the thermometer hit 48 degrees Celsius (more than 118 Fahr-enheit). Cooling monsoon rains were expected to arrive next week in the southern state of Kerala and gradually advance north in coming weeks.

Until then, volunteers were pass-ing out pouches of salted buttermilk or raw onions — both thought to be hydrating. People used handkerchiefs and scarves to block searing winds and stifling air from their faces. Across the country, teenagers flocked to water basins and rivers to cool off. Many adults took refuge atop woven cots in the shade.

Newspapers devoted full pages to covering the heat wave and its effects, with headlines saying “Homeless bake in tin shelters” and “birds & animals drop dead.” In cities like New Delhi, crowds of office workers gathered around stalls selling fruit drinks and iced water, while police officers wear-ing sweat-soaked shirts squinted into the sun while directing road traffic.

At the zoo, leopards and tigers lay panting in the shade until zoo keepers came by every two hours with hoses. One white tiger rolled around in obvi-ous delight while being sprayed with water. Elephants drank thirstily and lolled in a pond. In the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, Sikhs

distributed free glasses of rose-scented milk to the public.

Forecasting service AccuWeather described this as the most intense heat wave in India in recent years. The death toll for Andhra Pradesh alone, at 1,360, was higher than during a 2003 heat wave when 1,300 died in what was then a unified state including both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Doctors were on alert for heat-related illness like sun stroke, and were telling people venturing outdoors to cover their heads and wear light, loose clothing, said health officer Sarojini in the city of Vishakapatnam who goes by one name, as is common in the region.

Telangana’s school board post-poned the start date for colleges for a week from Monday. The state also opened centers where cold water was being served, and changed the working hours for rural employment schemes, disaster management official Sada Bhargavi said.

One Hyderabad man was doing his newspaper delivery route at dawn to avoid peak temperatures. “It is difficult to do this work in this harsh weather, but I have a family to take care of,” said Rajaiah, who goes by one name. Otherwise, Hyderabad’s normally jam-packed streets were almost deserted Thursday, as market vendors and office workers avoided going out. (ap)

ATHENS, Greece — Greece said Thursday it aims to clinch a deal with its creditors by Sunday that will allow it to receive the desperately needed final installment of its international bailout plan and keep it from default-ing on its debts.

“This optimism that the Greek government is expressing is not idle talk. It is based on very specific facts,” government spokesman Ga-briel Sakellaridis told reporters at a briefing. “We are going into these negotiations with the aim to have an agreement with our partners by Sunday.”

Sakellaridis’ comments come a day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsip-ras expressed similar optimism that a deal was near, and Greek officials said the text of an agreement was be-ing written up. The optimism, which caused a market rally late Wednesday, proved short-lived, however, after key creditor states like Germany warned a final agreement remained elusive.

Greece’s new government, elected in January, has been in talks for four months on what reforms it should make to get the final bailout install-ment of 7.2 billion euros ($8 billion) from fellow eurozone states and the International Monetary Fund.

The radical left Syriza party won the elections on promises to repeal deeply resented austerity measures that accompanied the country’s bailout, arguing they had simply in-

creased hardship and poverty and left the economy in a depression.

But Greece’s creditors insist it must take measures to ensure its economy is reformed and doesn’t slip back into the bad habits of the past with reckless borrowing and an overinflated an inefficient public sector. Negotiations on what measures exactly Athens must take have dragged with little evidence of progress for months.

“We believe conditions are now ripe for an agreement to be reached. Many discussions have been made, the Greek government has submit-ted very specific proposals, it has submitted very realistic proposals,” Sakellaridis said.

“A constructive discussion is be-ing held, and all this inspires us with optimism that in this short period (of time) there will be a positive outcome and agreement.”

Unable to tap the international borrowing market due to painfully high interest rates demanded for its bonds, Greece cannot continue repay-ing its debts without the last bailout installment, and risks a default that could eventually lead it out of the eurozone.

Athens must repay just over 300 million euros to the IMF on June 5. The installment is just one of four due to the IMF in June, all repayments of initial loans that made up Greece’s 240 billion euro bailout, which began five years ago. (ap)

BEIJING — Responding to sharply-worded comments from the U.S. defense secretary, China on Thursday defended its building of artificial islands in the South China Sea and accused Washing-ton of stirring up trouble in the economically vital region.

Foreign Ministry spokeswom-an Hua Chunying said no outside actors have the right to dictate to China in an area it claims as its sovereign territory.

She said the U.S. was commit-ting “provocations and instiga-tions” that threaten stability — a reference to Washington’s refusal to recognize Chinese sovereignty over the newly built dry land.

“China has its own judgment, and no others are entitled the rights to demand China how to act,” Hua told reporters. She added that China was acting ap-propriately as a “big power.”

She said the status quo of the South China Sea is generally stable, “but some countries keep on make provocations out of their

selfish purposes, willfully chal-lenging China’s territorial integ-rity and maritime rights.”

Hua’s remarks came a day af-ter Defense Secretary Ash Carter called for an “immediate and last-ing halt” to all land reclamation projects by any Pacific nations.

Carter also rejected China’s formal complaint over a U.S. sur-veillance plane’s flight last week over a Chinese-controlled island in the disputed Spratly group, say-ing the U.S. would “fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows.”

Frictions over China’s island building project are expected to overshadow this weekend’s annual Shangri-la Dialogue de-fense forum in Singapore, which Carter is attending alongside Sun Jianguo, China’s vice chief of general staff, and other military leaders. Unlike last year, when Chinese representatives appeared to be blindsided by criticism, they seem more likely to respond this year. (ap)

AP Photo/Saurabh Das

A young boy dives into a water tank on a hot

summer day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday,

May 27, 2015. Delhi recorded a maximum

temperature of 42 degrees Celsius on

Wednesday. In southern India, hundreds of

people have died since the middle of April as

soaring summer temperatures scorch the

country, officials said Tuesday.

Indians crowd rivers, shady trees as heat toll passes 1,400

HYDERABAD, India — Eating onions, lying in the shade and splashing into rivers, Indians were doing whatever they could Thursday to stay cool during a brutal heat wave that has killed more than 1,400 in the past month. Meteorological officials said the heat would likely last several more days — scorching crops, killing wildlife and endangering anyone laboring outdoors.

Greece aims to have bailout deal by Sunday

China defends South China Sea island development

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GIANYAR - Gianyar County has a tourist attraction offering cool nature. The existing atmosphere and tourist attraction are not far different from what Bedugul of-fers. However, the road access is not adequate to be passed through by large size tourist transport. Understandably, it is a new tourist attraction having begun to develop since 2004.

Its name is Sekar Bumi Farm & Florist (SBFF) located at Kerta vil-

lage, Payangan - Gianyar or about 43 km north of Denpasar City. Perched on the altitude of 700 me-ters above the sea level, the Sekar Bumi Farm & Florist poses a center of plantation that supplies a variety of heliconia cut flowers.

More than 200 types of flowers are available here, including torch banana, lime banana, sexy pink and yellow dancer with a variety of colors. “Sekar Bumi supplies a variety of flowers and leaves cut as

well as decorative plants for tour-ism industry,” said Ketut Subagia, the owner of the SBFF.

This SBFF spreads across 18 hectares of land, where 12 hectares are intended for cultivating cut flow-ers. Meanwhile, the remaining area is taken advantage for the outbound and ecotourism development. For tourists liking a challenge, they can take advantage of a variety of games such as flying fox, fine ball, trekking, cycling and outdoor games involv-ing a lot of participants.

Flying fox here was probably the longest in Bali. It has rope length of 500 meters to 700 meters. Similarly, it offers a unique path passing over

a cliff, hanging bridge and there were five very stressful points. Meanwhile, the fine ball is a game for challenging guts with a range of 10 meters. The bullet in use is made from organic materials so that their debris will not harm the nature.

Other than being good for relax-ing, this beautiful tourist attraction is also a good place for children education. Through the program, they can get a garden tour on the environmental subjects such as ar-ranging flowers, learning to farm, planting trees, fertilizing, picking crops and having a closer look at rare trees to making compost.

For those favoring to live with

nature, a camp ground is available here. Although located on a high land, the SBFF can also prepare fresh clean water being ready to drink. The water flows through a tunnel, an ancient method used by local people to irrigate their rice fields. There is also a performance stage for those wishing to celebrate their happiness.

Irrigation system of subak orga-nization in Bali can also be found here. Travelers can experience the activities of local farmers in Bali such plowing the land by cows, planting rice, and fishing for eels, while at the verge stands an old house and ample parking space.

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Sekar Bumi

He has won 67 of 68 career matches at Roland Garros, in-cluding 36 in a row, heading into Thursday’s second-round meeting Nicolas Almagro, another Spaniard. They know each other well, having played 13 times before.

Nadal has won 12 of those, including all four Grand Slam matches without dropping a set. That includes three quarterfinals at the French Open, in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Almagro’s lone victory came on red clay at Barcelona in 2014, so he will be trying to become only the sixth man to beat Nadal more than once on the surface.

“Every year, we come here as favorites,” said Nadal’s coach and uncle, Toni. “This year is different. We are not the favorites. There are other players ahead of us.” Here’s a

look at what else is happening at the French Open on Thursday:

MURRAY’S STREAK

Andy Murray’s been wearing his wedding ring tied in the laces of one of his sneakers, and maybe that good-luck charm is helping. He has won all 11 matches he has played since getting married, including the first two clay-court titles of his career. Up next is 44th-ranked Joao Sousa of Portugal, who not only has lost all five past matches against Murray, but also all 12 sets they’ve played. With an eye to another second-week run in Paris after twice making the semifinals, Murray wants to win, of course, but also would prefer to win quickly. “If you aren’t playing well in the early rounds, often you have to spend a

lot more time on the court ... and if you get dragged into five-set match-es or long four-set matches because you’re not playing that well, that can have ... consequences,” the third-seeded Murray said. “You can get tired later in the tournament, if that happens.”

SCHIAVONE VS. KUZNETSOVA

In a matchup of past French Open champions, Svetlana Kuz-netsova faces Francesca Schiavone on Court 1. Kuznetsova owns two major titles, from the 2004 U.S. Open and 2009 French Open. Schiavone won the trophy at Roland Garros in 2010 and was the runner-up the following year. This will be their 15th head-to-head meeting, with Kuznetsova having won nine times. (ap)

OAKLAND, California — After a generation of wishing and waiting, the Golden State Warriors have fi-nally arrived on basketball’s biggest stage again, booking their place in the NBA Finals with a 104-90 win against Houston on Wednesday. Stephen Curry had 26 points and eight rebounds and Harrison Barnes added 24 points as the Warriors completed a 4-1 series victory and advanced to the Finals for the first time in 40 years.

“Why not us?” league MVP Curry said to a roaring crowd after the Warriors received the Western Conference trophy from Alvin Attles, the coach of their prior championship team in 1975. “The Bay Area’s been waiting for 40 years,” Curry said later. “It’s time.” The Warriors shook off a slow start and sweated out a shaky finish in Game 5 to close out the Rockets and set up a matchup with Cleveland beginning June 4.

Dwight Howard led Houston with 18 points and 16 rebounds. But MVP runner-up James Harden had a forgettable finale, with a playoff-record 13 turnovers and 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting. “Tried to do a little bit too much and turned the ball over and gave them easy baskets in transition,” Harden said. “This isn’t where we wanted to end at. It’s a really good season for us.

Next year we want to be better, and we will.”

