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Page 8 Page 13The embattled mayor said he wouldn’t know

Spacey “if I ran over him.” Ford’s brother called the actor “an arrogant SOB.” The pair made the comments on their show on YouTube named after the mayor’s supporters.

Along with the photo he tweeted, Spacey said, “When did Mayor Ford start doing what people tell him to do? All you had to do was ask, guys. Here’s your pic.” During Spacey’s appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the actor cracked several jokes at the mayor’s expense when Spacey appeared after a brief cameo by Ford.

“That’s the first time I’ve had to follow a Ford,” Spacey quipped. “And one that was so banged up.” When Kim-

mel thanked Spacey for sharing a dressing room with the mayor, Spacey responded, “Well, he threw up all over it, but those are the chances you take.”

Ford has been under great pressure to resign since he admitted smoking crack last year, and several videos have emerged that showed him seemingly drunk or high. His antics have made him the target of late-night television comedians as well as embarrassed Canadians. City Council stripped him of many of his pow-ers but does not have the authority to remove him. Undaunted, Ford has vowed to run for re-election this fall.

Associated Press Writer

AUSTIN, Texas — Future had one last spot to fill on his upcoming album and he wanted Kanye West to guest. He sent over a few tracks and what happened next was completely unexpected.

“He picked this ‘I Won’ track,” the Atlanta producer-rapper said Saturday during a two-day stop at South By South-west. “He did the verse in one day and sent it back. That’s rare when you get a Kanye verse back in one day, so you know it’s one of them records when he does the verse and sends it back in 24 hours. That’s the icing on the cake with the album.”

Future began to debut tracks from “Honest,” out April 22, at the annual mu-sic conference and festival on Friday and said he was excited for the wider world to hear what he feels is a very personal album. “Honest” also includes guest ap-pearances from stars like Pharrell, Drake, Andre 3000 and Wiz Khalifa.

West’s appearance on “I Won” is one of the more personal moments, encapsu-lating how deeply in love each is with the women in their lives. West is engaged to Kim Kardashian and Future will marry Ciara later this year. The song compares their relationships with the feeling of winning a trophy.

“When you have songs like that, they empower women,” he said. “I just

feel like I want to big up women just in general, from my lady to his lady, to all women, to make sure they get their light on them and just knowing they’re important.”

Future has much more going on this year than just the album. He’s got a tour to rehearse for and can’t take all the out-

side production opportunities he’s being offered. He’s also launching an apparel line. That’s just the business side. In his personal life, he’s preparing for the birth of a child with Ciara and trying to plan their wedding. He didn’t want to give away more details, but couldn’t help it as he talked about everything.

Kevin Spacey responds to Toronto mayor attackAssociated Press Writer

TORONTO — Kevin Spacey on Saturday tweeted a Photoshopped image of himself between Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his brother in response to the siblings’ criticism that he won’t take photos with them. Rob and Doug Ford complained earlier this week that they were told they could not have their picture taken with the actor when Spacey and Rob Ford appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Mar 2.

In this image provided by ABC, Kevin Spacey appears on the 9th annual “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars” special in Los Angeles on March 2, 2014. Spacey’s appearance followed a brief cameo by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who was scheduled to appear on the March 3 show. AP Photo/ABC, Randy Holmes

Future’s has his mind on the future at SXSW

AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer, File

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2014 file photo shows singer Kanye West as he arrives for the Givenchy men’s Fall-Winter 2014-2015 fashion collection in Paris.

Head of Criminal Section at Klungkung’s Police, AKP. I Nyoman Wirajaya when con-tacted on Sunday confirmed the discovery. He said he was contacted by Takashi Soko’s

family after Malang’s police suspected that the body was Takashi Soko who’s been miss-ing for a month.

“The body was allegedly the diver because it still wearing

black diving suit complete with oxygen tank in her back,” he said.

Wirajaya, who received in-formation from the local police, explained that the corpse was first

discovered by fishermen on a reef at Watu Nyonya on Friday. Police was contacted by fishermen and searched the area. But high cur-rent around the site made the body swept away.

The next day, fishermen from Sempu Island, which is located around 400 meters from previous location, claimed to see similar corpse. After being informed by fishermen, police went to evacuate the body. Consulate General of Japan in Surabaya also had been

contacted by police to identify the body. “The family said they will check directly to Malang,” he said.

Previously, seven Japanese tourists were missing on Friday (14/2) after diving in Jungut Batu, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency. Five of the victims were found alive after local residents, police, army, and search team look for them for four days. One of them was found dead and one still miss-ing. (kmb31)

IBP/File Photo

The file photo show diving location where seven divers went missing on Friday, February 14, 2014. Five divers found alive after search mission for four days and one diver found dead. A corpse was found washed up on a beach of Sempu Island, Malang Regency on Saturday afternoon. This corpse suspected to be a master diver, Takashi Soko, who had been lost during a diving activity at Jungut Batu, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency last month.

Suspected to be Takashi Soko

Body of Japanese found in MalangBali Post

SEMARAPURA - A corpse was found washed up on a beach of Sempu Island, Malang Regency on Saturday afternoon. The woman body was found in a state of decay, in which hands, feet, and head were off from body. This corpse suspected to be a master diver, Takashi Soko, who had been lost during a diving activity at Jungut Batu, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency last month.

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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.

Balinese Temple Ceremony


Calendar Event for March 5 through May 21, 2014

5 Mar Hari Urip 6 Mar Hari Patetegan7 Mar Pengeradanan Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Kabayan Penebel Tabanan

8 Mar Saraswati Pura Pasek tangkas Gempinis Dalang TabananPura Pasek Gelgel Sayan AbiansemalPura Watu Gunung BimaPura Agung Jagat Karana SurabayaPura Aditya Jaya JakartaPura Pemaksan Banyuning TimurPura Agung Wira Loka Cimahi Jawa Barat

9 Mar Hari Banyu Pinaruh 10 Mar Soma ribek Pura Jati JembranaPura Kawitan Bayu Gaiyang BangliTirta Wening SurabayaPura Desa Lingga Wana Abang Karangasem

11 Mar Sabuh Mas12 Mar Hari Pagerwesi Pura Labang Sindu JiwaUbudPura Kehen BangliPura Wira Bhuana Magelang Jawa tengahPura Padang Sakti Denpasar TimurPura Payogan Agung Ketewel GianyarPura Gaduh Pangiasan Dauh Puri DenpasarPura Masceti Tampak SiringPura Dalem Ularan DenpasarPura Siwa Penebel TabananPura Luhur Sliki BanyuwangiPura Gunung Lebah UbudPura Puseh Sukawati

15 Mar Purnama Sasih Kesanga Pura Nataran Sasih Pejeng GianyarPura Bukit Mentik Gunung lebah Batur Kintamani

17 Mar Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 22 Mar Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya

DenpasarPura Agung Pasek TabananPura Pasek Tangkas TabananPura Kerta Banyuning BulelengPura Dalem Tenggaling Singapadu GianyarPura Bhujangga JembranaPura Dalem pingit TegalalangPura Penataran Pande Pandean MengwiPura Ida Ratu Pande BesakihPura Penataran AGung TulikupPura Kumuda Saraswati UbudPura Batur Arya Tabanan

23 Mar radite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar

26 Mar Buda Cemeng Ukir Pura Pajenengan Kawitan Arya Gelgel KelungkungPura Pasar Agung BesakihPura Pasek Bendesa Legian Kuta BadungPura Gde Gunung Agung Munggu BadungPura Puseh Bebalang BangliPura Dalem Peruncak BadungPura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Krobokan BadungPura Kereban Langit Mengwi Badung

28 Mar Melasti Pakiyisan Ke Segara Pura Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga

30 Mar Tilem Kesanga Tawur Agung 31 Mar Hari raya Nyepi 1 May Buda Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan 2 May Bhatara Sri Ida Ratu Geng BesakihPura Penataran Agung BesakihIda Ratu Raja Puraus BesakihMerajan Saloding Besakih

6 May Anggara Kasih Juluwangi Pura Thirta Harum Tegal Wangi BangliPura Baratan BaturitiPura Batu Klotok Klungkung

Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari TabananPura Ibu Wanagiri Selemadeg TabananPura Manik Bingin Dukuh Sidemen

7 May Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang BangliPura Dalem Gede Pande BangliPura Puncak Sari Sangeh Abian SemalPura Puseh Penegil Dharma Kubu Tam-bahan BangliPura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh GianyarPura Linggih Betara Kayu Selem Penataran Agung Besakih

13 May Purnama Sasih Jiyestha Pura Dwija Warsa MalangPura Pucak Tinggah Angsri BaturitiPura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Jati Lu-wih PenebelPura Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Tonja DenpasarPura Penataran Agung Sidemen Karan-gasemPura Maospahit Grenceng Denpasar

15 May Sugihan Jawa Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Tang-kas KlungkungPura Siang Kangin Peninjoan Tembuku BangliPura Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung BesakihPura Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Besakih

16 May Sugihan Bali Dan Kajeng Kliwon 18 May Penyekeban 19 May Penyajaan Galungan 20 May Penampahan Galungan21 May Hari raya Galungan Pura Wakika Kupang NTTPura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTBPura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri Ta-bananPura Atambuananta Kutamba NTTPura Webananta Kupang NTTPura Giripati Mulawarman PontianakPura Mustika Dharma Cijantung Jakarta Timur

Leonna comes to Archipelago International after a long and success-ful career in Sales & Marketing. With more than 14 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, she has fulfilled key roles such as Accounts Manager at Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, Business Development Manager at Holiday Villa, Sales Manager at Marriot Ho-tel, Retail Store Manager at Oceans Fresh Food Corporation, and Senior Sales Manager - MICE at Hilton Worldwide.

“Archipelago International is a well-respected hospitality company and one of the huge players in South-East Asia. I am excited to be part of the team and utilize my experience

and approach to providing top-notch service and support to customers in my territory. I’ve been immersed in the industry for many years and look for-ward to bringing more to the Chinese market by understanding the demands and finding a solution that best fits those needs.” Said Leonna Wong.

As the new Marketing Manager - Greater China, Leonna will focus on evolving the go-to marketing team to grow the Chinese Market in all of Archipelago International’s properties. Leonna will be based in Bali. She will also be responsible for navigating the rapidly evolving enterprise and chan-nel markets, identifying new potential National and International Chinese-

agents, and owning the vision, strategy and team execution. Leonna will report to Norbert Vas, the Vice President Sales & Marketing of Archipelago International.

“With an increasing number of remarkable growth opportunities for Archipelago, we knew we needed to bring on additional resources. Leonna is the perfect candidate for the position as she is detail-oriented, dynamic, and brings an exemplary track record of success in hotels’ Sales and Market-ing. She will be a tremendous asset to our Chinese-clients both national and international,” said Norbert Vas, Vice President Sales & Marketing Archipelago International. IBP/Courtesy of Archipelago

Archipelago International welcomes new marketing managerIBP

DENPASAr – Archipelago International is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonna Wong as the new Marketing Manager - Greater China. As part of the Sales & Marketing team, Leonna joins Archipelago International with more than 75 properties in South East Asia. Most recently, she held the position of Head of Sales - Asia Pacific at SRL Kanuhura - Maldives.

The monument was established to commemorate the victims of the PanAm airplane crash in 1972 in Gerokgak Singaraja, where all the 107 passengers and crews died. The passengers consisted of 16 citizens of Australia, Canada (3), China (2), France (18), Germany (5), Indian (1), Indonesia (2), Japan (29), the Philippine (3), Sweden (1) and the USA (27).

The PanAm air plane crash incident posed the most-claimed victim ac-cident, ever in Bali. All the victims were buried at Padanggalak area. This monument designed in Balinese architecture was currently still located in the Ayung River Walk Recreation Park. However, so far the monument was still sturdy adjacent to the Campuhan Temple and Padang Galak Beach. Even, it has become the sanctum of the Hindus in Bali.

Made Arjaya worshipped to the monument on Saturday afternoon (Mar 15) after a purificatory rite or melukat at Campuhan Temple. He said the presentation of canangsari oblation was intended to give peace to the 107 died passengers. “It is the only offering so those who had passed away could get a peaceful afterlife,” said the man from Tabanan.

This elderly man admitted to still remember the plane crash in 1972 in Gerokgak Singaraja because at the time he was still working at the Ngurah Rai Airport. He complained about the current young people that were less familiar with the historic place. “Many people do no longer remember this historic place, but I still do,” he said. (nik)

Bali PostSINGARAJA - Commitment of the

Buleleng government to campaigning the plastic waste-free 2015 was fol-lowed by real action namely cleanup activities in the watershed situated around the former Buleleng Harbor, Friday (Mar 14).

Together with Chinese-descent vil-lagers, Kampung Bugis villagers and surrounding communities happening to trade at location took cleanup action in mutual assistance from six o’clock in the morning. “This activity has become one of our participations in supporting the Buleleng government to realize the waste-free 2015.

“This commitment had to be coupled with community awareness and action to perform environmental sanitation,” said Headman of Kampong Bugis Edy Rahman amidst the cleanup activities.

The Head of Buleleng Sanitation and Landscaping Agency, Nyoman

Genep, stated the sanitation move-ment would be gradually continued through mutual assistance with the community. His party had targeted to maintain the sanitation in the water-shed. “Together with the community, we will jointly continue to supervise because the movement has received a positive response from the public. Besides, we will also maintain and develop it,” he said.

Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana accompanied by Deputy Regent Nyoman Sutjidra expressed his support and aspiration of the residents who were willing to work together to clean up the environment. “We see the vivacity of people is beyond our imagination and they worked together happily. We did not oblige them, while the government will continue tackling seriously the plastic waste with the communities,” said Regent Suradnyana. (dgk)

IBP/File

The monument on the cemetary of Tinga-Tinga Village

PanAm aircraft crashed in Bali starts to be forgottenBali Post

DENPASAr - Incident on the loss of Malaysia Airlines with flight number MH370 was horrendous. In Bali, there has been an incident of aircraft crash that may have been forgotten by the people of Bali. However, the monument used to immortalize the 107 victim’s name of the PanAm in 1972 still looks rigid and is even taken advantage for a sanctum by Hindu people in Bali.

IBP/File

The cleanup action in the former Buleleng Harbor.

Cleanup action in watershed of former Buleleng Harbor

3Monday, March 17, 201414 InternationalInternational Bali NewsLifestyle Monday, March 17, 2014

“Here on the Miracle Mile is where the best record of life from the last great ice age in the world is found,” said paleontologist Kim Scott. The area, dotted today with museums, restaurants, boutiques and apartment buildings, also includes the world-famous La Brea Tar Pits. It was there that mammoths and saber-toothed cats got stuck in the pits’ oozing muck, which preserved

their skeletons for millennia.The shaft, dug ahead of work

scheduled next year to extend a subway line across LA’s west side, is now revealing far more material, including geoducks, clams, snails, mussels and even a 10-foot (3-meter) limb from a pine tree of the type normally now found in central Cali-fornia’s woodlands.

The Los Angeles County Metro-

politan Transportation Authority is working with Cogstone Resource Management and the nearby George C. Page Museum to identify and preserve the artifacts.

More such discoveries are ex-pected when excavation work begins on a nearby subway station. “LA’s prehistoric past is meeting its sub-way future,” noted transit authority spokesman Dave Sotero.


CHICAGO — The Chicago River is glowing a bright emerald green Saturday as the city kicks off its St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands of cheering onlookers clustered along downtown bridges as members of Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 began dumping containers of dye into the river from motorboats Saturday morning. The annual tradition began at 9:30 a.m. and immediately precedes the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

The union has done the dyeing since 1962. Organizers had feared that large chunks of ice would impede the process, but recent warm temperatures kept the river clear. The hue typically lasts about six to 12 hours.

The parade began at noon. The route winds through downtown and ends at the landmark Buckingham Fountain. A second parade on the city’s South Side takes place Sunday.


SAN DIEGO — Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo have performed an operation on a newborn gorilla that was delivered by cesarean sec-tion. The zoo says the 4.6-pound (2 kilogram) female was born Wednes-day but seemed to have breathing

problems. On Friday morning, a team fixed a collapsed lung that probably occurred during delivery.

The medical team included vets and two doctors who usually work on humans: a neonatal specialist and an anesthesiologist. Neonatologist Dawn Reeves says the patient was different from human babies because,

among other things, she can grab with both her hands and her feet.

The gorilla will be monitored around the clock as she recovers. The mother gorilla, named Imani, had never given birth. The zoo says an emergency C-section was per-formed because she was in distress after going into labor.

Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day

AP Photo/ Paul Beaty

Kayakers float on the Chicago River after being dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 15, 2014.

San Diego Zoo performs rare C-section on gorilla

AP Photo/Burke Museum

This image provided by the Burke Museum and taken on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, Bruce Crowley, the museum’s Preparator for the Paleontology Division, examines what museum officials believe is mammoth tusk that was uncovered by construction workers in the south Lake Union area of Seattle.

Los Angeles subway dig finds prehistoric objectsAssociated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — An exploratory subway shaft dug just down the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils in the land where saber-tooth cats and other early animals once roamed, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. They include mollusks, asphalt-saturated sand dollars and possibly the mouth of a sea lion dating to 2 million years ago, a time when the Pacific Ocean extended several miles (kilometers) farther inland than it does today.

Hostel is a backpacker lodge where a room consists of several beds. The type of bed in use is usually bunk bed. Guests usually do not so prioritize the comfort while staying because they spend more time in tourist attractions.

In Badung, the hostels can be found in tourist areas, particu-larly in Kuta. So far, their amount is still some few. Due to lacking of facilities, it is not surprising if the cost of staying in a hostel is not expensive. The cost to stay is approximately IDR 120,000 per bed per night.

When asked for his confirma-tion, the Head of Badung Govern-ment Tourism Office, Cokorda Raka Darmawan, admitted that Badung had never issued a permit of hostel. According to him, the hostel had not been arranged in a special regulation. So far, the types of accommodation whose permit had been regulated were

hotel, condotel, cottage, villa and rental homes. “We have no regu-lations about hostel. The name in the licensing has been clear. We do not issue any permit for hostel category,” he said.

Does it mean the hostels oper-ating in Badung have not owned license or can be said illegal? Raka Darmawan did not dare as-certain. Probably, the hostels used the permit of hotel or the other. “If there are hostels using the permit of hotel, condotel, cottage or oth-ers, they are worth exploring. We will coordinate with the team to conduct surveillance,” he said.

Separately, a legislator of the Badung House from Kuta, Wayan Puspa Negara, said on Friday (Mar 14) that from his observations in the field, the newly developed tourist accom-modation was not only hostel. According to him, the new type of the tourist accommodation

had not indeed been specifically regulated, even in the Law No. 10/2009. “In the tourism legisla-tion is clearly mentioned about the types of tourist accommoda-tion. However, the modification of tourist accommodations like hostel and condovilla has not been mentioned specifically,” he said.

He said further that although there were no rules relating to the new types of accommodation, the Badung government should make an effort to anticipate. On the one hand, local government should accommodate the devel-opment of accommodation needs of the marketplace. On the other hand, there were norms or rules to be absolutely implemented. “As long as it does not reduce the cultural resilience, especially the cultural norms, any variety of emerging tourist accommodation is fine,” he said. (kmb25)

Bali Post

DENPASAR - The appreciation of rupiah against the dollar is estimated to depend on the general election activity in 2014. If the political event runs safely, it can make the rupiah against the U.S. dollar stronger.

The Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Mahasaraswati University, Wayan Sujana, said that in recent weeks, the exchange rate of rupiah against the U.S. dollar strengthened in the range of IDR 11,000. The appreciation of rupiah exchange rate could provide benefits for the economy because there were several potentials that could be maximized. The appreciation of rupiah would likely happen again this year.

“The appreciation of rupiah exchange rate is influenced by several factors, one of which is the external factor of global economic condition. To that end, the current macroeconomic condition began to improve, so the government should continue to be alert to the possibility of the return of turmoil and ex-ternal pressures that may interfere with the domestic economic fundamental,” he said.

It was said the external factors should be watched out as it was not known what sentiment could arise from the global condition. The most important of the rupiah appreciation, he said, the investment would be increasingly open and it was a good situation to make investment more confident again. Besides, it could suppress the value of imports which had so far always been higher and the export performance would strengthen.

The appreciation of rupiah exchange rate against the U.S. dollar was men-tioned to give a positive signal for the economic growth. Improving economic growth would take effect in all lines, including banks where it could raise funds of third parties as well as the lending and the LDR could be getting better.

Meanwhile, the Representative of Bank Indonesia for Region III Bali-Nusra would conduct a study on the economic impact of the general election 2014, especially in the Bali region. This event was expected to run smoothly, so that the economic activity could still be maintained and running properly.

“We will make a study related to the impact of the election against the economy. Previously, we have made a study on the fuel price hike because the BI will not provide information without accompanied with a study,” said Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia for Region III Bali-Nusra, Benny Siswato.

According to him, the central bank had not conducted an in-depth study related to the impact of this annual event. However, his party was committed to maintaining the economic stability so there would be no impact on society.

“Specifically, we have not examined the political impact. However, we are committed to maintaining the economic stability,” he said.

In 2014, the economy of Bali and Nusa Tenggara region was expected to reach 6.05 percent higher compared to the growth in 2013. The economic growth was supported by the increased consumption and net export growth. Meanwhile, the economy of Bali as the region’s economic powerhouse was expected to exceed the forecast of 6.35 percent. This prospect was supported by the promising development of Bali tourism industry as a gateway of foreign tourists to visit tourist destinations in Bali and Nusa Tenggara region and other regions in Indonesia. (kmb27)

Hostel mushrooming in Badung

IBP/Net

An illustration photo show a hostel at Bali Island. The accommodation targeting the backpack-ers has been in operation in some areas of the Badung tourism area.

Bali Post

MANGUPURA - The type of tourist accommodation is getting varied in line with the rapid growth of tourism in Badung. One of the new models of the accommodations is hostel. The accommodation targeting the backpackers has been in operation in some areas of the Badung tourism area. Meanwhile, the Badung government itself has not had a clear regulation to set this type of accommodation.

Secure election, rupiah predicted to appreciate

IBP/Net

The appreciation of rupiah against the dollar is estimated to depend on the general election activity in 2014. If the politi-cal event runs safely, it can make the rupiah against the U.S. dollar stronger.


CANBERRA, Australia — As police investigate the two pilots of a Malaysian passenger jet that disappeared more than a week ago, a possibility they must consider is that one of them committed suicide by deliberately crashing the plane.

While such incidents have hap-pened before, the topic remains almost taboo, with investigators and officials reluctant to conclude that a pilot purposely crashed a plane in order to commit suicide even when the evidence appears compelling.

A dozen years ago, U.S. inves-tigators filed a final report into the 1999 crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near the Massachusetts is-land of Nantucket, killing all 217 aboard. They concluded that when co-pilot Gameel El-Batouty found himself alone on the flight deck, he switched off the auto-pilot, pointed the plane downward, and calmly repeated the phrase “I rely on God” over and over, 11 times in total.

Yet while the National Trans-portation Safety Board concluded

that the co-pilot’s actions caused the crash, they didn’t use the word “suicide” in the main findings of their 160-page report, instead say-ing the reason for his actions “was not determined.” Egyptian officials, meanwhile, rejected the notion of suicide altogether, insisting instead there was some mechanical reason for the crash.

There was also disagreement over the cause of the crash of SilkAir Flight 185, which plunged into a river in 1997 during a flight from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Singa-pore, killing all 104 passengers and crew. A U.S. investigation found that the Boeing 737 had been delib-erately crashed, but an Indonesian investigation was inconclusive.

Mozambique officials have been investigating a crash that killed 33 people in November. They say preliminary investigations indicate that the pilot of the Mozambican Airline plane bound for Angola intentionally brought it down, and they’re continuing to look into his possible motives.

A 2014 study by the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that in the U.S. at least, flying re-

mains a remarkably safe mode of transport and pilot suicide is a rare occurrence.

The study found that during the

10 years ending in 2012, just eight of 2,758 fatal aviation accidents in the U.S. were caused by pilot suicide, a rate of 0.3 percent. The

report found that all eight suicides were men, with four of them test-ing positive for alcohol and two for antidepressants.