It was a tough way for the Rock-ets’ run to end. They overcame a knee injury that sidelined Howard half the season to finish second in the Western Conference, played without starters Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas in the play-offs and rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round.

“The guys fought hard,” Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. “One thing about the team is that they were battlers, and a lot of guys in that room you feel pretty comfort-able going to war with.” Curry said he had no lingering effects from his frightening fall in Game 4 that left him with a bruised head and right side. He wore a protective yellow sleeve on his right arm, which he shed in the third quarter after shoot-ing 4 for 12 and the Warriors cling-ing to a 52-46 halftime lead.

Things got tougher on Curry and the Warriors when backcourt mate Thompson faked a shot that drew Trevor Ariza in the air early in the fourth quarter. Thompson absorbed Ariza’s knee to the side of his head, sending him to the floor. Thompson, who finished with 20 points, lay on the ground for a minute before walking to the locker room. He came back to the bench after receiv-

ing stitches on his right ear.The Warriors said he could’ve re-

turned, but they never needed him. They started the fourth on a 13-4 run and held off Houston’s last-ditch efforts on free throws. Barnes highlighted the decisive spurt with a dunk that gave Golden State an 87-72 lead with 7:10 remaining.

Now looms a Final series that will be marketed as Curry versus Cleveland star LeBron James. King James vs. the Baby-Faced Assassin. The four-time NBA MVP vs. his successor. The conference title is the biggest accomplishment yet in what has been a rapid rise for a Warriors team that is beloved in the Bay Area despite decades of futility.

New owners turned the franchise into a contender since they bought the team in 2010. General manager Bob Myers, the NBA Executive of the Year, has constructed a talented roster around Curry that has exceed-ed all expectations. And first-year coach Kerr blended it all together beautifully after Mark Jackson’s messy firing last May.

“I always think of Pat Riley’s great quote when you’re coaching in the NBA, ‘There’s winning and there’s misery.’ And he’s right,” Kerr said. “It’s more than relief. It’s joy. Our players are feeling it. I know our fans are.” (ap)

Warriors eliminate Rockets, end 40-year NBA Finals drought

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Quentin Halys of France at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tues-day, May 26, 2015. Nadal won in three sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Nadal wants more consistent forehand

PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s uppercut of a lefty forehand, thick with topspin, has flummoxed many opponents through the years and carried him to nine French Open titles in 10 previous appear-ances. Now he thinks it could be better. “With my forehand, I’m not as steady and consistent as in the past,” Nadal said. “Of course I can still put spin on it, but I’m not smooth enough.”

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is guarded by Houston Rockets guard Jason Terry during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

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Pitted against famished Premier League opponents Villa, who are desperate for success after a 19-year trophy drought and faced a relegation battle this side, Wenger’s side are ready to retain the trophy they won last year against Hull City. A sixth FA Cup win for Wenger would create a record in the modern understanding of a manager, though Villa’s manag-er/secretary George Ramsay oversaw six FA Cup victories between 1887 and 1920 and was the driving force behind their success.

Wenger has had the same kind of impact at Arsenal since he arrived in 1996, but says setting an indi-vidual landmark does not particularly bother him. “I’d love to do it but

I’m not honestly focused on that,” the Frenchman told reporters in the build-up to the final.

“I’m more focused on the fact that we have fought so hard to get there. We went to Manchester United to qualify (in the quarter-finals) and we had to win big games to get there. Now we want to finish the job.” To do so, though, Wenger will have to get the better of Tim Sherwood, who helped secure Villa’s top flight status and has led them to a first FA Cup final in 15 years.

Sherwood has brought back a glimmer of Villa’s glory days, espe-cially by masterminding the stirring victory over Liverpool in the semi-final, though it is 58 years since they

last lifted the trophy.This season’s competition has

echoed Arsenal’s road to glory last year as they laboured to overcome second-tier Championship opposi-tion Reading in the semi-final to set up a showpiece match with Premier League relegation escapees. For Hull last year, now read Villa, who would seal a place in next season’s Europa League with a victory at Wembley.

Arsenal, though, having broken their own nine-year trophy drought at Wembley last term, are not under quite the same pressure as they were to win it last year.

“The demand was absolute last year,” said Wenger, recalling how his future was seriously questioned

before the Hull g a m e . The Gunners’ most demand-ing fans will expect nothing less than Wenger picking up his ninth major trophy. Only then, despite Champions League qualification being secured once more, can it be considered a successful season. (rtr)

WARSAW- Sevilla further un-derlined their European pedigree with a record fourth Europa League title but now face the more daunting task of converting their continental success into a challenge for domes-tic honours. While Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk proved that when it comes to Eu-rope’s second tier competition, they are the undisputed top dogs, having won all of their titles in the last nine years, Sevilla still remain little more than also-rans in La Liga.

Unai Emery’s side showed at-tacking flare in abundance, scoring 29 goals in 15 games en route to lifting the trophy in Warsaw’s Na-tional Stadium.

Yet when it came to the relentless slog of picking up domestic league points they once again fell a long way short of Spain’s duopoly of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

They finished fifth this season, 18 points behind Barcelona, and

have not finished higher than third in the nine years since then manager Juande Ramos led them to their first European title in 2006. Their main problem seems to be retaining their best players.

Sevilla are a breeding ground for top talent and few hang around when bigger clubs come calling. The star names from last season’s Europa League success bade fare-well long before this campaign began with Ivan Rakitic joining Barcelona, Alberto Moreno signing for Liverpool and defender Fazio moving to Tottenham Hotspur.

The season before that Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas jumped ship to Manchester City, and Geof-frey Kondogbia signed for Monaco. For coach Emery this is a hard fact of life.

“I think that we are all commit-ted to growing and we see that there will be a point where a player will have to move on and go somewhere

else, but the club will benefit as well,” he told reporters after their Europa League final success. “We do a great deal of work with Monchi (Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo) the technical director, who is highly recognised.

“He is very good at signing on players and then perhaps sell-ing them on later once they have good performance. This is good financially for the club.” Yet when even the coach’s future seems to be in doubt, Sevilla retain the ap-pearance of a side constantly in transition.

Emery has yet to commit his future to the club and media reports have linked him strongly with a move away, with the Premier League a possible destination.

“Now is not the time to talk about the future,” he said. “I learned a long time ago that you have to live the present without thinking about the future.” (rtr)

MADRID - Athletic Bilbao have proudly resisted pressure to abandon their policy of only recruiting players of Basque origin, making it all the more impressive that they are the club standing between Barcelona and a record-extending 27th King’s Cup. Treble-chasing Barca host Bilbao, who are second on the all-time win-ners list with 23 Cups, in the final on Saturday (1930 GMT) having already wrapped up a fifth La Liga title in seven years.

The Catalan giants can match their unprecedented trio of titles from 2008-09 if they win at the Nou Camp and go on to vanquish Juventus in the final of the Champions League at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 6.

Many appear to have already writ-ten off Bilbao’s chances but they have again proved this season that on their day they are more than a match for La Liga’s heavyweights.

They beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the San Mames in March and ended their latest La Liga campaign in style last weekend with a 4-0 drubbing of Villar-

real that secured seventh place and a berth in the Europa League for

next season. They are playing in their third domestic Cup

final in seven years -- they

lost to Barca in 2009 and 2012 -- and Barca centre back Javier Mascherano knows Saturday’s clash will not be the stroll that some seem to believe.

“Athletic are a Cup team par ex-cellence and they are going to make it very tough for us in the final,” the Argentina international told television broadcaster Canal Plus this week. “Maintaining their culture in the global game that is football makes them a special club,” he added.

“It’s striking that despite all the limitations they are still so competi-tive. “It is worthy of all my respect that they still keep this philosophy regardless of results.”

Bilbao’s chances will likely hinge on whether they can contain Barca’s lethal South American front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Su-arez, who have been scoring for fun since the turn of the year.

Uruguay international Suarez looks to have recovered from a hamstring problem that sidelined him for Barca’s final two La Liga outings and trained with his team mates on Wednesday without yet being given the medical all-clear. Barca may be huge favou-rites but Bilbao have nothing to lose and if luck is on their side an upset is a real possibility. (rtr)

JOHANNESBURG - All 2010 Soccer World Cup funds were ac-counted for and audited, South Af-rica’s sports minister said on Thursday, and the government was yet to receive an indictment from U.S. prosecutors involving South Africans.

“Our financial records and books for the 2010/2011 financial year and those before and after the World Cup have been audited by the Au-ditor General of South Africa and no such amount has been found,” Minister of Sport Fikile Mbalula

told journalists.Mbalula was speaking a day after

the game was plunged into turmoil following the arrest of senior offi-cials - although not FIFA President Sepp Blatter - on U.S. corruption charges. (rtr)

LONDON — Worried that their reputations will be tarnished by their links to FIFA, major spon-sors are demanding that soccer’s global governing body clean up its act, with Visa even warning it is prepared to jump ship.

Coca-Cola also made it clear it is unhappy with the scandals rock-ing the organization it and others support with millions of dollars a year. On Wednesday, seven officials were arrested in a dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich while Swiss prosecutors opened criminal pro-ceedings into FIFA’s awarding of the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. Visa provided the most acute criticism, saying it expects the organization to take “swift and immediate steps to address” its issues.

“This starts with rebuilding a culture with strong ethical practic-es in order to restore the reputation of the games for fans everywhere,” it said in a statement late Wednes-day. “Should FIFA fail to do so, we have informed them that we will

reassess our sponsorship.”Coca-Cola was also among the

companies to take a harder stance. “This lengthy controversy has tarnished the mission and ideals of the FIFA World Cup and we have repeatedly expressed our concerns about these serious allegations,” the company said in a statement. The range of companies involved more or less directly with FIFA and the soccer world is large.

FIFA’s partners, which are companies that support the soccer body through long-term contracts, include Adidas, Coca-Cola, Visa, Gazprom and Hyundai/KIA Mo-tors. They have the right to use official FIFA trademarks in their advertising campaigns, exposure in and around stadiums and protec-tion against ambush marketing.

There are second-tier sponsors, too, such as Budweiser and Mc-Donald’s, who pay to be involved during and around the World Cup tournaments themselves. Beyond those corporations, there are companies that make deals

with national soccer associations. Nike, for example, pays to have the Brazilian national team wear its shirts.

Though Nike was not refer-enced in the Department of Jus-tice indictment that lay behind Wednesday’s dawn raids in Swit-zerland, a “multinational sports-wear company headquartered in the United States” is mentioned with regard to bribery allegations involving Brazil stemming back to a sponsorship deal in 1996.

Without directly referring to speculation it is that multina-tional company, Nike said it was concerned by the “very serious allegations” and was cooperating with authorities. “Nike believes in ethical and fair play in both business and sport and strongly opposes any form of manipulation or bribery,” it said.

Besides the sponsors, there are also marketing agencies that buy up the media and marketing rights for different FIFA competitions and in turn sell broadcasting and

merchandising rights to media companies and corporations. One such company is Traffic Sports USA, which was also named in the U.S. charges Wednesday. Because of their more direct connections with FIFA, the sponsors and part-ners are among the most exposed to damage to their brands.

They will be more inclined to seek change than to end their commercial relations with FIFA, however, as these marketing deals are too lucrative.

Corporations with long-term connections to the World Cup know that ending their relation-ships with FIFA could hand over to rivals what is, alongside the Olympic Games, one of the crown jewels in sports marketing. Several big sponsors have in recent months shown a growing willingness to voice their concerns publicly about a string of recent scandals.