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“Several cases of industrial sabotage have been neutralized in the past few months before achiev-ing the intended damage, including sabotage at a part of the IR-40 facil-ity at Arak,” he said in a statement issued by his organization Saturday. In the past, computer viruses have attacked Iranian nuclear facilities. While Zarean did not say whether that was the case this time, his com-ments coincided with the opening of a specialized lab Tehran says will fight industrial sabotage and neutralize cyberattacks.

“This specialized lab has been launched to identify, prevent and fight threats including modern software viruses,” Zarean said. In 2010, the so-called Stuxnet virus temporarily disrupted operation of thousands of centrifuges, key com-ponents in nuclear fuel production,

at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrich-ment facility. Iran says it and other computer virus attacks are part of a concerted effort by Israel, the U.S. and their allies to undermine its nuclear program through covert operations.

Some Iranian officials have also suggested in the past that specific European companies may have sold faulty equipment to Iran with the knowledge of American intelligence agencies and their own governments, since the sales would have harmed, rather than helped, the country’s nuclear program.

Since then, Iran has also said that it discovered tiny timed explosives planted on centrifuges but disabled them before they could go off. Au-thorities now claim the Islamic Re-public is immune to cyberattacks.

Pilot suicide a taboo topic in past crash probes

AP Photo/Binsar BakkaraAn Indonesian Navy pilot checks his map during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 over the waters bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand near the Malacca straits on Monday, March 10, 2014.


AP Photo/Vahid SalemiThe European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, second left, and her delegation attend a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, second right, and his colleagues in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014.


TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have prevented attempted sabotage at the country’s heavy water nuclear reactor, a senior official said Saturday without giving specifics as to the nature of the attempted disruption or its suspected initiator. Asghar Zarean, who heads security at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said domestic intelligence agencies were instrumental in uncovering the plot, which has not been the first attempt to disrupt the contentious nuclear program.

Bali Post

DENPASAR - When the Hin-dus organize the ritual of Nyepi or Day of Silence in the Caka New Year 1936, PT Pertamina is predicted to save up to 1,600 liters of fuel belonging to diesel and gasoline category. Pertamina prepares Premium gasoline in two fuel terminals amounting to 40,400 kiloliters, diesel fuel (5,800 liters) and Pertamax (400 kiloliters).

“The average reserve has a re-sistance of 9 days ahead. Based on this amount, it can be ascertained the stock of fuel in Bali will be in a safe condition. We also estimate the saving of Premium fuel in one day can reach up to 900 kiloliters and the diesel fuel outside the industry reaches up to 700 kilo-

liters,” said Pertamina Marketing Branch Manager for Bali-NTB Region, Iwan Yudha Wibawa.

According to him, Pertamina was ascertained to keep the fuel supply in Bali, whether at Mang-gis fuel terminal in Karangasem or Pesanggaran. Fuel stock in Bali was in a safe condition before and after the Nyepi. One day before and after the Nyepi Day, the pub-lic demand was ascertained to be normal and did not cause a surge leading to a long line. Petrol sta-tions were ascertained to face no difficulty in getting fuel supply.

“To welcome the upcoming Nyepi, the capacity of Premium fuel in the two fuel terminals reaches 40,400 kiloliters, diesel fuel (5,800 kiloliters) and Perta-max (400 kiloliters). Reserve stock

has an average resilience of 9 days ahead. Based on that amount, it can be ensured that Premium stock in Bali is safe,” he said.

To maintain the security of stock, Pertamina would still bring in fuel supply as needed by Bali, at least once in three days before the Nyepi and general election. Pertamina would also alert the fuel task force to anticipate any increase in fuel consumption ahead of the Nyepi and general election as carried out in other religious feast day and last New Year.

Meanwhile, the External Re-lations Assistant Manager of Marketing Operation for Region V, Heppy Wulansari, explained the consumption of subsidized fuel and LPG during the period of

January-February 2014 in Bali had increased significantly compared to the consumption of fuel and LPG last year during the same period. Consumption of Premium increased 6 percent, diesel fuel (5 percent) and 3-kg LPG 3 (10 percent).

“We must monitor the increase closely because if at the beginning of the year the consumption is high enough, then in the future until the end of the year can be predicted to show an increase,” he explained.

Further, he explained that the amount of quota per region was indeed not yet officially received by the Pertamina from the govern-ment either for the subsidized fuel or LPG this year. It expected the quota this year could be higher than last year considering the in-

crease of consumption early this year 2014 was quite significant compared to last year.

“Although we have not received the official quota, Pertamina re-mains to distribute subsidized fuel and LPG in accordance with the current needs of society. So, people do not need to worry,” he said.

As of February, the consump-tion of Premium in Bali was recorded to reach 136,457 KL, diesel fuel (36,984 KL) and 3-kg LPG reached 7,301,560 tubes. The greatest consumption of subsidized fuel in Bali was domi-nated by the city of Denpasar and Badung County, while for the largest consumption of 3-kg LPG occurred in Denpasar and Bule-leng. (kmb27)

Based on the data obtained on Friday (Mar 14), the farmer I Made Egar was found in a badly injured condition in the hut toppled over by albizia tree. At the time of incident, it was raining and the victim was sheltering in the hut. Without being realized, suddenly the albizia tree uprooted and toppled over the hut where he sheltered. The victim having been uncon-scious was finally getting assistance from local people who helped evacuated. The victim was taken to the Tegallalang public health center. The victim suffered a broken neck that could potentially lead to paralysis so he was finally referred to Sanglah Hospital.

Meanwhile, at Tangkas hamlet, Kendran village, Tegallalang, a shop owned by Sang Ayu Rai alias Agung Niang Rai, 73, was destroyed along with all the contents as toppled over by banyan tree. The shop owner was confirmed to survive. Gung Niang Rai admitted to be slightly shocked to see the destroyed condition of her stall. It happened around 9:30 p.m. At that night, she told she had closed her shop early because visitors were deserted. After closing the shop, she then came home. “Before having time to sit down, she heard a sound of fallen tree. If I have not been closed, probably I was buried,” she explained.

Based on information from Chief of Manuaba customary vil-lage, Kendran village, I Made Rudeg, 50, the sanctified banyan tree was planned to be trimmed by residents. Previously, the branch on the other side had broken and destroyed a vehicle. “Before being trimmed, the disaster has occurred again and this time destroyed a shop,” he said.

In the meantime, the evacuation was made by the Gianyar Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) officers on Friday morn-ing. The officers did it carefully so the stall next to it would not get withdrawn by the tree limb. Due to the disaster, the material loss was estimated to reach IDR 100 million. (kmb)

Nyepi Day Pertamina predicts to save up to 1,600 kiloliters of fuel

Two cases of fallen tree

Topple over a stall, one farmer in agonyBali Post

GIANYAR - Heavy rains increasingly made the soil con-dition in the area of North Gianyar unstable. At Thursday night, two cases of fallen trees occurred again. It happened at Tangkas hamlet, Kendran village and Tangkup hamlet, Pupuan village, Tegallalang, Gianyar. The fallen trees nearly claimed casualties. A farmer at Tangkup hamlet, I Made Egar, 60, was in agony because his hut was toppled over by a fallen tree.

IBP/FileThe house which was damaged by fallen tree

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JAKARTA - Dragonair, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways’ subsidiary, has planned to expend its international flights to Indonesia by flying to Bali twice a week in April, the company’s spokesman said.

“Bali is Dragonair’s first destina-tion in Indonesia,” Cathay Pacific Indonesia’s Country Manager Pat-ton Chan said.

Using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, the Hong Kong-Denpasar flights would be served on every Thursday and Sunday starting from April 27, he said.

Cathay Pacific has frequently flown to Bali. Along with its sub-sidiary’s, there would be nine flights from Hong Kong to the resort island in a week, he said.

As a result, more tourists from East Asia, including those of China, were expected to come to this famous Indonesian tour-ist destination, he said adding that Dragonair was awarded the World’s Best Regional Airline by Skytrax in 2010, 2011, and 2013.

Bali International Airport has so far served at least 54 international flights and 113 domestic ones.

“We are concerned about the position of Indonesia, which is still below that of other ASEAN mem-ber countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,” Ariyanto Sagala, the head of the industrial quality and policy assessment af-fairs of the Ministry of Industry, stated.

He explained that based on a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Indonesia’s com-petitiveness index was ranked 38 in the 2013-2014 period. Previously it was ranked 50th.

“Indonesia’s rating in the ASE-

AN region is still below Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Thailand,” Ariyanto added.

In logistics term, Indonesia’s position is also lower than that of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

“Besides that, we also have prob-lems relating to human resources’ productivity,” the Ministry of In-dustry official remarked.

Indonesia is the biggest market in the ASEAN region but it fails to adopt the correct step, then it will only become the market for other countries. Indonesia’s population

accounts for 40 to 60 percent of the total ASEAN population of 612 million.

Basically, Indonesia has not yet had a large market share in the ASEAN region, as the values of its intra and extra ASEAN trade were still lesser than those of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

In terms of exports and imports in the ASEAN region, Indonesia has trade surpluses only with Myanmar, Cambodia and the Philippines.

Its exports to Myanmar stood at 556.37 million dollars and its imports were worth 73.15 million US dollars.

With Cambodia its exports ac-counted for 312.41 million dollars and exports 17.84 million dollars.

Indonesia’s exports to the Phil-ippines are worth 3.81 billion,

while its imports stood at 777.38 million.

In other ASEAN countries Indo-nesia still suffered trade deficits.

Its exports against imports to Thailand stood at 6.06 billion and 10.70 billion respectively, to Singa-pore 16.69 billion and 25.58 billion and to Laos worth 5.85 million and 7.54 million.

In the meantime, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa had earlier stated that Indonesia had set up a committee to deal with things in the face of the AEC.

“We have established the AEC committee to strengthen our prepa-rations,” the minister explained.

The new committee has been given the task of, among other things, preparing to face the imple-mentation of the AEC, and to identi-

fy opportunities and challenges that might be faced by the government and businessmen.

The preparations included those for trade, investment and the flow of people. “We have reached around 84 percent,” the minister stated, re-ferring to Indonesia’s achievement in accordance with the plans and targets set for the implementation of the AEC.

“That’s just the implementation phase. Later, we should prepare to benefit through the opportunities,” he added.

The ASEAN leaders adopted the ASEAN Economic Blueprint at the 13th ASEAN Summit on 20 No-vember 2007, in Singapore to serve as a coherent master plan guiding the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.

Indonesia has lots of home-work before AEC launchAntara

KUTA - Indonesia’s position in the face of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) raises concerns as it has a lot of homework to do before the AEC is introduced at the end of 2015, an official stated.

IBP/NetDragonair, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways’ subsidiary, has planned to expend its international flights to Indonesia by flying to Bali twice a week in April, the company’s spokesman said.

Dragonair to fly

Denpasar-Hong Kong

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NEW YORK - Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million.

The move will allow the popular Chinese-language social network to spin off from the Internet giant Sina, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Com-mission.

The filing said Weibo had 129.1 mil-lion monthly active users in December and 61.4 million average daily active users. The company did not indicate whether Weibo would file its IPO on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange.

The lead underwriters will be Gold-man Sachs Asia and Credit Suisse.

“A microcosm of Chinese society, Weibo has attracted a wide range of us-ers, including ordinary people, celebri-ties and other public figures, as well as organizations such as media outlets, businesses, government agencies and charities,” the SEC filing said.

“Weibo has become a cultural phe-nomenon in China.

“Weibo allows people to be heard publicly and exposed to the rich ideas, cultures and experiences of the broader world,” it added.

“Media outlets use Weibo as a source of news and a distribution chan-nel for their headline news. Govern-ment agencies and officials use Weibo as an official communication channel for disseminating timely information and gauging public opinion to improve public services.”

The filing said Weibo’s initial public offering (IPO) will be part of a “carve-out from Sina,” but that Sina would “continue to provide us with certain support services” after it becomes independent.

“We will use approximately $250 million of the net proceeds we receive from this offering to repay loans we owe to SINA,” the document read.

“We intend to use the remainder to invest in technology, infrastructure and product development, to expand sales and marketing efforts, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.”

The signatories -- the EU, United States, Japan, Philippines, Colombia and Indonesia -- pledged to support measures to address fishing overcapacity.

These include developing international fishing vessel records, limiting the number of licenses and vessel tonnage and eliminating fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapac-ity and overfishing.

“We bear responsibility for the conserva-tion of living marine resources and thus for addressing overcapacity when it undermines conservation and sustainability objectives,” the statement said.

The event was organised in Thessaloniki under Greece’s rotating EU presidency.

According to the European Commission, the EU imports 70 percent of its fish intake.

Overall, the bloc accounts for a fourth of the world’s seafood resources. Some progress has been made. In 2013, 25 stocks were fished sustainably in the North Sea and Atlantic, five times more than in 2009, the European Com-mission says.

This is expected to increase to 31 stocks in 2015. But environmental group Greenpeace stressed that more action is needed.

“EU countries should start by scrapping the largest and most destructive industrial fishing vessels, initiating a shift towards small-scale low-impact fishing, which is more environ-mentally sustainable, creates jobs and sup-ports local communities,” the group said in a statement.

The organisation’s oceans policy advisor Sebastian Losada added: “Better management

of fishing capacity is critical and long overdue. Governments must ensure that excess fishing capacity is removed and not just dispatched to new fishing grounds.”

EU Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Com-missioner Maria Damanaki conceded in an online article this week that enforcing compli-ance by states has been a “struggle”.

“To achieve the right balance between fish-ing power and natural resources, all global actors need to pull together,” she wrote in a Huffington Post article.

But she noted that scrapping fishing ves-sels piecemeal was not in itself an answer to the problem.

“The solution must be a well-designed mix of structural and conservation tools, rights-based management systems, tighter controls and, especially, incentives for diversification,” Damanaki said in the article, jointly written with former World Trade Organisation direc-tor-general Pascal Lamy and South African national planning minister Trevor Manuel.

Sina Weibo, ‘China’s Twitter,’ files for IPO in US

AP Photo/Junji KurokawaIn this Wednesday, March 5, 2014 photo, men check the day’s catch of squids at the 2011 Tsunami-hit Ofunato fish market in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan. Officials from some of the world’s top fishing powers signed a declaration in Greece on Friday to promote sustainable management of fish stocks.

Global powers sign declaration on sustainable fishingAgence France-Presse

ATHENS - Officials from some of the world’s top fishing powers signed a declaration in Greece on Friday to promote sustainable management of fish stocks.

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On Saturday, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces backed by heli-copter gunships and armored vehicles had advanced about 6 miles (10 kilometers) over the Crimean border into another Ukrainian region, where they took control of a village that holds a natural gas distribution facil-ity. If the referendum passes, Russia faces the prospect of sanctions from Western nations, but Moscow has vigorously resisted calls to pull back in Crimea.

Since Yanukovych fled to Russia, Crimea has come under control of lo-cal militia forces, as well as heavily armed troops under apparent com-mand from Moscow.

Crimea’s pro-Russia authorities say that if Ukrainian soldiers reso-

lutely occupying their garrisons don’t surrender after Sunday’s vote, they will be considered “illegal.”

But Ukraine’s acting defense minister, Igor Tenyuk, said in an interview published Sunday by the Interfax news agency that “this is our land and we’re not going anywhere from this land.” In Sevastopol, the Crimean capital where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based under a lease agreement with Ukraine, enthusiasm for the referendum was high, with voters lining up outside polling sta-tions before they opened.

“Today is an important day for all Crimea, Ukraine and Russia,” said voter Manita Meshchina. “I think that people are expecting the majority of people will vote ‘yes.’ What it means

is that people believe and think they need to be with Russia.” In Sevasto-pol, more than 70 people surged into a polling station within the first 15 minutes of voting.

“Today is a holiday,” said one of them, 66-year-old Vera Sverkunova. Asked how she voted, she broke into a patriotic war song: “I want to go home to Russia. It’s been so long since I’ve seen my mama.” Crimea’s large Tatar Muslim minority opposes annexation to Russia.

The referendum “is a clown show, a circus,” a leader of the Crimean community, Refat Chubarov, said on Crimea’s Tatar television station Sun-day. “This is a tragedy, an illegitimate government, with armed forces from another country.”


EL FORTIN, Mexico — A Salvadoran fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year met Saturday with the mother of his companion who died during the ordeal, an emotional gathering that he said helped him fulfill a promise he made to his friend. Jose Salvador Alvarenga embraced his friend Ezequiel Cordoba’s mother and both cried as a horde of journalists recorded the moment.

“I would’ve liked to have welcomed my son like this,” said Roselia Diaz Cueto. “It fills with happiness to be with my friend’s mother,” Alvarenga told her. Alvarenga said he and Cordoba, who died about a month after they first became lost at sea, promised each other that whoever survived would visit the other’s family and tell them what happened.

The 37-year-old fisherman’s boat washed up in the Marshall Islands in February. He returned Friday to Mexico, the country where the journey began in December 2012. Some have expressed disbelief at his tale of survival, which included eating turtles, fish and birds and drifting more than 6,500 miles (10,500 kilometers) into the sea.

After meeting with the young fisherman’s mother, Alvarenga planned to travel to Costa Azul, the place where the pair had set out. Diaz said Ezequiel is the second son she’s lost to the sea. The family lives in the small village of El Fortin, where about 500 people fish for a living and where Cordoba became a fisherman when he was 8-years-old.

She said she doesn’t blame Alvarenga for her son’s death, but added that she wants to hear firsthand about what her son went through. She also said she hopes talking to Alvarenga will help her find peace and added that she wants Alvarenga’s help in getting a death certificate for her son.

AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

A woman casts her ballot in the Crimean referendum in Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Residents of Ukraine’s Crimea region are voting in a contentious referendum on whether to split off and seek annexation by Russia.

Crimea votes on whether to secede from UkraineAssociated Press Writer

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — The Crimean region voted on Sunday about whether to demand greater autonomy from Ukraine or split off and seek to join Russia, in a referendum that has been condemned as illegal by the United States and European countries. The vote took place several weeks after Russian-led forces took control of Crimea, a predominantly ethnic Russian region. Its residents say they fear the Ukrainian government that took over when pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last month will oppress them.

AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Sea survivor Jose Salvador Alvarenga, center, embraces his mother Maria Julia, after they arrive at the airport in Mexico City, Friday, March 14, 2014.

Salvadoran sea survivor meets companion’s mother

Since being elected governor of Ja-karta in 2012, Joko Widodo, known as “Jokowi,” has topped polls as the most electable candidate to replace Presi-dent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who cannot run for re-election because he is already in his second term.

Widodo’s growing popularity is driven by moves aimed at shoring up support among the poor and a clean track record. By naming him Friday as a candidate for the July 9 presidential election, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle chairwoman Megawati will likely secure a significant number of votes for the party in next month’s legislative polls.

“I’m ready to carry out the man-date,” Widodo told cheering support-ers at a low-cost apartment complex in Jakarta.

Indonesia, home to more than 240 million people, is the world’s third-largest democracy after India and the United States.

Not affectedJokowi active involvement in

the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDIP) campaign trail would not disrupt his gubernatorial duties, a PDIP executive board mem-ber said.

“Jokowi’s campaign trail will not disrupt his gubernatorial du-ties because he becomes the PDIP campaigner only on Saturday and Sunday,” PDIP Deputy Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto said on Sunday.

Joko Widodo, whose popular nickname is Jokowi and has been mandated by PDIP Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri as her par-ty’s presidential candidate, backed the party’s first campaigns in Jakarta on Sunday.

Along with several top PDIP executive board members, he vis-ited a number of historic places in the capital city to meet the party’s cadres and supporters, such as the National Awakening Museum in Central Jakarta on Sunday.

Based on the party’s agenda, Jokowi would, among others, stage

campaigns at the Youth Oath Build-ing, the Budi Utomo Building, the traditional market near the Pola and Cenderawasih buildings.

Jokowi himself did not talk too much as Effendi did. It was planned that Jokowi would make oration at Cenderawasih Museum in West Jakarta.

Kristiyanto said his party would not assign Jokowi to join the cam-paign trail on weekday because it did not want to interrupt his gubernato-rial duties.

“So, assuming that Jokowi’s in-volvement in the party’s campaign trail will disrupt his official duties is completely not true,” he said.

Jokowi was officially nominated as the PDIP’s presidential candidate last Friday to compete in the presi-dential election on July 9.

Referring to recent survey out-comes, political analysts believe that Jokowi’s candidacy will help increase PDIP’s votes in the legis-lative elections, due to be held on April 9.

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JAKARTA - The Jakarta Police will deploy about 18,000 personnel to secure all activities during the 2014 general election processes, the Jakarta police spokesman said.

“The Jakarkta Police will field some 18,000 personnel to secure the legis-lative elections. They will be stationed at all polling booths,” Jakarta Police Spokesman Senior Commissioner Rikwanto said on Sunday.

Regarding the election campaign activities, Rikwanto said that the number of police officers who would be deployed would be adjusted to the situation and conditions in the field.

Besides securing the stages of elections activities, the police also will ar-range the traffic flows to prevent and overcome traffic jams in certain road sections.

Rikwanto said that the Jakarta Police had received information on the plan to hold a public debate on Sunday by Fahira Ifris, a Regional Representative Council (DPD)’s legislative candidate at the Otista Youth Center, East Jakarta with a number of supporters reaching 1,500 people.

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) will also hold a campaign with sup-porters reaching 80,000 at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium.

In North Jakarta, campaign activities would be organized by the National Awakening Party (PKB) with 250 supporters while the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) would hold one at Teluk Pucung Square with sup-porters reaching 10,000.

Indonesia is organizing a legislative election on April 9, and a presidential race on July 9 this year. A total of 15 political parties in Indonesia have been verified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) so they have the right to participate in the elections.

Three of them are local parties for the Aceh electorate while 12 others are the national parties that will participate in the parliamentary elections in April.

They consist of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), the Golkar Party (Golkar), and the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra).

Then the others are the Democratic Party (Demokrat), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the United Development Party (PPP), the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura), the Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI).

AntaraPEKANBARU - The Sultan Syarif Kasim International Airport in Pekanbaru

city, Riau Province, has resumed its operation on Sunday after being disrupted by smog disaster for several days, the airport authority said.

“This morning, a Lion Air plane just landed at around 06.45 am. We called on other airlines to operate normally because the haze starts diminishing.” the airport’s duty manager, Ibnu Hasan, said here Sunday.

The pilot visibility was currently 2,500 meters, he said. Thick haze, caused by continued forest fires in Riau over the past month had

disturbed air transportation in the province.As a result of thickening haze, the airport authority should temporarily stop

flights due to low visibility. Meanwhile Pekanbaru’s Chief of Airlines Operator Committee (AOC)

Ahmad Nixon said six airlines were still halting operation due to haze in Pe-kanbaru city.

“Silk Air tries to fly from Pekanbaru airport today but it then cancels it due to the haze, while Mandala Air says it will assess today’s weather condition before deciding whether to resume its flight service or not,” Ahmad said.

The Firefly airline said it would still halt its operation until further notice while Citilink airline said it stop flying to and from Pekanbaru until March 17.

“Other airlines such as Lion group and Sky Aviation convey that they will not fly from and to Pekanbatu until March 19. While the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia says it will not serve Pekanbaru route until March 22,” he added.

AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, center, speaks to his supporters during a campaign event by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Indonesia’s parliamentary elections will be held on April 9.

PDI-P nominated capital’s governor to bid for presidencyAssociated Press/Antara

JAKARTA — The political party of former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri nominated the capital’s popular governor as its presidential candidate on Friday, a move aimed at bolstering the party’s prospects in upcoming legislative elections.

Police to deploy 18,000 personnel to secure election activities

Pekanbaru airport resumes operation

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GIANYAR - Tirta Empul Temple and sacred bathing place is located at rural Manukaya areas, Tampak siring sub district, Gianyar Re-gency. The sub district with the area 0f42.63 square km has 8 villages. And, the name Tampaksiring has

been famous because of the presi-dential palace located there.

As a matter of fact, the dis-tricthas many tourist objects being well known throughout the

World like Gunung Kawi, Tirta Empul Temple and historical sites up to the south region. It is esti-mated the name of Tampaksiring

is originated in Balinese words tampak (sole) and siring means “tilting.” Allegedly, the meaning of both words is associated with a piece of the legend of explicit and implicit in a palm leaf manuscript stating the name derived from the former traces the feet belonged to a king named Mayadenawa.