Just last week, Adidas, Coca-Cola and Visa urged FIFA to push Qatar to improve conditions for migrant workers as the small Ara-

bian Gulf country prepares to host the 2022 World Cup.

And at last summer’s World Cup in Brazil, the sponsors of Uruguay striker Luis Suarez were quick to voice their aghast at his biting of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.

The views of the sponsors aren’t something FIFA can ignore, as the sponsors provide almost a third of its revenues. Recent figures showed that the organization gen-erated $5.7 billion in 2011-2014, which encompassed the Brazil World Cup, with sponsors and commercial partners contributing almost $1.6 billion.

“When a business sponsors an event or association such as FIFA, it is effectively tying part of its brand with them,” said Peter Walshe, Global BrandZ Director at London-based Millward Brown. “There needs to be a fit and when trust issues threaten the organi-zation, the sponsor will need to monitor whether that will have a negative effect on the trust of the brand.” (ap)

Proud Basques Bilbao eyeing Cup upset against Barca

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Atletico Madrid’s Jorge Resurreccion ‘Koke’ (R) and Athletic Bilbao’s Unai Bustinza fall on the pitch during their Spanish first division soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain May 2, 2015.

AP Photo/Alik Keplicz

Sevilla’s Fernando Navarro, center, lifts the cup after winning the final of the soccer Europa League between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla FC at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

S.Africa denies paying bribes to secure 2010 FIFA World Cup

Europa League champs Sevilla face struggle to keep top talent

Visa becomes first FIFA sponsor to warn it could jump ship

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Theo Walcott celebrates after

scoring the second goal

for Arsenal

Arsenal bid to down Villa and become leading FA Cup club

LONDON - Arsene Wenger will seek to guide Arsenal to a record 12th FA Cup triumph when they face Aston Villa on Saturday and become the most successful manager in the history of the grand old competition. Yet as the French-man homes in on winning the trophy for the sixth time -- one more than his former Manchester United sparring partner Alex Ferguson -- Wenger promises the landmark does not concern him.

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Pitted against famished Premier League opponents Villa, who are desperate for success after a 19-year trophy drought and faced a relegation battle this side, Wenger’s side are ready to retain the trophy they won last year against Hull City. A sixth FA Cup win for Wenger would create a record in the modern understanding of a manager, though Villa’s manag-er/secretary George Ramsay oversaw six FA Cup victories between 1887 and 1920 and was the driving force behind their success.

Wenger has had the same kind of impact at Arsenal since he arrived in 1996, but says setting an indi-vidual landmark does not particularly bother him. “I’d love to do it but

I’m not honestly focused on that,” the Frenchman told reporters in the build-up to the final.

“I’m more focused on the fact that we have fought so hard to get there. We went to Manchester United to qualify (in the quarter-finals) and we had to win big games to get there. Now we want to finish the job.” To do so, though, Wenger will have to get the better of Tim Sherwood, who helped secure Villa’s top flight status and has led them to a first FA Cup final in 15 years.

Sherwood has brought back a glimmer of Villa’s glory days, espe-cially by masterminding the stirring victory over Liverpool in the semi-final, though it is 58 years since they

last lifted the trophy.This season’s competition has

echoed Arsenal’s road to glory last year as they laboured to overcome second-tier Championship opposi-tion Reading in the semi-final to set up a showpiece match with Premier League relegation escapees. For Hull last year, now read Villa, who would seal a place in next season’s Europa League with a victory at Wembley.

Arsenal, though, having broken their own nine-year trophy drought at Wembley last term, are not under quite the same pressure as they were to win it last year.

“The demand was absolute last year,” said Wenger, recalling how his future was seriously questioned

before the Hull g a m e . The Gunners’ most demand-ing fans will expect nothing less than Wenger picking up his ninth major trophy. Only then, despite Champions League qualification being secured once more, can it be considered a successful season. (rtr)

WARSAW- Sevilla further un-derlined their European pedigree with a record fourth Europa League title but now face the more daunting task of converting their continental success into a challenge for domes-tic honours. While Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk proved that when it comes to Eu-rope’s second tier competition, they are the undisputed top dogs, having won all of their titles in the last nine years, Sevilla still remain little more than also-rans in La Liga.

Unai Emery’s side showed at-tacking flare in abundance, scoring 29 goals in 15 games en route to lifting the trophy in Warsaw’s Na-tional Stadium.

Yet when it came to the relentless slog of picking up domestic league points they once again fell a long way short of Spain’s duopoly of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

They finished fifth this season, 18 points behind Barcelona, and

have not finished higher than third in the nine years since then manager Juande Ramos led them to their first European title in 2006. Their main problem seems to be retaining their best players.

Sevilla are a breeding ground for top talent and few hang around when bigger clubs come calling. The star names from last season’s Europa League success bade fare-well long before this campaign began with Ivan Rakitic joining Barcelona, Alberto Moreno signing for Liverpool and defender Fazio moving to Tottenham Hotspur.

The season before that Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas jumped ship to Manchester City, and Geof-frey Kondogbia signed for Monaco. For coach Emery this is a hard fact of life.

“I think that we are all commit-ted to growing and we see that there will be a point where a player will have to move on and go somewhere

else, but the club will benefit as well,” he told reporters after their Europa League final success. “We do a great deal of work with Monchi (Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo) the technical director, who is highly recognised.

“He is very good at signing on players and then perhaps sell-ing them on later once they have good performance. This is good financially for the club.” Yet when even the coach’s future seems to be in doubt, Sevilla retain the ap-pearance of a side constantly in transition.

Emery has yet to commit his future to the club and media reports have linked him strongly with a move away, with the Premier League a possible destination.

“Now is not the time to talk about the future,” he said. “I learned a long time ago that you have to live the present without thinking about the future.” (rtr)

MADRID - Athletic Bilbao have proudly resisted pressure to abandon their policy of only recruiting players of Basque origin, making it all the more impressive that they are the club standing between Barcelona and a record-extending 27th King’s Cup. Treble-chasing Barca host Bilbao, who are second on the all-time win-ners list with 23 Cups, in the final on Saturday (1930 GMT) having already wrapped up a fifth La Liga title in seven years.

The Catalan giants can match their unprecedented trio of titles from 2008-09 if they win at the Nou Camp and go on to vanquish Juventus in the final of the Champions League at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 6.

Many appear to have already writ-ten off Bilbao’s chances but they have again proved this season that on their day they are more than a match for La Liga’s heavyweights.

They beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the San Mames in March and ended their latest La Liga campaign in style last weekend with a 4-0 drubbing of Villar-

real that secured seventh place and a berth in the Europa League for

next season. They are playing in their third domestic Cup

final in seven years -- they

lost to Barca in 2009 and 2012 -- and Barca centre back Javier Mascherano knows Saturday’s clash will not be the stroll that some seem to believe.

“Athletic are a Cup team par ex-cellence and they are going to make it very tough for us in the final,” the Argentina international told television broadcaster Canal Plus this week. “Maintaining their culture in the global game that is football makes them a special club,” he added.

“It’s striking that despite all the limitations they are still so competi-tive. “It is worthy of all my respect that they still keep this philosophy regardless of results.”

Bilbao’s chances will likely hinge on whether they can contain Barca’s lethal South American front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Su-arez, who have been scoring for fun since the turn of the year.

Uruguay international Suarez looks to have recovered from a hamstring problem that sidelined him for Barca’s final two La Liga outings and trained with his team mates on Wednesday without yet being given the medical all-clear. Barca may be huge favou-rites but Bilbao have nothing to lose and if luck is on their side an upset is a real possibility. (rtr)

JOHANNESBURG - All 2010 Soccer World Cup funds were ac-counted for and audited, South Af-rica’s sports minister said on Thursday, and the government was yet to receive an indictment from U.S. prosecutors involving South Africans.

“Our financial records and books for the 2010/2011 financial year and those before and after the World Cup have been audited by the Au-ditor General of South Africa and no such amount has been found,” Minister of Sport Fikile Mbalula

told journalists.Mbalula was speaking a day after

the game was plunged into turmoil following the arrest of senior offi-cials - although not FIFA President Sepp Blatter - on U.S. corruption charges. (rtr)

LONDON — Worried that their reputations will be tarnished by their links to FIFA, major spon-sors are demanding that soccer’s global governing body clean up its act, with Visa even warning it is prepared to jump ship.

Coca-Cola also made it clear it is unhappy with the scandals rock-ing the organization it and others support with millions of dollars a year. On Wednesday, seven officials were arrested in a dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich while Swiss prosecutors opened criminal pro-ceedings into FIFA’s awarding of the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. Visa provided the most acute criticism, saying it expects the organization to take “swift and immediate steps to address” its issues.

“This starts with rebuilding a culture with strong ethical practic-es in order to restore the reputation of the games for fans everywhere,” it said in a statement late Wednes-day. “Should FIFA fail to do so, we have informed them that we will

reassess our sponsorship.”Coca-Cola was also among the

companies to take a harder stance. “This lengthy controversy has tarnished the mission and ideals of the FIFA World Cup and we have repeatedly expressed our concerns about these serious allegations,” the company said in a statement. The range of companies involved more or less directly with FIFA and the soccer world is large.

FIFA’s partners, which are companies that support the soccer body through long-term contracts, include Adidas, Coca-Cola, Visa, Gazprom and Hyundai/KIA Mo-tors. They have the right to use official FIFA trademarks in their advertising campaigns, exposure in and around stadiums and protec-tion against ambush marketing.

There are second-tier sponsors, too, such as Budweiser and Mc-Donald’s, who pay to be involved during and around the World Cup tournaments themselves. Beyond those corporations, there are companies that make deals

with national soccer associations. Nike, for example, pays to have the Brazilian national team wear its shirts.

Though Nike was not refer-enced in the Department of Jus-tice indictment that lay behind Wednesday’s dawn raids in Swit-zerland, a “multinational sports-wear company headquartered in the United States” is mentioned with regard to bribery allegations involving Brazil stemming back to a sponsorship deal in 1996.

Without directly referring to speculation it is that multina-tional company, Nike said it was concerned by the “very serious allegations” and was cooperating with authorities. “Nike believes in ethical and fair play in both business and sport and strongly opposes any form of manipulation or bribery,” it said.

Besides the sponsors, there are also marketing agencies that buy up the media and marketing rights for different FIFA competitions and in turn sell broadcasting and

merchandising rights to media companies and corporations. One such company is Traffic Sports USA, which was also named in the U.S. charges Wednesday. Because of their more direct connections with FIFA, the sponsors and part-ners are among the most exposed to damage to their brands.

They will be more inclined to seek change than to end their commercial relations with FIFA, however, as these marketing deals are too lucrative.

Corporations with long-term connections to the World Cup know that ending their relation-ships with FIFA could hand over to rivals what is, alongside the Olympic Games, one of the crown jewels in sports marketing. Several big sponsors have in recent months shown a growing willingness to voice their concerns publicly about a string of recent scandals.

Just last week, Adidas, Coca-Cola and Visa urged FIFA to push Qatar to improve conditions for migrant workers as the small Ara-

bian Gulf country prepares to host the 2022 World Cup.

And at last summer’s World Cup in Brazil, the sponsors of Uruguay striker Luis Suarez were quick to voice their aghast at his biting of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.

The views of the sponsors aren’t something FIFA can ignore, as the sponsors provide almost a third of its revenues. Recent figures showed that the organization gen-erated $5.7 billion in 2011-2014, which encompassed the Brazil World Cup, with sponsors and commercial partners contributing almost $1.6 billion.

“When a business sponsors an event or association such as FIFA, it is effectively tying part of its brand with them,” said Peter Walshe, Global BrandZ Director at London-based Millward Brown. “There needs to be a fit and when trust issues threaten the organi-zation, the sponsor will need to monitor whether that will have a negative effect on the trust of the brand.” (ap)

Proud Basques Bilbao eyeing Cup upset against Barca

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Atletico Madrid’s Jorge Resurreccion ‘Koke’ (R) and Athletic Bilbao’s Unai Bustinza fall on the pitch during their Spanish first division soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain May 2, 2015.

AP Photo/Alik Keplicz

Sevilla’s Fernando Navarro, center, lifts the cup after winning the final of the soccer Europa League between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla FC at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

S.Africa denies paying bribes to secure 2010 FIFA World Cup

Europa League champs Sevilla face struggle to keep top talent

Visa becomes first FIFA sponsor to warn it could jump ship

Reuters / Eddie Keogh Livepic

Theo Walcott celebrates after

scoring the second goal

for Arsenal

Arsenal bid to down Villa and become leading FA Cup club

LONDON - Arsene Wenger will seek to guide Arsenal to a record 12th FA Cup triumph when they face Aston Villa on Saturday and become the most successful manager in the history of the grand old competition. Yet as the French-man homes in on winning the trophy for the sixth time -- one more than his former Manchester United sparring partner Alex Ferguson -- Wenger promises the landmark does not concern him.

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GIANYAR - Gianyar County has a tourist attraction offering cool nature. The existing atmosphere and tourist attraction are not far different from what Bedugul of-fers. However, the road access is not adequate to be passed through by large size tourist transport. Understandably, it is a new tourist attraction having begun to develop since 2004.

Its name is Sekar Bumi Farm & Florist (SBFF) located at Kerta vil-

lage, Payangan - Gianyar or about 43 km north of Denpasar City. Perched on the altitude of 700 me-ters above the sea level, the Sekar Bumi Farm & Florist poses a center of plantation that supplies a variety of heliconia cut flowers.

More than 200 types of flowers are available here, including torch banana, lime banana, sexy pink and yellow dancer with a variety of colors. “Sekar Bumi supplies a variety of flowers and leaves cut as

well as decorative plants for tour-ism industry,” said Ketut Subagia, the owner of the SBFF.

This SBFF spreads across 18 hectares of land, where 12 hectares are intended for cultivating cut flow-ers. Meanwhile, the remaining area is taken advantage for the outbound and ecotourism development. For tourists liking a challenge, they can take advantage of a variety of games such as flying fox, fine ball, trekking, cycling and outdoor games involv-ing a lot of participants.

Flying fox here was probably the longest in Bali. It has rope length of 500 meters to 700 meters. Similarly, it offers a unique path passing over

a cliff, hanging bridge and there were five very stressful points. Meanwhile, the fine ball is a game for challenging guts with a range of 10 meters. The bullet in use is made from organic materials so that their debris will not harm the nature.

Other than being good for relax-ing, this beautiful tourist attraction is also a good place for children education. Through the program, they can get a garden tour on the environmental subjects such as ar-ranging flowers, learning to farm, planting trees, fertilizing, picking crops and having a closer look at rare trees to making compost.

For those favoring to live with

nature, a camp ground is available here. Although located on a high land, the SBFF can also prepare fresh clean water being ready to drink. The water flows through a tunnel, an ancient method used by local people to irrigate their rice fields. There is also a performance stage for those wishing to celebrate their happiness.

Irrigation system of subak orga-nization in Bali can also be found here. Travelers can experience the activities of local farmers in Bali such plowing the land by cows, planting rice, and fishing for eels, while at the verge stands an old house and ample parking space.

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He has won 67 of 68 career matches at Roland Garros, in-cluding 36 in a row, heading into Thursday’s second-round meeting Nicolas Almagro, another Spaniard. They know each other well, having played 13 times before.

Nadal has won 12 of those, including all four Grand Slam matches without dropping a set. That includes three quarterfinals at the French Open, in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Almagro’s lone victory came on red clay at Barcelona in 2014, so he will be trying to become only the sixth man to beat Nadal more than once on the surface.

“Every year, we come here as favorites,” said Nadal’s coach and uncle, Toni. “This year is different. We are not the favorites. There are other players ahead of us.” Here’s a

look at what else is happening at the French Open on Thursday:

MURRAY’S STREAK

Andy Murray’s been wearing his wedding ring tied in the laces of one of his sneakers, and maybe that good-luck charm is helping. He has won all 11 matches he has played since getting married, including the first two clay-court titles of his career. Up next is 44th-ranked Joao Sousa of Portugal, who not only has lost all five past matches against Murray, but also all 12 sets they’ve played. With an eye to another second-week run in Paris after twice making the semifinals, Murray wants to win, of course, but also would prefer to win quickly. “If you aren’t playing well in the early rounds, often you have to spend a

lot more time on the court ... and if you get dragged into five-set match-es or long four-set matches because you’re not playing that well, that can have ... consequences,” the third-seeded Murray said. “You can get tired later in the tournament, if that happens.”

SCHIAVONE VS. KUZNETSOVA

In a matchup of past French Open champions, Svetlana Kuz-netsova faces Francesca Schiavone on Court 1. Kuznetsova owns two major titles, from the 2004 U.S. Open and 2009 French Open. Schiavone won the trophy at Roland Garros in 2010 and was the runner-up the following year. This will be their 15th head-to-head meeting, with Kuznetsova having won nine times. (ap)

OAKLAND, California — After a generation of wishing and waiting, the Golden State Warriors have fi-nally arrived on basketball’s biggest stage again, booking their place in the NBA Finals with a 104-90 win against Houston on Wednesday. Stephen Curry had 26 points and eight rebounds and Harrison Barnes added 24 points as the Warriors completed a 4-1 series victory and advanced to the Finals for the first time in 40 years.

“Why not us?” league MVP Curry said to a roaring crowd after the Warriors received the Western Conference trophy from Alvin Attles, the coach of their prior championship team in 1975. “The Bay Area’s been waiting for 40 years,” Curry said later. “It’s time.” The Warriors shook off a slow start and sweated out a shaky finish in Game 5 to close out the Rockets and set up a matchup with Cleveland beginning June 4.

Dwight Howard led Houston with 18 points and 16 rebounds. But MVP runner-up James Harden had a forgettable finale, with a playoff-record 13 turnovers and 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting. “Tried to do a little bit too much and turned the ball over and gave them easy baskets in transition,” Harden said. “This isn’t where we wanted to end at. It’s a really good season for us.

Next year we want to be better, and we will.”

It was a tough way for the Rock-ets’ run to end. They overcame a knee injury that sidelined Howard half the season to finish second in the Western Conference, played without starters Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas in the play-offs and rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round.

“The guys fought hard,” Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. “One thing about the team is that they were battlers, and a lot of guys in that room you feel pretty comfort-able going to war with.” Curry said he had no lingering effects from his frightening fall in Game 4 that left him with a bruised head and right side. He wore a protective yellow sleeve on his right arm, which he shed in the third quarter after shoot-ing 4 for 12 and the Warriors cling-ing to a 52-46 halftime lead.

Things got tougher on Curry and the Warriors when backcourt mate Thompson faked a shot that drew Trevor Ariza in the air early in the fourth quarter. Thompson absorbed Ariza’s knee to the side of his head, sending him to the floor. Thompson, who finished with 20 points, lay on the ground for a minute before walking to the locker room. He came back to the bench after receiv-

ing stitches on his right ear.The Warriors said he could’ve re-

turned, but they never needed him. They started the fourth on a 13-4 run and held off Houston’s last-ditch efforts on free throws. Barnes highlighted the decisive spurt with a dunk that gave Golden State an 87-72 lead with 7:10 remaining.

Now looms a Final series that will be marketed as Curry versus Cleveland star LeBron James. King James vs. the Baby-Faced Assassin. The four-time NBA MVP vs. his successor. The conference title is the biggest accomplishment yet in what has been a rapid rise for a Warriors team that is beloved in the Bay Area despite decades of futility.

New owners turned the franchise into a contender since they bought the team in 2010. General manager Bob Myers, the NBA Executive of the Year, has constructed a talented roster around Curry that has exceed-ed all expectations. And first-year coach Kerr blended it all together beautifully after Mark Jackson’s messy firing last May.

“I always think of Pat Riley’s great quote when you’re coaching in the NBA, ‘There’s winning and there’s misery.’ And he’s right,” Kerr said. “It’s more than relief. It’s joy. Our players are feeling it. I know our fans are.” (ap)

Warriors eliminate Rockets, end 40-year NBA Finals drought

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Quentin Halys of France at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tues-day, May 26, 2015. Nadal won in three sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Nadal wants more consistent forehand

PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s uppercut of a lefty forehand, thick with topspin, has flummoxed many opponents through the years and carried him to nine French Open titles in 10 previous appear-ances. Now he thinks it could be better. “With my forehand, I’m not as steady and consistent as in the past,” Nadal said. “Of course I can still put spin on it, but I’m not smooth enough.”

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is guarded by Houston Rockets guard Jason Terry during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

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The truck carrying around 30 students flipped over into the muddy ditch near a palm oil plantation after one of its wheels came off, local police official M. Syafii said.

The age of the students in-volved in the accident in Tapanuli

district was not clear. Most were thought to attend junior high school and high school, where pupils are typically aged between 12 and 18.

“Seventeen students were killed and five were injured, including one seriously, after the truck over-

turned,” said Syafii.“One of the front wheels of

the truck came off, causing it to overturn and roll into a ditch full of mud, about 2.5 metres (eight feet) deep.”

The driver survived, he added. (afp)

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s main anti-graft agency is bracing for a flood of legal challenges from cor-ruption convicts and suspects after a court verdict threw into question the legitimacy of its investigations, a senior official said on Wednesday.

A Jakarta court judge on Tuesday ruled that the agency’s investigation of graft suspect Hadi Purnomo was illegal because the Corruption Eradi-cation Commission (KPK) used inde-pendent investigators no longer with the police or the Attorney General’s Office, media said.

The verdict is the latest blow to the popular agency, which has been severely weakened over the past four months by attacks from the police, the Attorney General’s Office, the vice president, and members of President Joko Widodo’s own political party.

“The impact of this verdict could

potentially make graft suspects and even convicts file lawsuits, which would drain the energy and resources of the KPK,” said acting commis-sioner Johan Budi.

He added the agency was pre-paring to appeal against the court ruling.

Indonesia consistently ranks among the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International.

Activists have raised questions about Widodo’s anti-graft credentials after the KPK was forced to drop a high-profile investigation into a police general based on a similar court ruling.

The agency has since seen top-ranking officials suspended, a key investigator arrested, and a slew of lawsuits from corruption suspects hoping to be let off. (rtr) MANADO - Indonesian Presi-

dent Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the youth to intensify mutual cooperation in a quest to tap social capital for Indonesia’s development.

“In four days, on June 1, we will celebrate Pancasila’s anniversary. I want to remind everyone about Soekarno’s remarks that reiterate the five core principles of Pancasi-la, which lay emphasis on mutual cooperation,” President Jokowi stated on Thursday.