According to “Mayadanawanta-ka” palm-leaf manuscript, this king was the son of Bhagavan Kasyapa with Goddess Danu. But alas, this clever king and had a nature of evil magic, was eager to conquer the world and got drunk for power, Moreover, he claimed himself as a god requiring the people to wor-

ship him.His bad character caused the

Lord Indra angry. Then, the Lord invaded and attacked him by send-ing a number of troops. As May-adenawa ran into the forest, he was trying to outwit his pursuers by tilting his soles when he stepped a swindle so that the pursuers could not recognize his footsteps.

It is said, by his supernatural powers he could assume himself into any forms and even he could create a toxic spring, which caused many troops die after a shower and drink the water. On the contrary, Lord Indra created detoxifying springs. Later on, the water bidder came to be called with Tirta Empul (holy water). Meanwhile, the forest area passed through by Mayadena-wa running by tilting his soles was then known as Tampaksiring. In the book Sejarah Pembangunan Pura-Pura di Bali (History of Temples Development in Bali) written by Ktut Soebandi is mentioned the Tirta Empul bathing place was built during the reign of King Sri Can-drabhaya Singha Warmadewa.

It can be known from the exis-tence of a stone plaque at Manukaya Village containing text

and figures saying that Tirta Empul was established in the fourth month of Caka Year 884 or around October 962 AD, while Pura Tirta Empul was built during the reign of King Masula Masuli ruling in Bali starting from 1100 Caka Year or 1178 AD, for 77 years.

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INDIAN WELLS, California — No-vak Djokovic beat John Isner 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open, where he’ll resume his longtime rivalry with Roger Federer. “It’s always tense. It’s always emotional. It’s always close,” Djokovic said of the looming match up. “I look forward to it.”

Federer had a much easier time in the semifinals, beating Alexandr Dolgopo-lov of Ukraine 6-3, 6-1 and putting him-self in position to win a fifth career title at Indian Wells. Djokovic is a two-time winner here. Federer leads their rivalry 17-15, having beaten Djokovic two weeks ago in the semifinals at Dubai. Before that, Djokovic had won three straight times over the Swiss star.

Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwan-ska will play Flavia Pennetta in the women’s final Sunday before the men’s title is decided. Djokovic struggled with the big-serving Isner, who beat him here in the semis two years ago before losing to Federer in the final. “With that serve, obviously, he can win against anybody on a good day,” Djokovic said. “I thought I returned really well today and allowed myself

to have a bunch of opportunities on his service games.”

Djokovic had a chance to win in two sets, breaking Isner to go up 5-4 and then again at 6-5. But the American broke back at love to level at 6-6, then and then dominated in the tiebreaker. Isner won four straight points and served his sixth ace to win it 7-2 and force the decisive third set.

“When you get to the tiebreaker with John Isner, whoever you are, you’re not a favorite,” Djokovic said. “I just tried to hang in there, stay mentally tough when I lost the second set, and played a great third.” Djokovic broke Isner for a 3-1 lead in the third. Djokovic survived a break point in the next game and held for a 4-1 lead.

Isner called for the trainer a second time in the match to work on an area above his left knee before he got bro-ken to trail 5-1, missing two straight forehands. Djokovic came up with his own big serve on match point that Isner couldn’t return.

“It prevented me from being able to go after my serve like I wanted to, but that’s not the reason I lost,” Isner said about having tightness in his knee. “I am disappointed, but at the same time, I had a good week here.”

Djokovic, Federer to meet for Indian Wells title

AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillRoger Federer, of Switzerland, celebrates his win against Alexandr Dolgopolov, of Ukraine, during their semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Indian Wells, Calif.

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Rosberg started third on the grid and was first to reach turn one, then drove away from the field to eventually win by 24.5 seconds at the Albert Park street circuit. The margin of victory and the authority of the performance showed why Mercedes is considered a strong favorite to finally win its first con-structors’ title this season.

“I had an unbelievably quick car today,” said Rosberg, whose world champion father Keke won the in-augural Australian F1 GP in 1985. “It was such a pleasure to drive, it’s such a great feeling and I really look forward to the new races.” Hamilton retired after four laps and Vettel fol-lowed a lap later, both with engine failures as their teams, and others, tried to come to grips with the F1’s

new V6 turbo hybrid engines.“We looked so strong but to then

have a hiccup is tough for everyone, but we will bounce back,” Hamilton said. Like Mercedes, Red Bull was on one hand celebrating a strong performance in the opening race while also harboring concern about the engine problems that caused the retirements of their top drivers.

“We learned the car is quick, we just need to get everything together,” Vettel said. “No doubt we’ll fix this issue, the question is how soon?” McLaren’s Jenson Button was fourth behind his rookie teammate and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished fifth in a worry-ingly uncompetitive performance for the Italian team.

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas

recovered from losing a wheel early in the race to finish in sixth place; pulling off a succession of impres-sive passing moves that showed the strong potential of the car.

Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen — in his return to the team after six years away — finished seventh and eighth respectively, ahead of the Toro Rosso pair Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniil Kvyat.

The 19-year-old Kvyat’s 10th place made him the youngest driver ever to earn an F1 point, breaking Vettel’s record set at the 2008 Ital-ian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Magnussen was the second-young-est driver to claim a podium finish, behind Vettel’s record at the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg wins F1 Australian GP

AP Photo/Ross LandMcLaren driver Kevin Magnussen of Denmark raises his trophy after finishing third in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany won the race.


MELBOURNE, Australia — Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg comfortably won the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday after pole sitter Lewis Hamilton and world champion Sebas-tian Vettel retired early with mechanical failures. Vettel’s Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo finished second, becoming the first Australian to finish on the podium in his home GP, while McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen finished third in his debut.

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Ronaldo netted the winner in the 23rd minute, and a tired-looking Madrid team was fortu-nate Malaga failed to muster a comeback after pushing the visi-tors into their area for the final 10 minutes. Third-place Barcelona will enter Sunday’s match against Osasuna seven points behind Madrid in the league standings. The two powerhouses are set to clash in the Spanish capital next weekend. Madrid’s win was tarnished by the loss of Karim Benzema to a right thigh injury after colliding with Ronaldo in the first half.

“We suffered, above all in the second half,” Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso said. “They pressed us and it was tough for us to move the ball. These are three important points. There are 10 games left and we have to play each one like it’s the last.” Elsewhere, Rayo Vallecano beat Almeria 3-1 to provisionally escape the relegation zone with a third con-secutive victory, while Celta Vigo earned an entertaining 1-0 win at Levante.

The opening stage of the match at La Rosaleda Stadium was a vibrant back-and-forth exchange before Ronaldo put Madrid ahead

Reuters

LONDON - The race for the Premier League title was blown wide open when leaders Chelsea had two players sent off in a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday and Manchester City overcame a red card to win 2-0 at Hull City. Chelsea also had manager Jose Mourinho sent to the stands in stoppage time as the match ex-ploded into life in the last few minutes but the normally loqua-cious Portuguese bit his tongue after the game.

“I prefer not to talk,” he told Sky Sports television. “If I talk I will bring the game into disre-pute and I don’t want to be in big trouble.” Mourinho was clearly unhappy Brazil midfielder Wil-lian was sent off by referee Chris Foy for a minor shoving offence, his second caution, in the 68th minute - a decision that played a key role in deciding the outcome of the match.

Second-placed Manchester City, who had skipper Vincent Kompany dismissed for hauling back Hull striker Nikica Jelavic after 10 min-utes, won with goals from David Silva and Edin Dzeko.

City had started the day nine points behind Chelsea with three matches in hand but cut the gap to six points after Fabian Delph back-heeled a clever winner for Villa in the 82nd minute. Chelsea have 66 points with eight matches to play while City are on 60 with 11 games remaining.

Liverpool, third on 59 points, and Arsenal, fourth on the same total, both have 10 games to go and visit Manchester United and


SEATTLE — Ex-Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe scored twice in the first half of his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday, helping new-look Toronto FC hold off the Seattle Sounders 2-1. Defoe’s debut upstaged the return of U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley to MLS in his first game for Toronto. Defoe and Bradley were the centerpieces of a major offseason makeover by Toronto that also included the acquisition of Brazilian goal-keeper Julio Cesar on loan.

All three made their season debut against Seattle after Toronto had a bye in the first week of the season. Defoe had the most influence, giving Toronto the lead in the 17th minute, then adding a second goal seven minutes later from a careless Seattle turnover. “The most important thing is obviously winning the game,” Defoe said. “To score two goals in your debut, that’s a dream.”

Defoe’s first MLS goal was a quick counter when he was able to find space between Seattle defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Djimi Traore. Defoe received a perfect pass from Jonathan Osorio as he split the defenders and beat Stefan Frei with the right-foot shot. His second goal came in the 25th when he swooped on a poor back pass by Seattle’s Marco Pappa.

Clint Dempsey scored in the 68th minute for Seattle. In other matches Saturday, Vicente Sanchez’ penalty in the 72nd minute earned the Colorado Rapids a 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls, while Matt Hedges scored a late goal and made a crucial goal-line clearance in stoppage time as FC Dallas held on for a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City.

Will Bruin scored in the 40th minute to help Houston to a 1-0 win at home against Montreal, and Philadelphia had a 1-0 win over the New Eng-land Revolution. At Santa Clara, Victor Bernardez scored twice, including the equalizer deep in stoppage time, as the Earthquakes recovered from a two-goal deficit and extended their unbeaten streak at Buck Shaw stadium to 21 games in all competitions with a 3-3 draw against Real Salt Lake.


VERONA, Italy — Inter Milan boosted its chances of qualifying for Europe with a 2-0 win at direct rival Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday. Inter also hit the woodwork twice as it moved into fourth spot, two points above Fiorentina which hosts relegation-threatened Chievo Verona on Sunday.

Hellas Verona remained seventh, and was

seven points behind Inter after just one win in its past six matches. “It was a very important win because now they will stay behind us in the race for a Europa League spot,” Jonathan said. “Now we have to be careful of Parma, too. Tomorrow I will certainly be against Fiorentina.

“I don’t think it’s my best match in an Inter shirt, I’ve played in others better. The squad deserved the win and let’s hope we

continue like this. (Inter coach Walter) Maz-zarri always told us that our negative run would end with hard work, now we shouldn’t look at the standings but only at the next match.” The result also sparked hopes Inter could snatch a Champions League spot. It moved eight points behind third-place Na-poli, which visits Torino on Monday.

Inter took the lead in the 14th minute following Jonathan’s mazy run and cross,

which Rodrigo Palacio slotted home from close range.

Jonathan sealed the result after an hour in. He burst into the right of the area and although his initial effort was saved, the rebound came back to the Brazilian defender off a Verona player and he scored. Inter took until February to pick up its first win of 2014 but has not lost since then, a run of six matches.


BERLIN — Bastian Schwein-steiger scored one goal and set up another as Bayern Munich moved ever closer to the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Schweinsteiger crossed for Mario Mandzukic to score with a powerful header in the 44th minute, and secured Bayern’s league record 17th win in succession with a perfectly placed free kick in the 52nd.

“It was an important goal, so I’m happy it went in,” the Germany mid-

fielder said. Stefan Kiessling headed Leverkusen’s consolation from Ro-berto Hilbert’s cross in injury time.

Bayern extended its league record unbeaten run to 50 games and moved 23 points clear of Borussia Dortmund with nine games remaining. Dortmund was beaten 2-1 at home by Borussia Moenchengladbach, meaning Bayern can secure the title at Mainz next week if Dortmund and Schalke, 24 points behind in third, both fail to win.

“I remember we were champions in Mainz a couple of times before. It was funny because they celebrated

with us,” Schweinsteiger said. “But it’s all the same when we do it.”

Bayern made a lackluster start in its first game since Uli Hoeness stepped down as president after be-ing convicted of tax evasion. He was sentenced to 3½ years in prison on Thursday.

Son Heung-min should have scored for Leverkusen in the 11th, when he had only Manuel Neuer to beat after being played in by Kiessling, but the South Korean shot wide of the far post. “I wanted to place it in the corner,” Son said. “We did everything we could.”

Bayern closes in on Bundesliga as Dortmund loses

Chelsea lose after pair see red, victory for 10-man City

Tottenham Hotspur respectively on Sunday.