Jokowi delivered a speech during the celebration of the XII People’s Mutual Cooperation Month and the 43rd Empowerment Family Day in Manado.

The president noted that there are still many egos to consider in various sectors, which should be handled together. Thus, the values of mutual cooperation need to be inculcated in the youth as the na-tion’s future.

“Mutual cooperation plays a role not only in honing the nation’s spirit but also serving as a huge capital for the future. Mutual co-operation should be carried out not only as a jargon but should also be implemented in day-to-day life,” Jokowi emphasized.

Jokowi pointed out that it is not an easy task to enhance mutual cooperation in an era when people lead an individualistic life.

Additionally, the North Su-lawesi Governor Sarundajang affirmed that mutual cooperation is the key to maintaining the local wisdom for preserving the nation’s heritage.

“Mutual cooperation is needed to promote and maintain the local wisdom in order to preserve the nation’s heritage for creating com-mon wealth,” Sarundajang stated.

The president visited Manado in North Sulawesi to celebrate the XII People’s Mutual Cooperation Month.

Jokowi is also scheduled to inaugurate a nickel processing plant in Morowali District, Central Sulawesi, on next Friday. (ant)

KUPANG - The Rote Ndao district government in East Nusa Tenggara has confirmed the partici-pation of surfers from 18 countries in an international surfing event at Nembara beach in Rote Island in November, this year.

Melkias Rumlaklak, the chief of the Rote Ndao Tourism Office, stated on Thursday that at least 100 surfers from 18 countries will take part in the international surfing event.

“Surfers and tourists from 18 countries in Asia, Europe, and Amer-ica will come to Rote Island for the international surfing event in Novem-ber, and this is an opportunity for us to introduce Indonesian tourism,” Melkias noted.

He explained that during a recent meeting with the Bo’a-Nembrala Development Committee, it was de-cided that the surfing event will take place on the second or third week in November this year.

Therefore, Melkias stated that he had coordinated with the East Nusa Tenggara Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency to ensure favorable weather and perfect waves for the international surfing event in Rote Island.

“We are going to hold another meeting in August to prepare for this international event, and therefore, we have handed over the task to

the Bo’a-Nembrala Development Committee to make the best possible preparations,” he noted.

In the meantime, East Nusa Teng-gara Provincial Tourism Office Chief Marius Ardu Jelamu expressed his complete support to the international surfing event at Nembara beach in Rote Island.

“We must be ready from now on to conduct repair and restoration work in the city and other tourist spots in order to attract the tourists and surfers who will come to par-ticipate in the international event,” Marius remarked.

He pointed out that East Nusa Tenggara has several tourist attrac-tions such as beautiful beaches, tourism villages, and the culture that must be managed and developed optimally to attract more tourists.

“After participating in the inter-national surfing event, the surfers and tourists will not return directly to their countries of origin. They will certainly stay on for several days to visit the other tourist attractions,” Marius pointed out.

Therefore, he expressed hope that the Rote Ndao district government and the local community could begin repair and restoration work in the city and other tourist destinations in a bid to welcome the international surfers. (ant)

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Indonesian hardline Islamic Defenders Front members hold posters of Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, a proponent of the Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar known as 969 and was once jailed by Myanmar’s former military junta for anti-Muslim violence, dur-ing a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, May 27, 2015.

17 school students killed in road accident

MEDAN - Seventeen Indonesian pupils were killed and five others injured Thursday after a truck carrying them to school overturned into a ditch on western Sumatra island, police said.

President calls for mutual cooperation promote national development

Anti-graft agency braces for challenges after court ruling

Eighteen countries to participate in Rote international surfing event

Officials warned people to stay out of the sun, cover their heads and drink plenty of water, but poverty forces many Indians to work despite the risks.

“Either we have to work, put-ting our lives under threat, or we go without food,” farmer Narasimha said in the badly hit Nalgonda district of southern Andhra Pradesh state. “But we stop work when it becomes unbearable.”

In the city of Nizamabad, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of the state capital of Hyderabad, construc-tion workers were also still on the job. “If I don’t work due to the heat, how will my family survive?” said Mahalakshmi, who earns a daily wage of about $3.10.

Most of the 1,412 heat-related deaths so far have occurred in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Telangana, where temperatures have soared up to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit), according to government figures.

Among the most vulnerable were the elderly and the poor, many of whom live in slums or farm huts with no access to air conditioners or sometimes even shade-giving trees. Those who were able were heeding the government’s advice to avoid the outdoors.

“With so many people dying due to the heat, we are locking the children

inside,” teacher Satyamurthy said in Khammam, which registered its highest temperature in 67 years on Saturday when the thermometer hit 48 degrees Celsius (more than 118 Fahr-enheit). Cooling monsoon rains were expected to arrive next week in the southern state of Kerala and gradually advance north in coming weeks.

Until then, volunteers were pass-ing out pouches of salted buttermilk or raw onions — both thought to be hydrating. People used handkerchiefs and scarves to block searing winds and stifling air from their faces. Across the country, teenagers flocked to water basins and rivers to cool off. Many adults took refuge atop woven cots in the shade.

Newspapers devoted full pages to covering the heat wave and its effects, with headlines saying “Homeless bake in tin shelters” and “birds & animals drop dead.” In cities like New Delhi, crowds of office workers gathered around stalls selling fruit drinks and iced water, while police officers wear-ing sweat-soaked shirts squinted into the sun while directing road traffic.

At the zoo, leopards and tigers lay panting in the shade until zoo keepers came by every two hours with hoses. One white tiger rolled around in obvi-ous delight while being sprayed with water. Elephants drank thirstily and lolled in a pond. In the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, Sikhs

distributed free glasses of rose-scented milk to the public.

Forecasting service AccuWeather described this as the most intense heat wave in India in recent years. The death toll for Andhra Pradesh alone, at 1,360, was higher than during a 2003 heat wave when 1,300 died in what was then a unified state including both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Doctors were on alert for heat-related illness like sun stroke, and were telling people venturing outdoors to cover their heads and wear light, loose clothing, said health officer Sarojini in the city of Vishakapatnam who goes by one name, as is common in the region.

Telangana’s school board post-poned the start date for colleges for a week from Monday. The state also opened centers where cold water was being served, and changed the working hours for rural employment schemes, disaster management official Sada Bhargavi said.

One Hyderabad man was doing his newspaper delivery route at dawn to avoid peak temperatures. “It is difficult to do this work in this harsh weather, but I have a family to take care of,” said Rajaiah, who goes by one name. Otherwise, Hyderabad’s normally jam-packed streets were almost deserted Thursday, as market vendors and office workers avoided going out. (ap)

ATHENS, Greece — Greece said Thursday it aims to clinch a deal with its creditors by Sunday that will allow it to receive the desperately needed final installment of its international bailout plan and keep it from default-ing on its debts.

“This optimism that the Greek government is expressing is not idle talk. It is based on very specific facts,” government spokesman Ga-briel Sakellaridis told reporters at a briefing. “We are going into these negotiations with the aim to have an agreement with our partners by Sunday.”

Sakellaridis’ comments come a day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsip-ras expressed similar optimism that a deal was near, and Greek officials said the text of an agreement was be-ing written up. The optimism, which caused a market rally late Wednesday, proved short-lived, however, after key creditor states like Germany warned a final agreement remained elusive.

Greece’s new government, elected in January, has been in talks for four months on what reforms it should make to get the final bailout install-ment of 7.2 billion euros ($8 billion) from fellow eurozone states and the International Monetary Fund.

The radical left Syriza party won the elections on promises to repeal deeply resented austerity measures that accompanied the country’s bailout, arguing they had simply in-

creased hardship and poverty and left the economy in a depression.

But Greece’s creditors insist it must take measures to ensure its economy is reformed and doesn’t slip back into the bad habits of the past with reckless borrowing and an overinflated an inefficient public sector. Negotiations on what measures exactly Athens must take have dragged with little evidence of progress for months.

“We believe conditions are now ripe for an agreement to be reached. Many discussions have been made, the Greek government has submit-ted very specific proposals, it has submitted very realistic proposals,” Sakellaridis said.

“A constructive discussion is be-ing held, and all this inspires us with optimism that in this short period (of time) there will be a positive outcome and agreement.”

Unable to tap the international borrowing market due to painfully high interest rates demanded for its bonds, Greece cannot continue repay-ing its debts without the last bailout installment, and risks a default that could eventually lead it out of the eurozone.

Athens must repay just over 300 million euros to the IMF on June 5. The installment is just one of four due to the IMF in June, all repayments of initial loans that made up Greece’s 240 billion euro bailout, which began five years ago. (ap)

BEIJING — Responding to sharply-worded comments from the U.S. defense secretary, China on Thursday defended its building of artificial islands in the South China Sea and accused Washing-ton of stirring up trouble in the economically vital region.

Foreign Ministry spokeswom-an Hua Chunying said no outside actors have the right to dictate to China in an area it claims as its sovereign territory.

She said the U.S. was commit-ting “provocations and instiga-tions” that threaten stability — a reference to Washington’s refusal to recognize Chinese sovereignty over the newly built dry land.

“China has its own judgment, and no others are entitled the rights to demand China how to act,” Hua told reporters. She added that China was acting ap-propriately as a “big power.”

She said the status quo of the South China Sea is generally stable, “but some countries keep on make provocations out of their

selfish purposes, willfully chal-lenging China’s territorial integ-rity and maritime rights.”

Hua’s remarks came a day af-ter Defense Secretary Ash Carter called for an “immediate and last-ing halt” to all land reclamation projects by any Pacific nations.

Carter also rejected China’s formal complaint over a U.S. sur-veillance plane’s flight last week over a Chinese-controlled island in the disputed Spratly group, say-ing the U.S. would “fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows.”

Frictions over China’s island building project are expected to overshadow this weekend’s annual Shangri-la Dialogue de-fense forum in Singapore, which Carter is attending alongside Sun Jianguo, China’s vice chief of general staff, and other military leaders. Unlike last year, when Chinese representatives appeared to be blindsided by criticism, they seem more likely to respond this year. (ap)

AP Photo/Saurabh Das

A young boy dives into a water tank on a hot

summer day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday,

May 27, 2015. Delhi recorded a maximum

temperature of 42 degrees Celsius on

Wednesday. In southern India, hundreds of

people have died since the middle of April as

soaring summer temperatures scorch the

country, officials said Tuesday.

Indians crowd rivers, shady trees as heat toll passes 1,400

HYDERABAD, India — Eating onions, lying in the shade and splashing into rivers, Indians were doing whatever they could Thursday to stay cool during a brutal heat wave that has killed more than 1,400 in the past month. Meteorological officials said the heat would likely last several more days — scorching crops, killing wildlife and endangering anyone laboring outdoors.

Greece aims to have bailout deal by Sunday

China defends South China Sea island development

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German Finance Minister Wolf-gang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United States began the three-day meeting with a short ceremony on Wednesday evening in Dresden’s rebuilt Frauenkirche, before they were scheduled to get down to the nitty gritty of talks on Thursday.

The Frauenkirche church was almost totally destroyed in the bombing of Dresden by the British and US allies during World War II and the remaining ruins were left as a war memorial for more than 50 years.

But it was painstakingly rebuilt following German unification and finally reconsecrated in 2005.

Germany currently holds the rotating G7 presidency and has been at pains to stress that the Greek crisis is not officially on the agenda.

Berlin insists that the G7 is not the correct forum for the Greek dos-sier, not least because Athens itself is not represented.