BAD WEEK

Chelsea’s second red card was handed to Brazil midfielder Ramires in stoppage time for a two-footed stamp on Karim El Ahmadi that Villa manager Paul Lambert described as “a leg-breaker”. Manchester City went to Hull after a bad week when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Wigan Athletic and eliminated from the Champions League by Barcelona but they

may now have the upper hand in the Premier League title race.

“It was a very difficult week,” said City manager Manuel Pel-legrini. “We needed to win today and playing with one player less for 80 minutes was very difficult. “But we played very well, we defended well with and without the ball and created chances so I am very happy.”

Mourinho watched his Chelsea side lose in the league for only the fourth time this season, and for the first time in 15 matches since they slumped 3-2 at Stoke City on Dec. 7.

AP Photo/Rui Vieira

Aston Villa’s Karim El Ahmadi, right, holds back Chelsea’s Eden Hazard during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Chelsea at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Saturday, March 15, 2014.

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Toronto FC’s Jermain Defoe (18) is lifted by teammate Alvaro Rey (23) after scoring his second of two goals in the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Seattle.

Defoe scores twice on MLS debut for Toronto

Inter beats Verona 2-0 to boost European hopes

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal gestures

during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at

La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga, Spain, Saturday

March 15, 2014.

Ronaldo, Diego Costa give Madrid, Atletico winsAssociated Press Writer

BARCELONA, Spain — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his Spanish league-leading 25th goal to give Real Madrid a lackluster 1-0 win at Malaga on Saturday, when the pacesetters extended their unbeaten run to 30 matches in all competitions. Diego Costa made sure Atletico Madrid stayed within three points of its crosstown rivals by scoring his 22nd league goal of the season in a 1-0 win at home over Espanyol.

with a wonderful solo effort. He appeared to be hemmed in by two defenders on the edge of the area, but he took three touches to his right and lashed a bouncing strike beyond goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Ronaldo’s goal gave him 39 goals from 36 games in all competitions this season.

Ronaldo went close again twice, first being blocked by Caballero and then sending Gareth Bale’s lobbed pass into the side netting before he ran into Benzema. Ben-zema was treated on the sideline by team doctors before he replaced

by Angel Di Maria in the 31st. Former Malaga player Fran-

cisco “Isco” Alarcon, who joined

Madrid this sum-mer, wasted a golden

chance in the 51st when he sent the ball sailing high after Di Maria set him up for a one-on-one with Caballero.

Madrid, dominant in the first half, lost control of the ball and Malaga tilted the match in its fa-vor led by tireless forward Nordin

Amrabat. But defender Sergio Sanchez missed his team’s most promising op-portunity to level in the 76th. “This team is consistent game after game,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “We are ready for the clasico.”

But before receiving fierce rival Barcelona, Madrid hosts Schalke on Tuesday with one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals after winning their first meeting 6-1. Atletico coach Diego Simeone continued to play down his team’s title chances, for now,

saying there’s a long way to go in the

season.“When there are

five games left and we are in the same situation, you will hear me say something different,” he said. The first half at Vicente Calde-ron Stadium was dominated by the defenses and featured a good save each by Atletico’s Courtois

Thibaut and Espanyol’s Kiko Casilla.

Diego Costa broke through in the 55th when he received a throughball from David Villa, easily fended off Diego Colotto’s

timid attempt to slow him down, and fired the ball past Casilla. “Es-panyol played a great game and complicated our lives a lot,” Diego Costa said. “But that just makes us stronger.”

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aniel Tejedor

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Ronaldo netted the winner in the 23rd minute, and a tired-looking Madrid team was fortu-nate Malaga failed to muster a comeback after pushing the visi-tors into their area for the final 10 minutes. Third-place Barcelona will enter Sunday’s match against Osasuna seven points behind Madrid in the league standings. The two powerhouses are set to clash in the Spanish capital next weekend. Madrid’s win was tarnished by the loss of Karim Benzema to a right thigh injury after colliding with Ronaldo in the first half.

“We suffered, above all in the second half,” Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso said. “They pressed us and it was tough for us to move the ball. These are three important points. There are 10 games left and we have to play each one like it’s the last.” Elsewhere, Rayo Vallecano beat Almeria 3-1 to provisionally escape the relegation zone with a third con-secutive victory, while Celta Vigo earned an entertaining 1-0 win at Levante.

The opening stage of the match at La Rosaleda Stadium was a vibrant back-and-forth exchange before Ronaldo put Madrid ahead

Reuters

LONDON - The race for the Premier League title was blown wide open when leaders Chelsea had two players sent off in a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday and Manchester City overcame a red card to win 2-0 at Hull City. Chelsea also had manager Jose Mourinho sent to the stands in stoppage time as the match ex-ploded into life in the last few minutes but the normally loqua-cious Portuguese bit his tongue after the game.

“I prefer not to talk,” he told Sky Sports television. “If I talk I will bring the game into disre-pute and I don’t want to be in big trouble.” Mourinho was clearly unhappy Brazil midfielder Wil-lian was sent off by referee Chris Foy for a minor shoving offence, his second caution, in the 68th minute - a decision that played a key role in deciding the outcome of the match.

Second-placed Manchester City, who had skipper Vincent Kompany dismissed for hauling back Hull striker Nikica Jelavic after 10 min-utes, won with goals from David Silva and Edin Dzeko.

City had started the day nine points behind Chelsea with three matches in hand but cut the gap to six points after Fabian Delph back-heeled a clever winner for Villa in the 82nd minute. Chelsea have 66 points with eight matches to play while City are on 60 with 11 games remaining.

Liverpool, third on 59 points, and Arsenal, fourth on the same total, both have 10 games to go and visit Manchester United and


SEATTLE — Ex-Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe scored twice in the first half of his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday, helping new-look Toronto FC hold off the Seattle Sounders 2-1. Defoe’s debut upstaged the return of U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley to MLS in his first game for Toronto. Defoe and Bradley were the centerpieces of a major offseason makeover by Toronto that also included the acquisition of Brazilian goal-keeper Julio Cesar on loan.

All three made their season debut against Seattle after Toronto had a bye in the first week of the season. Defoe had the most influence, giving Toronto the lead in the 17th minute, then adding a second goal seven minutes later from a careless Seattle turnover. “The most important thing is obviously winning the game,” Defoe said. “To score two goals in your debut, that’s a dream.”

Defoe’s first MLS goal was a quick counter when he was able to find space between Seattle defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Djimi Traore. Defoe received a perfect pass from Jonathan Osorio as he split the defenders and beat Stefan Frei with the right-foot shot. His second goal came in the 25th when he swooped on a poor back pass by Seattle’s Marco Pappa.

Clint Dempsey scored in the 68th minute for Seattle. In other matches Saturday, Vicente Sanchez’ penalty in the 72nd minute earned the Colorado Rapids a 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls, while Matt Hedges scored a late goal and made a crucial goal-line clearance in stoppage time as FC Dallas held on for a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City.

Will Bruin scored in the 40th minute to help Houston to a 1-0 win at home against Montreal, and Philadelphia had a 1-0 win over the New Eng-land Revolution. At Santa Clara, Victor Bernardez scored twice, including the equalizer deep in stoppage time, as the Earthquakes recovered from a two-goal deficit and extended their unbeaten streak at Buck Shaw stadium to 21 games in all competitions with a 3-3 draw against Real Salt Lake.


VERONA, Italy — Inter Milan boosted its chances of qualifying for Europe with a 2-0 win at direct rival Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday. Inter also hit the woodwork twice as it moved into fourth spot, two points above Fiorentina which hosts relegation-threatened Chievo Verona on Sunday.

Hellas Verona remained seventh, and was

seven points behind Inter after just one win in its past six matches. “It was a very important win because now they will stay behind us in the race for a Europa League spot,” Jonathan said. “Now we have to be careful of Parma, too. Tomorrow I will certainly be against Fiorentina.

“I don’t think it’s my best match in an Inter shirt, I’ve played in others better. The squad deserved the win and let’s hope we

continue like this. (Inter coach Walter) Maz-zarri always told us that our negative run would end with hard work, now we shouldn’t look at the standings but only at the next match.” The result also sparked hopes Inter could snatch a Champions League spot. It moved eight points behind third-place Na-poli, which visits Torino on Monday.

Inter took the lead in the 14th minute following Jonathan’s mazy run and cross,

which Rodrigo Palacio slotted home from close range.

Jonathan sealed the result after an hour in. He burst into the right of the area and although his initial effort was saved, the rebound came back to the Brazilian defender off a Verona player and he scored. Inter took until February to pick up its first win of 2014 but has not lost since then, a run of six matches.


BERLIN — Bastian Schwein-steiger scored one goal and set up another as Bayern Munich moved ever closer to the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Schweinsteiger crossed for Mario Mandzukic to score with a powerful header in the 44th minute, and secured Bayern’s league record 17th win in succession with a perfectly placed free kick in the 52nd.

“It was an important goal, so I’m happy it went in,” the Germany mid-

fielder said. Stefan Kiessling headed Leverkusen’s consolation from Ro-berto Hilbert’s cross in injury time.

Bayern extended its league record unbeaten run to 50 games and moved 23 points clear of Borussia Dortmund with nine games remaining. Dortmund was beaten 2-1 at home by Borussia Moenchengladbach, meaning Bayern can secure the title at Mainz next week if Dortmund and Schalke, 24 points behind in third, both fail to win.

“I remember we were champions in Mainz a couple of times before. It was funny because they celebrated

with us,” Schweinsteiger said. “But it’s all the same when we do it.”

Bayern made a lackluster start in its first game since Uli Hoeness stepped down as president after be-ing convicted of tax evasion. He was sentenced to 3½ years in prison on Thursday.

Son Heung-min should have scored for Leverkusen in the 11th, when he had only Manuel Neuer to beat after being played in by Kiessling, but the South Korean shot wide of the far post. “I wanted to place it in the corner,” Son said. “We did everything we could.”

Bayern closes in on Bundesliga as Dortmund loses

Chelsea lose after pair see red, victory for 10-man City

Tottenham Hotspur respectively on Sunday.

BAD WEEK

Chelsea’s second red card was handed to Brazil midfielder Ramires in stoppage time for a two-footed stamp on Karim El Ahmadi that Villa manager Paul Lambert described as “a leg-breaker”. Manchester City went to Hull after a bad week when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Wigan Athletic and eliminated from the Champions League by Barcelona but they

may now have the upper hand in the Premier League title race.

“It was a very difficult week,” said City manager Manuel Pel-legrini. “We needed to win today and playing with one player less for 80 minutes was very difficult. “But we played very well, we defended well with and without the ball and created chances so I am very happy.”

Mourinho watched his Chelsea side lose in the league for only the fourth time this season, and for the first time in 15 matches since they slumped 3-2 at Stoke City on Dec. 7.

AP Photo/Rui Vieira

Aston Villa’s Karim El Ahmadi, right, holds back Chelsea’s Eden Hazard during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Chelsea at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Saturday, March 15, 2014.

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Toronto FC’s Jermain Defoe (18) is lifted by teammate Alvaro Rey (23) after scoring his second of two goals in the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Seattle.

Defoe scores twice on MLS debut for Toronto

Inter beats Verona 2-0 to boost European hopes

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal gestures

during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at

La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga, Spain, Saturday

March 15, 2014.

Ronaldo, Diego Costa give Madrid, Atletico winsAssociated Press Writer

BARCELONA, Spain — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his Spanish league-leading 25th goal to give Real Madrid a lackluster 1-0 win at Malaga on Saturday, when the pacesetters extended their unbeaten run to 30 matches in all competitions. Diego Costa made sure Atletico Madrid stayed within three points of its crosstown rivals by scoring his 22nd league goal of the season in a 1-0 win at home over Espanyol.

with a wonderful solo effort. He appeared to be hemmed in by two defenders on the edge of the area, but he took three touches to his right and lashed a bouncing strike beyond goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Ronaldo’s goal gave him 39 goals from 36 games in all competitions this season.

Ronaldo went close again twice, first being blocked by Caballero and then sending Gareth Bale’s lobbed pass into the side netting before he ran into Benzema. Ben-zema was treated on the sideline by team doctors before he replaced

by Angel Di Maria in the 31st. Former Malaga player Fran-

cisco “Isco” Alarcon, who joined

Madrid this sum-mer, wasted a golden

chance in the 51st when he sent the ball sailing high after Di Maria set him up for a one-on-one with Caballero.

Madrid, dominant in the first half, lost control of the ball and Malaga tilted the match in its fa-vor led by tireless forward Nordin

Amrabat. But defender Sergio Sanchez missed his team’s most promising op-portunity to level in the 76th. “This team is consistent game after game,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “We are ready for the clasico.”

But before receiving fierce rival Barcelona, Madrid hosts Schalke on Tuesday with one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals after winning their first meeting 6-1. Atletico coach Diego Simeone continued to play down his team’s title chances, for now,

saying there’s a long way to go in the

season.“When there are

five games left and we are in the same situation, you will hear me say something different,” he said. The first half at Vicente Calde-ron Stadium was dominated by the defenses and featured a good save each by Atletico’s Courtois

Thibaut and Espanyol’s Kiko Casilla.

Diego Costa broke through in the 55th when he received a throughball from David Villa, easily fended off Diego Colotto’s

timid attempt to slow him down, and fired the ball past Casilla. “Es-panyol played a great game and complicated our lives a lot,” Diego Costa said. “But that just makes us stronger.”

AP Photo/D

aniel Tejedor

IBP

GIANYAR - Tirta Empul Temple and sacred bathing place is located at rural Manukaya areas, Tampak siring sub district, Gianyar Re-gency. The sub district with the area 0f42.63 square km has 8 villages. And, the name Tampaksiring has

been famous because of the presi-dential palace located there.

As a matter of fact, the dis-tricthas many tourist objects being well known throughout the

World like Gunung Kawi, Tirta Empul Temple and historical sites up to the south region. It is esti-mated the name of Tampaksiring

is originated in Balinese words tampak (sole) and siring means “tilting.” Allegedly, the meaning of both words is associated with a piece of the legend of explicit and implicit in a palm leaf manuscript stating the name derived from the former traces the feet belonged to a king named Mayadenawa.

According to “Mayadanawanta-ka” palm-leaf manuscript, this king was the son of Bhagavan Kasyapa with Goddess Danu. But alas, this clever king and had a nature of evil magic, was eager to conquer the world and got drunk for power, Moreover, he claimed himself as a god requiring the people to wor-

ship him.His bad character caused the

Lord Indra angry. Then, the Lord invaded and attacked him by send-ing a number of troops. As May-adenawa ran into the forest, he was trying to outwit his pursuers by tilting his soles when he stepped a swindle so that the pursuers could not recognize his footsteps.

It is said, by his supernatural powers he could assume himself into any forms and even he could create a toxic spring, which caused many troops die after a shower and drink the water. On the contrary, Lord Indra created detoxifying springs. Later on, the water bidder came to be called with Tirta Empul (holy water). Meanwhile, the forest area passed through by Mayadena-wa running by tilting his soles was then known as Tampaksiring. In the book Sejarah Pembangunan Pura-Pura di Bali (History of Temples Development in Bali) written by Ktut Soebandi is mentioned the Tirta Empul bathing place was built during the reign of King Sri Can-drabhaya Singha Warmadewa.

It can be known from the exis-tence of a stone plaque at Manukaya Village containing text

and figures saying that Tirta Empul was established in the fourth month of Caka Year 884 or around October 962 AD, while Pura Tirta Empul was built during the reign of King Masula Masuli ruling in Bali starting from 1100 Caka Year or 1178 AD, for 77 years.

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INDIAN WELLS, California — No-vak Djokovic beat John Isner 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open, where he’ll resume his longtime rivalry with Roger Federer. “It’s always tense. It’s always emotional. It’s always close,” Djokovic said of the looming match up. “I look forward to it.”

Federer had a much easier time in the semifinals, beating Alexandr Dolgopo-lov of Ukraine 6-3, 6-1 and putting him-self in position to win a fifth career title at Indian Wells. Djokovic is a two-time winner here. Federer leads their rivalry 17-15, having beaten Djokovic two weeks ago in the semifinals at Dubai. Before that, Djokovic had won three straight times over the Swiss star.

Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwan-ska will play Flavia Pennetta in the women’s final Sunday before the men’s title is decided. Djokovic struggled with the big-serving Isner, who beat him here in the semis two years ago before losing to Federer in the final. “With that serve, obviously, he can win against anybody on a good day,” Djokovic said. “I thought I returned really well today and allowed myself

to have a bunch of opportunities on his service games.”

Djokovic had a chance to win in two sets, breaking Isner to go up 5-4 and then again at 6-5. But the American broke back at love to level at 6-6, then and then dominated in the tiebreaker. Isner won four straight points and served his sixth ace to win it 7-2 and force the decisive third set.

“When you get to the tiebreaker with John Isner, whoever you are, you’re not a favorite,” Djokovic said. “I just tried to hang in there, stay mentally tough when I lost the second set, and played a great third.” Djokovic broke Isner for a 3-1 lead in the third. Djokovic survived a break point in the next game and held for a 4-1 lead.

Isner called for the trainer a second time in the match to work on an area above his left knee before he got bro-ken to trail 5-1, missing two straight forehands. Djokovic came up with his own big serve on match point that Isner couldn’t return.

“It prevented me from being able to go after my serve like I wanted to, but that’s not the reason I lost,” Isner said about having tightness in his knee. “I am disappointed, but at the same time, I had a good week here.”

Djokovic, Federer to meet for Indian Wells title

AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillRoger Federer, of Switzerland, celebrates his win against Alexandr Dolgopolov, of Ukraine, during their semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Indian Wells, Calif.

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Rosberg started third on the grid and was first to reach turn one, then drove away from the field to eventually win by 24.5 seconds at the Albert Park street circuit. The margin of victory and the authority of the performance showed why Mercedes is considered a strong favorite to finally win its first con-structors’ title this season.

“I had an unbelievably quick car today,” said Rosberg, whose world champion father Keke won the in-augural Australian F1 GP in 1985. “It was such a pleasure to drive, it’s such a great feeling and I really look forward to the new races.” Hamilton retired after four laps and Vettel fol-lowed a lap later, both with engine failures as their teams, and others, tried to come to grips with the F1’s

new V6 turbo hybrid engines.“We looked so strong but to then

have a hiccup is tough for everyone, but we will bounce back,” Hamilton said. Like Mercedes, Red Bull was on one hand celebrating a strong performance in the opening race while also harboring concern about the engine problems that caused the retirements of their top drivers.

“We learned the car is quick, we just need to get everything together,” Vettel said. “No doubt we’ll fix this issue, the question is how soon?” McLaren’s Jenson Button was fourth behind his rookie teammate and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished fifth in a worry-ingly uncompetitive performance for the Italian team.

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas

recovered from losing a wheel early in the race to finish in sixth place; pulling off a succession of impres-sive passing moves that showed the strong potential of the car.

Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen — in his return to the team after six years away — finished seventh and eighth respectively, ahead of the Toro Rosso pair Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniil Kvyat.

The 19-year-old Kvyat’s 10th place made him the youngest driver ever to earn an F1 point, breaking Vettel’s record set at the 2008 Ital-ian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Magnussen was the second-young-est driver to claim a podium finish, behind Vettel’s record at the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg wins F1 Australian GP

AP Photo/Ross LandMcLaren driver Kevin Magnussen of Denmark raises his trophy after finishing third in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany won the race.


MELBOURNE, Australia — Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg comfortably won the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday after pole sitter Lewis Hamilton and world champion Sebas-tian Vettel retired early with mechanical failures. Vettel’s Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo finished second, becoming the first Australian to finish on the podium in his home GP, while McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen finished third in his debut.

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On Saturday, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces backed by heli-copter gunships and armored vehicles had advanced about 6 miles (10 kilometers) over the Crimean border into another Ukrainian region, where they took control of a village that holds a natural gas distribution facil-ity. If the referendum passes, Russia faces the prospect of sanctions from Western nations, but Moscow has vigorously resisted calls to pull back in Crimea.

Since Yanukovych fled to Russia, Crimea has come under control of lo-cal militia forces, as well as heavily armed troops under apparent com-mand from Moscow.

Crimea’s pro-Russia authorities say that if Ukrainian soldiers reso-

lutely occupying their garrisons don’t surrender after Sunday’s vote, they will be considered “illegal.”

But Ukraine’s acting defense minister, Igor Tenyuk, said in an interview published Sunday by the Interfax news agency that “this is our land and we’re not going anywhere from this land.” In Sevastopol, the Crimean capital where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based under a lease agreement with Ukraine, enthusiasm for the referendum was high, with voters lining up outside polling sta-tions before they opened.

“Today is an important day for all Crimea, Ukraine and Russia,” said voter Manita Meshchina. “I think that people are expecting the majority of people will vote ‘yes.’ What it means

is that people believe and think they need to be with Russia.” In Sevasto-pol, more than 70 people surged into a polling station within the first 15 minutes of voting.

“Today is a holiday,” said one of them, 66-year-old Vera Sverkunova. Asked how she voted, she broke into a patriotic war song: “I want to go home to Russia. It’s been so long since I’ve seen my mama.” Crimea’s large Tatar Muslim minority opposes annexation to Russia.

The referendum “is a clown show, a circus,” a leader of the Crimean community, Refat Chubarov, said on Crimea’s Tatar television station Sun-day. “This is a tragedy, an illegitimate government, with armed forces from another country.”


EL FORTIN, Mexico — A Salvadoran fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year met Saturday with the mother of his companion who died during the ordeal, an emotional gathering that he said helped him fulfill a promise he made to his friend. Jose Salvador Alvarenga embraced his friend Ezequiel Cordoba’s mother and both cried as a horde of journalists recorded the moment.

“I would’ve liked to have welcomed my son like this,” said Roselia Diaz Cueto. “It fills with happiness to be with my friend’s mother,” Alvarenga told her. Alvarenga said he and Cordoba, who died about a month after they first became lost at sea, promised each other that whoever survived would visit the other’s family and tell them what happened.

The 37-year-old fisherman’s boat washed up in the Marshall Islands in February. He returned Friday to Mexico, the country where the journey began in December 2012. Some have expressed disbelief at his tale of survival, which included eating turtles, fish and birds and drifting more than 6,500 miles (10,500 kilometers) into the sea.

After meeting with the young fisherman’s mother, Alvarenga planned to travel to Costa Azul, the place where the pair had set out. Diaz said Ezequiel is the second son she’s lost to the sea. The family lives in the small village of El Fortin, where about 500 people fish for a living and where Cordoba became a fisherman when he was 8-years-old.

She said she doesn’t blame Alvarenga for her son’s death, but added that she wants to hear firsthand about what her son went through. She also said she hopes talking to Alvarenga will help her find peace and added that she wants Alvarenga’s help in getting a death certificate for her son.

AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

A woman casts her ballot in the Crimean referendum in Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Residents of Ukraine’s Crimea region are voting in a contentious referendum on whether to split off and seek annexation by Russia.

Crimea votes on whether to secede from UkraineAssociated Press Writer

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — The Crimean region voted on Sunday about whether to demand greater autonomy from Ukraine or split off and seek to join Russia, in a referendum that has been condemned as illegal by the United States and European countries. The vote took place several weeks after Russian-led forces took control of Crimea, a predominantly ethnic Russian region. Its residents say they fear the Ukrainian government that took over when pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last month will oppress them.

AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Sea survivor Jose Salvador Alvarenga, center, embraces his mother Maria Julia, after they arrive at the airport in Mexico City, Friday, March 14, 2014.

Salvadoran sea survivor meets companion’s mother

Since being elected governor of Ja-karta in 2012, Joko Widodo, known as “Jokowi,” has topped polls as the most electable candidate to replace Presi-dent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who cannot run for re-election because he is already in his second term.

Widodo’s growing popularity is driven by moves aimed at shoring up support among the poor and a clean track record. By naming him Friday as a candidate for the July 9 presidential election, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle chairwoman Megawati will likely secure a significant number of votes for the party in next month’s legislative polls.

“I’m ready to carry out the man-date,” Widodo told cheering support-ers at a low-cost apartment complex in Jakarta.

Indonesia, home to more than 240 million people, is the world’s third-largest democracy after India and the United States.

Not affectedJokowi active involvement in

the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDIP) campaign trail would not disrupt his gubernatorial duties, a PDIP executive board mem-ber said.

“Jokowi’s campaign trail will not disrupt his gubernatorial du-ties because he becomes the PDIP campaigner only on Saturday and Sunday,” PDIP Deputy Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto said on Sunday.