But with all of the other key ac-tors present -- notably International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, Eurogroup president Je-roen Dijsselbloem, European Cen-tral Bank chief Mario Draghi and EU monetary affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici -- it would be illusory to believe that the subject will not be broached.

Furthermore, Athens had pro-claimed earlier that it was close to a loan deal with its creditors that would unlock badly-needed bailout loans for its struggling economy.

Nevertheless, G7 host Schaeuble denied there had been any new sig-nificant breakthroughs.

Discussions “have not really progressed much further,” he told

ARD German public television on Wednesday evening, adding that he was “also a bit surprised that Athens is always saying that a deal is imminent.”

But it is not just the Europeans who insist that Greece’s fate in the eurozone is a matter of urgency.

“Everyone has to double down, and treat the next deadline as if it’s the last deadline and get this re-solved,” said US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

“The risk of going from deadline to deadline only increases the risk of an accidents,” Lew said in London before heading to Dresden.

His Canadian counterpart Joe Oliver also said that “the Greek fis-cal crisis is as yet unresolved.”

And “geopolitical strife—in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, and else-where—is exacerbating downside risks” to economic recovery, Oliver said. (afp)

SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday on expectations that the latest US stockpiles report will show a further dip in crude reserves as traders worry about a global oversupply, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery rose 12 cents to $57.63 while Brent crude for July gained 39 cents to $62.45 in afternoon trade.

The Department of Energy’s weekly petroleum report, usually released on Wednesdays, will be issued on Thursday owing to a public holiday at the start of the week.

“Speculation that US oil inventories could decline again in to-night’s weekly report appears to have attracted some relative sup-port” to prices, said Nicholas Teo, market analyst at CMC Markets in Singapore.

Analysts expect inventories fell for a fourth consecutive week, by 2.0 million barrels, according to a survey by Bloomberg News. The stockpiles currently stand at 482.2 million barrels, just below record highs.

Dealers have been hoping a slowdown in US output, coupled with increased demand during the summer driving season, could whittle down global supplies, which was a key reason for the collapse in prices of more than 50 percent between June and January.

Dealers are also closely monitoring a potential rise in Iraqi oil exports, which could exacerbate the global glut.

“On the global market, Iraq is planning to escalate its export by 26 percent to a record 3.75 million barrels per day in June,” said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at busi-ness consultancy firm EY.

“If the planned export is fulfilled, a global glut will persist,” he said. (afp)

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

A man on a bicycle pedals past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday on expectations that the latest US stockpiles report will show a further dip in crude reserves as traders worry about a global oversup-ply, analysts said.

Oil prices higher in Asian trade

G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden

DRESDEN - Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyone’s minds.

AP Photo/Jens Meyer

Activists of the international campaigning and advocacy organization ONE installed balloons with portraits of the G7 heads of state in front of the Frauenkirche cathedral (Church of Our Lady) prior to the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Dresden, eastern Germany, Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

BANGLI - Bali’s provincial govern-ment has paid little to no attention to the Batur Global Geopark in Kintamani, Bangli despite the park having been des-ignated as the only geopark in Indonesia by UNESCO in 2012. So far, the govern-ment of Bangli has had to rely on support provided by the central government.

Head of the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Adnyana, said on Wednesday (May 27) that to manage the geopark, the gov-ernment of Bangli relies on the support of the central government through the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Apart from providing free promotion, the national governmental also supports the Batur Global Geopark in the form of TP funds amounting to billions of rupiahs.

These funds have been used by the govern-ment of Bangli for infrastructural development including the arrangement of the geosite, the construction of a viewing tower and other con-struction projects “The central government also provides training for geopark guides,” he said.

Although they have received support from the central government, Adnyana still deplored the lack of attention and support from the pro-vincial government for this geo park that was aknolwdged by UNESCO. “There is no attention from the provincial government, for marketing or promotion for example,” he said.

Actually to have the Batur Geopark function as a means of conservation, education and community development, pursuant to the concept of geopark, the government of Bangli expects financial support from provincial government especially given the fact that the Batur geopark is the only geopark in Indonesia. “Hopefully, support for the geopark be provided not just by the central government but also by the provincial government, after all, if this geopark is well supported it can attract travelers to Bali,” he hoped. (kmb40)

GIANYAR - Gianyar County all this time known as the warehouse of the artists will involve some 10,000 artists in the event of Bali Arts Fes-tival 2015. Gianyar will participate in the total of 23 show items in the BAF 2015.

For cultural parade at the open-ing session of the BAF, it will involve approximately 500 artists with four decorated cars as sup-porting elements of the fragmentary show in front of the honorary stage. Storyline featured in the parade is Ki Baru Kama. “Ki Baru Kama is the heirloom weapon owned by the King of Gianyar during the war at the beginning of the establishment of the kingdom of Gianyar,” said the Division Head of the Arts and Film of the Gianyar Culture Agency,

Wayan Karyawan, with permission from the Head of the Gianyar Cul-ture, I Gusti Ngurah Wijana.

The art and cultural activities participated by Gianyar in the BAF at the Art Center Denpasar will include the category of pa-rade, competition, workshop and classical stage. For the parade, it will present some performances like the women gong kebyar, adults and children gong kebyar, drama gong, semara pegulingan, arja operetta, panca mask, joged bumbung and Balinese pop song and so on. “For the gong kebyar parade, we will involve 500 art-ists,” he added.

In the BAF of this year, Gianyar County allocates special funds drafted in the regional budget.

Meanwhile, the results of meet-ing last Monday mentioned that the financial support from the Bali Province for the BAF is in the form of special assistance fund amount-ing to IDR 205 million. However, the amount is different from the other counties.

As for the opening parade of the BAF, Gianyar will be represented by Gianyar subdistrict. For gong kebyar category, it will be repre-sented by Saptana Jagaraga village youth club of Singapadu (adult), while for children category will be represented by Widya Kumara from Peninjauan hamlet, Batuan village, and the women category by Sudamani gamelan troupe from Pengosekan hamlet, Mas village, Ubud. (kmb16)

Gianyar involves 10,000 artists in BAF 2015

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Gianyar County all this time known as the warehouse of the artists will involve some 10,000 artists in the event of Bali Arts Festival 2015. Gianyar will participate in the total of 23 show items in the BAF 2015.

IBP/Swasrina

The attention of provincial government of Bali to the Batur Global Geopark in Kintamani, Bangli, has been proved very minimal. Having been specified in 2012, the provincial government of Bali has not yet provided any support for the only geopark in Indonesia.

Batur Global Geopark lacks support from provincial government

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The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, told The Australian newspaper that the world cannot ignore the plight of the more than 3,000 desperate migrants who have landed on the shores of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in recent weeks, often abandoned by human traffickers or freed after their families paid ransoms.

“It’s not sufficient to say: ‘How to help these people?’” the news-paper quoted him as saying in an interview in the Indian hill town where he lives in exile. “This is not sufficient. There’s something wrong with humanity’s way of

thinking. Ultimately we are lacking concern for others’ lives, others’ wellbeing.”

The refugees are a mixture of poor Bangladeshis in search of work and Rohingya Muslims flee-ing widespread persecution from Myanmar’s Buddhist majority. The Dalai Lama said he had discussed the Rohingya in earlier meetings with Suu Kyi.

“I mentioned about this prob-lem and she told me she found some difficulties, that things were not simple but very complicated,” he was quoted as saying. “But in spite of that I feel she can do something.”

Suu Kyi became an international hero during her years of house ar-rest for speaking out against the generals who long ruled Myanmar. She entered politics after her 2010 release, when the junta handed over power to a nominally civilian government.

In a predominantly Buddhist country where there is much ani-mosity toward the Rohingya Mus-lims, she has remained silent about their persecution.

She now says she never sought to be a human rights champion. Critics say that defending the Rohingya could cost her support if she runs for president. (ap)

YANGON, Myanmar — Jour-nalists were negotiating with Myan-mar officials Thursday to restore their access to the Parliament cham-ber after being pushed out because pictures of snoozing lawmakers were published online. Reporters in the capital, Naypyitaw, were told on Tuesday they would have to watch proceedings on TV from the corridor. The pictures of sleeping MPs was the main reason cited by Kyaw Soe, director general of the Union Parliament, which handles administrative duties.

Other embarrassing pictures have circulated showing lawmakers using iPad devices while in ses-sion. Another appeared to show an army representative leaning over to press a voting button for a missing lawmaker.

In a minor victory, the journal-ists were told they could occupy the upper floor of the chamber, but they were continuing to negotiate Thursday evening. While the new

location could be sufficient for text reporters, it would give visual journalists only a distant, back view of the MPs. Officials offered to provide handout images instead, but independent media consider that unacceptable.

“The restriction is totally unac-ceptable. Press freedom is not guar-anteed in the country but only in the hands of those in power. They can revoke press freedom any time they like,” Zaw Thet Htway, a former political prisoner and editor in chief of Tomorrow weekly journal.

Myanmar started moving from a half-century of military rule to democracy in 2011 and many of its political reforms, such as media freedom, have stalled. About 10 journalists have been jailed and nearly a dozen are facing trials.

The constitution also allots a quarter of the seats in Parliament to the military, a number that gives it veto power over constitutional amendments. (ap)

ATHENS, Greece — Iran’s foreign minister is holding out hope that a “sustainable, mutually respectful” deal can be struck with world powers in talks over his country’s nuclear program before the current deadline of June 30.

Mohammad Javad Zarif says an agreement with negotiators from the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany is possible provided “people have their foot in reality, not in illusions.”

But he warned that “excessive demands” would make an agree-ment hard to envisage, even without a deadline. Zarif spoke after talks in Athens Thursday with his Greek peer, Nikos Kotzias

The proposed deal would freeze Iran’s nuclear program for a decade, in return for sanctions relief. Iran insists its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes, while the West fears it could allow it to build nuclear weapons. (ap)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

FILE - In this April 27, 2015 file photo, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the 2015 Nuclear Nonprolif-eration Treaty (NPT) review conference, in the United Nations General Assembly.

Iran foreign minister says nuclear deal

possible by June 30

Myanmar restricts journalists after photos

show sleeping MPs

Dalai Lama urges Aung San Suu Kyi to

help Rohingya MuslimsNEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama has urged Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy

icon and a fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, to speak out to protect her country’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims amid a human trafficking crisis, a newspaper reported Thursday.

AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 27, 2015 file photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he arrives to give a religious talk at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharmsala, India.

Previously, local residents had complained about the villa that was located near the Segara Temple of Banjar, so it ws finally taken down piece by piece. Demolition of the concrete part of the building will be done at a later date when heavy equipment is available. The work-ers and laborers cleaned up the area after the dismantling.

“According to rough calcula-tions the villa development suffered looses into the millions of rupiah. The roof alone is estimated to have cost some IDR 150 million. I do not know how much the other materi-als cost. We were just asked by Mr. Putu Citrawan, project coordinator of this villa, to take it apart,” said head laborer, Kadek Made, on

Wednesday (May 27).The dismantling of the villa al-

leged to be owned by an Australian, was originally rejected. However, later on the residents of Banjar agreed to take the building apart and asked the Deputy Regent of Buleleng Nyoman Sutjidra, the Buleleng Municipal Police and Integrated Licensing Office (BPPT)

for their opinion on the matter and to check the site. The inspection that was conducted found that the villa was built without a building permit (IMB) and was not in accordance with the applicable license submis-sion process. “In the near future, the villa owner from Australia will sub-mit a request for a permit again. I do not know when, but apparently it will be done in the next few weeks,” added Kadek Made.

Chief of social affairs for the Banjar customary village, Made Suartana, said that the villa devel-opment did not comply with the

designs of the initial draft. The villa should also not have been built near the temple compound wall, so as to avoid complaints from residents. Once the building was up however, it in fact touched the temple compound wall. “From the beginning, we asked that the construction of the villa follow the design that was submitted and that it not be adjacent to the temple. Since the project coordinator of the villa agreed to dismantled it, we very much appreciate that they want to respect us,” explained Suartana. (kmb34)

DENPASAR - The forensic’s department of Sanglah Hospital received a drowning victim, at 10:35 p.m., on Tuesday (May 26). The victim who was stay-ing at Hotel Puri Nusa Dua was taken by ambulance service to the hospital after having been found dead.

Ida Bagus Putu Alit, from San-glah’s forensics, said that the victim named Yu Yang, 26, was examined at 10:35 p.m. Results of the exami-nation, wherein the victims mouth and nasal cavity were filled with a

mushroom like smooth foam mass, and blue fingernails and lips indi-cated suffocation from drowning. “However, there were no sign of injuries,” said Putu Alit on Wednes-day (May 27).

Judging by the state of the body, it is estimated that the time of victim’s death was less than eight hours before having been brought to hospital. As of Thursday morn-ing, there has been no request for an autopsy from police authorities, and the victim’s family is not yet present. (kmb42)

IBP/Wawan

The tourists are going to the sea very early in the morning in Lovina, Buleleng to see the dolphins. Seeing dolphins is one of the attraction offered in Buleleng Regency and it can attract many tourists come to the regency.

Chinese traveler found drowned

IBP/Dewa Kusuma

The villa near Segaram Temple in Banjar Villa, Buleleng, is dismantled by the owner.

Villa near Segara Temple dismantledSINGARAJA - The dismantling of a villa located in the area of Banjar and Tegeha custom-

ary villages ran smoothly. The dismantling was carried out by the project coordinator of the villa and involved a number of manual laborers who started work at 8 a.m.. The villa, built of concrete, bamboo and thatched roof villa was still relatively new and so the the various parts of the building were dismantled one by one and neatly stored for the owner’s future use.

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While opening the discussion on Thursday, the energy and mineral resources minister noted that cooperation in the field of renewable energy between the two countries has immense sig-nificance as they have potential sources of energy and technol-ogy.

“Sweden does not have fossil resources and reserves of oil and gas, but with its technological innovations, the country can

provide electricity, which is more than half of what Indonesia gen-erates,” Sudirman remarked on Thursday.

He noted that during the two-day meeting, the countries will discuss cooperation through government-to-government and business-to-business schemes.

“Sweden has experience in renewable energy, so we want to learn from the country,” the energy minister added. (ant)

DENPASAR - The Indonesian Ministry of Environment Affairs and Forestry has launched a for-est management index for the Bali and Nusa Tenggara ecore-gions, on Wednesday.

Head of the Ecoregion Man-agement Center of Bali and Nusa Tenggara Novrizal Tahar said that the index is an important strategic document as Indonesia has the world’s attention due to high deforestation in its tropical forests.

Earlier, the Indonesian govern-ment had established cooperation with the United Nations Devel-opment Program to set up forest management index 2014 for 12 provinces, excluding Bali and Nusa Tenggara.

The forest management index

is a review that provides an in-dicator framework for structural and practical management peri-odically by involving all related stakeholders.

It measures four aspects---forest monitoring certainty, jus-tice for forest resources, forest management transparency and law enforcement.

“Setting up a forest manage-ment index needs cooperation from all stakeholders to get their advice and verify all data and information,” Tahar said.

He added that the index is a controlling instrument for forest management in Indonesia.

The forest management index is also a recommendation for planning and recovering national forests, Tahar stated. (ant)

DENPASAR - Emirates Airline plans to attract 30 thousand pas-sengers within a year of opening the new flight route from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to Denpasar, Bali. This new route is scheduled to be launched on June 3.

Country Manager of Emirates, Indonesia, Satish Sethi said on Wednesday that the management will capture the European market by opening a direct flight to Bali via Dubai.

“Most foreign tourists visiting Bali are from China and Australia. We hope this direct flight route will provide access for tourists from Europe,” Sethi remarked.

The Emirates management aims to draw in 900 thousand to one million passengers from and to Indonesia by the end of 2015.

It planned to launch the direct Dubai--Denpasar flight a long time ago, but will be realizing it on June 3 as a limited flight slot in Bali.

The direct flight connecting Dubai and Indonesia will operate four times a day.

According to Sethi, the num-ber of passengers in the three

Jakarta-Dubai flights reaches 600 thousand.

Bali was chosen as one of the destinations because the number of tourists to the province rose by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2015.

“Passengers from Surabaya (East Java) and Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara) do not have to fly to Jakarta to travel to Europe. They can just go to Bali,” Sethi pointed out.

He pointed out that the manage-ment of the airlines was cooperating with the Indonesian Embassy in a number of European countries to promote Bali as one of the tourist destinations that can be accessed with Emirates.

Sethi further noted that the Indo-nesia to Europe passenger market reaches 35 percent, which indicates that the Dubai-Denpasar flight route will add to the market, including the cargo market.

“Our cargo market records a 30 percent growth. Every week, we load 294 tons of cargo comprising fishery and handicraft products,” Sethi revealed. (ant)

Indonesia, Sweden explore renewable energy cooperation

Environment ministry launches forest management index

KUTA - Indonesia and Sweden are holding a two-day discus-sion in Kuta, Bali, from Thursday to Friday, to explore coop-eration in the field of renewable energy, according to Energy Minister Sudirman Said.

Emirates aims to attract 30 thousand passengers for Dubai-Denpasar route

IBP/Net

Emirates Airline plans to attract 30 thousand passengers within a year of opening the new flight route from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to Denpasar, Bali.

CANNES — Cannes’ red carpet can be as kind as it is cruel when it comes to fashion. For 12 days, major Hollywood actresses such as Marion Cotillard, Emily

Blunt, Naomi Watts and Sienna Miller graced the film festival’s red carpet in clothes designed by the world’s greatest. Yet while the best looks come to define the festival,

there’s almost as much interest in who got it wrong. (ap)

Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Natalie Portman’s directorial debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness” did not fare well with critics, nor did the rather mature-looking, limp Rodarte dress she wore to the film’s photo call. The asymmetrical skirt looked off-kilter with the symmetry of the upper part.

Fashion’s greatest hits, misses on the Cannes red carpet

Here are the 68th Cannes Film Festival’s fashion hits and misses.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File

Emily Blunt has Stella McCa-rtney to thank for her shim-mering coup at the “Sicario” premiere, alongside co-stars Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. Embroidered jew-els gave the sophisticated, covered-up look a weight that oozed old-school Hollywood glamour yet sparkled with sporty simplicity.

Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

German model Toni Garrn looked every part the prin-cess at the premiere of “The Little Prince” — bringing a touch of little mermaid to the Cannes red carpet in a spar-kly, swanky silver gown with bare shoulders and a cross-over cutaway midriff.

AP Photo/Thibault Camus

Model-of-the-minute Kendall Jenner impressed critics

with her bold Alaia look at the premiere of Paolo

Sorrentino’s “Youth.” The 19-year-old pulled off a

difficult look — a billowing skirt and an exposed

midriff — with panache. She accessorized the look with

Alaia gladiator sandals and a diamond bib necklace.

Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Jury member Sienna Miller had a cinematic comeback this year — after roles in “American Sniper” and “Fox-catcher” — but it was an off year for her on the Cannes red carpet. Misses included an oversize, shapeless black look by Sonia Rykiel at the “Carol” premiere, and a blush layered gown that some com-pared to curtains at the “Mac-beth” premiere.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File

Model Irina Shayk got atten-tion for all the wrong reasons when she arrived for the “Si-cario” screening in a garish, gold Atelier Versace dress with a split leg. The dress’s huge shimmering train and gold strip detailing jarred with the other premiere attendees who opted for more subtle styles.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File

It was a mixed bag for Oscar-nominee Naomi Watts. She thrilled at the Cannes Film Festival opening in a beautiful powder gray gown by Oscar de la Renta, with diaphanous embroidered feathers on the skirt and glittering jewels on the revealing bodice. But she appeared later in a dubious black gown by Peter Pilotto that had an uneven skirt at “The Sea of Trees.”

Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Actress Marion Cotillard pos-es for photographers as she leaves the screening of The Little Prince at the 68th inter-national film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 22, 2015.

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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 con-sidered 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 “umbul-umbul”, 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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Located on the banks of the fast-flowing Ayung under the shade of palms and ban-yan trees, Riverside’s al fresco-style dining areas wrap around the multi-tiered swim-ming pool and enormous river stones that have held their spot for centuries. In this uniquely Balinese setting, Chef Jocelyn Argaud uses traditional French techniques with cast-iron pots and wood-fire ovens to present his favorite dishes passed down by his mother, and by her mother before. From his childhood in Lyon to his appointment to the Qatari Royal Palace and now to Bali’s cultural and artistic center, Jocelyn’s family cuisine has withstood the test of time and -- like the sacred Ayung -- is pure and true to its original source.

Jocelyn honors the earthy flavors and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness of Maman Claudette’s home cooking with signature dishes like Chicken ‘Basquaise’ baked in a cast-iron pot with bell peppers, quail eggs and smoked duck jus; wood-fired Tomato Tart ‘Maman Claudette’s’ with Caciotta cheese, Dijon mustard, fresh oregano and arugula; and Mushroom Ravioli with goat’s cheese shavings and sauce ‘riche’. The light-as-a-feather wood-fired Pear Tart is a must for dessert. Diners have the option of ordering a la carte or trying a set menu.

“The launch of Riverside’s new dinner concept is the highlight of my career to-date as a chef,” said Jocelyn. “My mother was the reason I was inspired to become a chef in the first place, and now I am sharing the love and passion for her food, with our guests. It is very close to my heart.” IBP/Courtesy of Four Seasons Sayan

Four Seasons Sayan launch French Bistro concept

UBUD - Bali has become one of Asia’s most vibrant dining destinations, with a bountiful selection of local ‘warung’, chic cafes and first-class cuisine from every corner of the globe. The lat-est culinary destination is on the Ayung river, following the launch of a farm-to-table French Bistro concept at the scenic riverside Cafe, Four Seasons resort Bali at Sayan.

The restaurant was previously open only for lunch and is a popular stop for travelers exploring the Ubud countryside. The move to open for dinner with Chef Jocelyn’s French Bistro menu was in re-sponse to guest requests for more variety and affordability.

“The new concept at Riverside is unique in both the location and the tradi-tional French cooking style, while using local Balinese ingredients,” said Uday Rao, General Manager of Four Seasons Resorts Bali. “We wanted to do some-thing completely different to what already existed in Bali, yet complementary to the earthy, river-front setting of the restaurant in the Ubud highlands.”

The use of local ingredients -- many sourced from the resort’s own vegetable and herb gardens -- ensure the freshest produce is presented, often within hours of being hand-picked. The emphasis is on a ‘farm-to-table’ approach, with relaxed river-front dining and the world-class touch of Four Seasons service.

The Riverside Cafe dinner launch is the latest enhancement at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, whose 60 fully-renovated suites and villas are nestled in a lush valley between two rivers. It follows the recent launch of a newest wellbeing space, the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale, built entirely of bamboo and offering a daily program of meditation, life talks and yoga – including

Bali’s first introduction to AntiGravity® Yoga. The property also has a new Resort Manager, Sean Mosher, who has joined the team from Four Seasons Resort Langkawi in Malaysia, where he held the same position.

The meeting held at Dauh Marga hamlet, Delod Berawah vil-lage on Wednesday was attended by dozens of people dressed in middle customary clothes, of-ficers of the Jembrana Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Agency and other relevant agencies. Ten-sions arose when a number of café owners questioned the fate of their businesses that have been running for some ten years, fear-ing that the regulation would put them out of business. “The agency should not come here and inspect our premises and then seize our liquor, causing us to suffer losses. If alcohol is forbidden, then how can we make a living?” said one of the café owners.

Many of the dimly café owners finally requested two weeks time in order to complete their requests for liquor licenses. Headman of Delod Berawah, I Ketut Narya, said that in response to the petition of the café owners, the customary village and the Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Agency agreed to the two-week deadline exten-sion for obtaining their permits. For the next two weeks, the trade agency and Municipal Police will not be inspecting the cafés at Delod Berawah. The café owners signed statements stating that they will submit the necessary requests for licenses to sell liquor.

In the meantime, the Head of the Industry, Trade and Coopera-

tives Agency, I Made Yasa, said that to continue running cafés lo-cated in tourism areas, according to the rules of the Directorate General of Domestic Trade (PDN), owners must provide their businesses with class A certificates for the direct sale of liquor (SKPLA). Besides, which they must also obtain a class A certificate as a liquor retailer (SKPA). Both permits, according to Yasa, fall under the authority of the Directorate General of Domes-tic Trade. Businesses who have not obtained their permits within two weeks and continue to sell alcohol, will be prosecuted. Yasa dded that this goes for cafes in other places as well, not just those in Delod Berawah. (kmb26)

GIANyAr - The villa and restau-rant established close to the verge of Keramas Beach, Blahbatuh, are finally visited by the Gianyar Mu-nicipal Police, Wednesday (May 27). When visited by the officers, the employees are unable to present the business license of the restaurant having been in operation for eight months.

Based on monitoring, dozens of Municipal Police officers led by I Gede Daging came to a restaurant located right on the verge of the Keramas Beach on Wednesday at ten o’clock in the morning. However, a number of restaurant employees at the location are unable to present the business license. “One of the em-ployees admitted that the restaurant has been operating for approximately eight months, but they cannot present the business license,” said I Gede Daging.

He added that according to Re-gional Bylaw (Perda) No.5/1994, the business owner is given the first reprimand dated May 27, 2015, No.300/1116/V/2015 as well as sum-moned to the office of the Gianyar Municipal Police on May 28, 2015 to get further guidance. “We already issued the first reprimand to the res-taurant on behalf of I Made Karang,” he explained.

When asked whether the Gianyar Municipal Police will dismantle the building as proposed by Com-mission I of the Gianyar House, Gede Daging is unable to make sure about it because it is unknown yet whether the restaurant has owned a permit or not. “We’ve already is-sued the first reprimand. We’ll see next whether the owner can present the license or not when coming for the summons. While, regarding the demolition is beyond our authority,” he explained.

After that, the municipal police resumed the inspection to the con-crete factory located just behind the restaurant. When visited by the officers, the employees working at the factory are unable to present its permit. Finally the officer also issued the first reprimand for the business premises on behalf of I Gede Cahyadi.

Accompanied with dozens of of-ficers, Gede Daging also inspected the villa located around the Jalan Raya Keramas. However, it can be ascertained to have a permit issued by the BPPT. “All the villas have been able to present their permit. Although some villas are located at the verge of the beach, it happens due to abrasion attack,” he said. (kmb35)

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One of the supermarket that started to remove the alcohol from it store

IBP/Manik

The Head of Gianyar Civil Police I Gede Daging, left, is inspecting the restaurant at Keramas Beach

Tensions run high

Café owners forced to comply to new alcohol regulations

NEGARA - Official dissemination of information regarding Ministry of Trade Regula-tion No. 6/2015 on the sale and circulation of alcoholic beverages was attended by dozens of café owners around Delod Berawah, on Wednesday (May 27). The atmosphere was tense given the impact that this regulation has on their businesses (which all sell beer).

At Keramas BeachRestaurant unable to

present business permit

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LOS ANGELES - Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan avoided jail Wednesday as prosecutors said she has completed more than 100 hours of community service that were re-quired following a reckless driving conviction.

Earlier this month a judge warned her she could face prison time if she failed to complete the sentence within three weeks. She had only completed about nine of 125 hours at that time.

“I believe she has successfully completed her community service obligation to the court,” said Santa

Monica prosecutor Terry White on Wednesday.

Lohan, who has been living in London, carried out the service in New York at a children’s commu-nity center.

Last week the 28-year-old posted a photo on Instagram of a castle-like play area built at the center using large blue blocks, and wrote: “We built this for the kids today! So cute!!”

Lohan was sentenced in 2013 to 240 hours of community service after she drove recklessly and lied to police following a 2012 car accident

in Santa Monica, California.The court also imposed 90 days

of drug rehabilitation and 18 months psychiatric counseling during two years of probation.

But in February she was given another 125 hours of community service, after a judge questioned whether she fulfilled the terms of the initial sentence.

After rocketing to stardom for films “The Parent Trap,” “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls,” Lohan has been in and out of rehab with drug problems and has had numer-ous encounters with the law. (afp)

The Academy Award-winning actress, speaking at Harvard College’s Class Day, cited her work in “Black Swan” as an example of a time she didn’t know her own limitations — and it paid off.

Portman, who won an Oscar for best actress in the 2010 film, said she might not have taken the role if she had known how “woefully unprepared” she was to pull off the movie’s ballet moves.

“The point is, if I had known my own limi-tations, I never would have taken the risk,” she said. “And the risk led to one of my greatest personal and professional achievements.”

The 33-year-old actress also met her husband, choreographer Benjamin Millepied, on the set of the movie.

Portman, who graduated from Harvard in 2003 and starred in the most recent “Star Wars” movies, also cited another personal example: her first experience writing, directing and acting in a movie. The film, “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

“Make use of the fact that you don’t doubt yourself too much right now because, as we get older, we get more re-alistic,” she told the graduating seniors. “Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.”

Portman’s address was a highlight of Wednesday’s events, which also included award presentations and student speeches. Harvard seniors receive their diplomas Thursday.

Harvard’s tradition of inviting a guest speaker to ad-dress graduates the day before commencement

began in 1968.The first invited guest was civil rights

leader Martin Luther King Jr. His wife, Coretta Scott King, delivered the speech after his assassination.

Last year, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg delivered the ad-dress. (ap)

NEW YORK — Like so many other aspiring actresses, Olivia Wash-ington is paying her dues at a small, off-Broadway theater. Unlike so many other aspiring actresses, she’s not rely-ing on her famous dad.

Washington, one of Denzel Wash-ington’s four children, played the shy and damaged Laura in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” in a 199-seat theater this spring.

She joined the inaugural season of the Masterworks Theater Company, which has found temporary housing in the 47th Street Theater, a short walk from Broadway’s glitter.

The goal of the company is to present theatrical classics with diverse casts to young people. Its motto: ignit-ing the next generation of audiences.

“It’s my first show as well as their

first show so we’re definitely growing up together,” said Washington, who graduated from New York Univer-sity’s Tisch School of the Arts two years ago. “Everything has kind of been ‘jump straight into and see what happens.’”

Washington, who grew up in Los Angeles, had never seen “The Glass Menagerie” but had studied it in college. Her credits include a stage production of “Clybourne Park” in Ithaca, New York, and she had a small part in the film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” Auditioning for more than a year, she said the chance to portray one of Williams’ most interesting heroines was exciting. “Normally, I wouldn’t be able to audition because they don’t really offer it to women of color. So I jumped on it right away,” she said. (ap)

LONDON — James Bond will be reunited with Pussy Galore in a new novel to be published this year. Anthony Horowitz’s “Trigger Mor-tis” features the audacious criminal and “Bond girl,” played in the film “Goldfinger” by Honor Blackman.

Horowitz follows Sebastian Faulks, Jeffrey Deaver and William Boyd in writing Bond novels au-thorized by the estate of author Ian Fleming, who died in 1964.

“Trigger Mortis” is based on an idea by Fleming for a TV program that was never made.

Horowitz, creator of teenage spy Alex Rider and TV series “Foyle’s War,” said Thursday that “it was al-ways my intention to go back to the true Bond, which is to say, the Bond that Fleming created.”

The novel is due in September from Orion in Britain and Harper Collins in the U.S. (ap)

New official James Bond novel to be called ‘Trigger Mortis’

Denzel Washington’s daughter Olivia makes NYC stage debut

Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File

In a Sunday Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, actor Denzel Washington, right, and his daughter Olivia Washington arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Lohan avoids jail with 125 hours of community service

Natalie Portman urges new Harvard graduates to take chances

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Natalie Portman advised graduating Harvard seniors Wednesday to use their inexperience to their advantage, saying she has learned that taking calculated risks can lead to life-changing rewards.

Actress Natalie Portman laughs during Harvard Col-

lege’s Class Day, Wednes-day, May 27, 2015, on the

campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass.

“We ask that the management plan and environmental monitor-ing plans be reviewed again, not just for Bali but also for the place from where the sand and stone will be quarried -namely; East Lombok,” he explained.

Hanni is aware of the investors argument that garbage in the man-grove forest around Benoa Bay has not been properly managed

and that said investor is prepared to handle the waste problem as a benefit of reclaiming the area. According to Hanni however, reclamation is not a suitable solu-tion for handling the garbage in this location.

“If I were an environmental-ist... it must not be dealt with by way of reclamation. In fact I would like to invite activists in

Bali, while the process is running, to take action together in request-ing of large companies operating here that they contribute through their CSR funds. We must resolve the rubbish problem in the man-grove as we continue to handle the erosion,” added the expert staff in the field of NGO network coordination and environmental impact analysis.

Hanni added that environ-mental activists in Bali must not be caught up the dichotomy of whether to be built or not. On the contrary, they are advised to do something in Benoa Bay such as establish a garbage task force and then ask for CSR funds to help provide boat transportation. Additionally, a waste bank should be created and public awareness about not littering should be pro-moted.

“There are three main actions that need to be taken. One is that ‘upstream’ we reduce the amount of garbage being produced, sec-ondly we need to encourage awareness about the need to cre-

ate waste banks, copouts and so on, and thirdly ‘downstream’, we have no choice but to clean up the waste that is already there by simply renting some boats to transport the garbage that we have amassed. This should all be done intelligently by activists in cooperation with the local govern-ment,” he concluded. (kmb32)

In addition to mining, another threat faced by Bali today is reclama-

tion projects. One such project is the planned

reclamation of 700 hect-ares in Benoa Bay.

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Reclamation is a threat to BaliDENPASAR - In addition to mining, another threat faced by Bali today is reclamation projects.

One such project is the planned reclamation of 700 hectares in Benoa Bay. The Island of the Gods, is not the only place that will suffer from the negative impact of the Benoa Bay reclama-tion if it goes through. East Lombok, from where the raw materials of sand and stone will be quarried, will also suffer. This was conveyed by the Special Staff of the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Hanni Adiati, in Denpasar, on Wednesday (May 27).

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