Joko Widodo, whose popular nickname is Jokowi and has been mandated by PDIP Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri as her par-ty’s presidential candidate, backed the party’s first campaigns in Jakarta on Sunday.

Along with several top PDIP executive board members, he vis-ited a number of historic places in the capital city to meet the party’s cadres and supporters, such as the National Awakening Museum in Central Jakarta on Sunday.

Based on the party’s agenda, Jokowi would, among others, stage

campaigns at the Youth Oath Build-ing, the Budi Utomo Building, the traditional market near the Pola and Cenderawasih buildings.

Jokowi himself did not talk too much as Effendi did. It was planned that Jokowi would make oration at Cenderawasih Museum in West Jakarta.

Kristiyanto said his party would not assign Jokowi to join the cam-paign trail on weekday because it did not want to interrupt his gubernato-rial duties.

“So, assuming that Jokowi’s in-volvement in the party’s campaign trail will disrupt his official duties is completely not true,” he said.

Jokowi was officially nominated as the PDIP’s presidential candidate last Friday to compete in the presi-dential election on July 9.

Referring to recent survey out-comes, political analysts believe that Jokowi’s candidacy will help increase PDIP’s votes in the legis-lative elections, due to be held on April 9.

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JAKARTA - The Jakarta Police will deploy about 18,000 personnel to secure all activities during the 2014 general election processes, the Jakarta police spokesman said.

“The Jakarkta Police will field some 18,000 personnel to secure the legis-lative elections. They will be stationed at all polling booths,” Jakarta Police Spokesman Senior Commissioner Rikwanto said on Sunday.

Regarding the election campaign activities, Rikwanto said that the number of police officers who would be deployed would be adjusted to the situation and conditions in the field.

Besides securing the stages of elections activities, the police also will ar-range the traffic flows to prevent and overcome traffic jams in certain road sections.

Rikwanto said that the Jakarta Police had received information on the plan to hold a public debate on Sunday by Fahira Ifris, a Regional Representative Council (DPD)’s legislative candidate at the Otista Youth Center, East Jakarta with a number of supporters reaching 1,500 people.

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) will also hold a campaign with sup-porters reaching 80,000 at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium.

In North Jakarta, campaign activities would be organized by the National Awakening Party (PKB) with 250 supporters while the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) would hold one at Teluk Pucung Square with sup-porters reaching 10,000.

Indonesia is organizing a legislative election on April 9, and a presidential race on July 9 this year. A total of 15 political parties in Indonesia have been verified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) so they have the right to participate in the elections.

Three of them are local parties for the Aceh electorate while 12 others are the national parties that will participate in the parliamentary elections in April.

They consist of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), the Golkar Party (Golkar), and the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra).

Then the others are the Democratic Party (Demokrat), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the United Development Party (PPP), the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura), the Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI).

AntaraPEKANBARU - The Sultan Syarif Kasim International Airport in Pekanbaru

city, Riau Province, has resumed its operation on Sunday after being disrupted by smog disaster for several days, the airport authority said.

“This morning, a Lion Air plane just landed at around 06.45 am. We called on other airlines to operate normally because the haze starts diminishing.” the airport’s duty manager, Ibnu Hasan, said here Sunday.

The pilot visibility was currently 2,500 meters, he said. Thick haze, caused by continued forest fires in Riau over the past month had

disturbed air transportation in the province.As a result of thickening haze, the airport authority should temporarily stop

flights due to low visibility. Meanwhile Pekanbaru’s Chief of Airlines Operator Committee (AOC)

Ahmad Nixon said six airlines were still halting operation due to haze in Pe-kanbaru city.

“Silk Air tries to fly from Pekanbaru airport today but it then cancels it due to the haze, while Mandala Air says it will assess today’s weather condition before deciding whether to resume its flight service or not,” Ahmad said.

The Firefly airline said it would still halt its operation until further notice while Citilink airline said it stop flying to and from Pekanbaru until March 17.

“Other airlines such as Lion group and Sky Aviation convey that they will not fly from and to Pekanbatu until March 19. While the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia says it will not serve Pekanbaru route until March 22,” he added.

AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, center, speaks to his supporters during a campaign event by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Indonesia’s parliamentary elections will be held on April 9.

PDI-P nominated capital’s governor to bid for presidencyAssociated Press/Antara

JAKARTA — The political party of former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri nominated the capital’s popular governor as its presidential candidate on Friday, a move aimed at bolstering the party’s prospects in upcoming legislative elections.

Police to deploy 18,000 personnel to secure election activities

Pekanbaru airport resumes operation

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JAKARTA - Dragonair, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways’ subsidiary, has planned to expend its international flights to Indonesia by flying to Bali twice a week in April, the company’s spokesman said.

“Bali is Dragonair’s first destina-tion in Indonesia,” Cathay Pacific Indonesia’s Country Manager Pat-ton Chan said.

Using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, the Hong Kong-Denpasar flights would be served on every Thursday and Sunday starting from April 27, he said.

Cathay Pacific has frequently flown to Bali. Along with its sub-sidiary’s, there would be nine flights from Hong Kong to the resort island in a week, he said.

As a result, more tourists from East Asia, including those of China, were expected to come to this famous Indonesian tour-ist destination, he said adding that Dragonair was awarded the World’s Best Regional Airline by Skytrax in 2010, 2011, and 2013.

Bali International Airport has so far served at least 54 international flights and 113 domestic ones.

“We are concerned about the position of Indonesia, which is still below that of other ASEAN mem-ber countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,” Ariyanto Sagala, the head of the industrial quality and policy assessment af-fairs of the Ministry of Industry, stated.

He explained that based on a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Indonesia’s com-petitiveness index was ranked 38 in the 2013-2014 period. Previously it was ranked 50th.

“Indonesia’s rating in the ASE-

AN region is still below Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Thailand,” Ariyanto added.

In logistics term, Indonesia’s position is also lower than that of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

“Besides that, we also have prob-lems relating to human resources’ productivity,” the Ministry of In-dustry official remarked.

Indonesia is the biggest market in the ASEAN region but it fails to adopt the correct step, then it will only become the market for other countries. Indonesia’s population

accounts for 40 to 60 percent of the total ASEAN population of 612 million.

Basically, Indonesia has not yet had a large market share in the ASEAN region, as the values of its intra and extra ASEAN trade were still lesser than those of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

In terms of exports and imports in the ASEAN region, Indonesia has trade surpluses only with Myanmar, Cambodia and the Philippines.

Its exports to Myanmar stood at 556.37 million dollars and its imports were worth 73.15 million US dollars.

With Cambodia its exports ac-counted for 312.41 million dollars and exports 17.84 million dollars.

Indonesia’s exports to the Phil-ippines are worth 3.81 billion,

while its imports stood at 777.38 million.

In other ASEAN countries Indo-nesia still suffered trade deficits.

Its exports against imports to Thailand stood at 6.06 billion and 10.70 billion respectively, to Singa-pore 16.69 billion and 25.58 billion and to Laos worth 5.85 million and 7.54 million.

In the meantime, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa had earlier stated that Indonesia had set up a committee to deal with things in the face of the AEC.

“We have established the AEC committee to strengthen our prepa-rations,” the minister explained.

The new committee has been given the task of, among other things, preparing to face the imple-mentation of the AEC, and to identi-

fy opportunities and challenges that might be faced by the government and businessmen.

The preparations included those for trade, investment and the flow of people. “We have reached around 84 percent,” the minister stated, re-ferring to Indonesia’s achievement in accordance with the plans and targets set for the implementation of the AEC.

“That’s just the implementation phase. Later, we should prepare to benefit through the opportunities,” he added.

The ASEAN leaders adopted the ASEAN Economic Blueprint at the 13th ASEAN Summit on 20 No-vember 2007, in Singapore to serve as a coherent master plan guiding the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.

Indonesia has lots of home-work before AEC launchAntara

KUTA - Indonesia’s position in the face of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) raises concerns as it has a lot of homework to do before the AEC is introduced at the end of 2015, an official stated.

IBP/NetDragonair, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways’ subsidiary, has planned to expend its international flights to Indonesia by flying to Bali twice a week in April, the company’s spokesman said.

Dragonair to fly

Denpasar-Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK - Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million.

The move will allow the popular Chinese-language social network to spin off from the Internet giant Sina, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Com-mission.

The filing said Weibo had 129.1 mil-lion monthly active users in December and 61.4 million average daily active users. The company did not indicate whether Weibo would file its IPO on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange.

The lead underwriters will be Gold-man Sachs Asia and Credit Suisse.

“A microcosm of Chinese society, Weibo has attracted a wide range of us-ers, including ordinary people, celebri-ties and other public figures, as well as organizations such as media outlets, businesses, government agencies and charities,” the SEC filing said.

“Weibo has become a cultural phe-nomenon in China.

“Weibo allows people to be heard publicly and exposed to the rich ideas, cultures and experiences of the broader world,” it added.

“Media outlets use Weibo as a source of news and a distribution chan-nel for their headline news. Govern-ment agencies and officials use Weibo as an official communication channel for disseminating timely information and gauging public opinion to improve public services.”

The filing said Weibo’s initial public offering (IPO) will be part of a “carve-out from Sina,” but that Sina would “continue to provide us with certain support services” after it becomes independent.

“We will use approximately $250 million of the net proceeds we receive from this offering to repay loans we owe to SINA,” the document read.

“We intend to use the remainder to invest in technology, infrastructure and product development, to expand sales and marketing efforts, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.”

The signatories -- the EU, United States, Japan, Philippines, Colombia and Indonesia -- pledged to support measures to address fishing overcapacity.

These include developing international fishing vessel records, limiting the number of licenses and vessel tonnage and eliminating fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapac-ity and overfishing.

“We bear responsibility for the conserva-tion of living marine resources and thus for addressing overcapacity when it undermines conservation and sustainability objectives,” the statement said.

The event was organised in Thessaloniki under Greece’s rotating EU presidency.

According to the European Commission, the EU imports 70 percent of its fish intake.

Overall, the bloc accounts for a fourth of the world’s seafood resources. Some progress has been made. In 2013, 25 stocks were fished sustainably in the North Sea and Atlantic, five times more than in 2009, the European Com-mission says.

This is expected to increase to 31 stocks in 2015. But environmental group Greenpeace stressed that more action is needed.

“EU countries should start by scrapping the largest and most destructive industrial fishing vessels, initiating a shift towards small-scale low-impact fishing, which is more environ-mentally sustainable, creates jobs and sup-ports local communities,” the group said in a statement.

The organisation’s oceans policy advisor Sebastian Losada added: “Better management

of fishing capacity is critical and long overdue. Governments must ensure that excess fishing capacity is removed and not just dispatched to new fishing grounds.”

EU Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Com-missioner Maria Damanaki conceded in an online article this week that enforcing compli-ance by states has been a “struggle”.

“To achieve the right balance between fish-ing power and natural resources, all global actors need to pull together,” she wrote in a Huffington Post article.

But she noted that scrapping fishing ves-sels piecemeal was not in itself an answer to the problem.

“The solution must be a well-designed mix of structural and conservation tools, rights-based management systems, tighter controls and, especially, incentives for diversification,” Damanaki said in the article, jointly written with former World Trade Organisation direc-tor-general Pascal Lamy and South African national planning minister Trevor Manuel.

Sina Weibo, ‘China’s Twitter,’ files for IPO in US

AP Photo/Junji KurokawaIn this Wednesday, March 5, 2014 photo, men check the day’s catch of squids at the 2011 Tsunami-hit Ofunato fish market in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan. Officials from some of the world’s top fishing powers signed a declaration in Greece on Friday to promote sustainable management of fish stocks.

Global powers sign declaration on sustainable fishingAgence France-Presse

ATHENS - Officials from some of the world’s top fishing powers signed a declaration in Greece on Friday to promote sustainable management of fish stocks.

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CANBERRA, Australia — As police investigate the two pilots of a Malaysian passenger jet that disappeared more than a week ago, a possibility they must consider is that one of them committed suicide by deliberately crashing the plane.

While such incidents have hap-pened before, the topic remains almost taboo, with investigators and officials reluctant to conclude that a pilot purposely crashed a plane in order to commit suicide even when the evidence appears compelling.

A dozen years ago, U.S. inves-tigators filed a final report into the 1999 crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near the Massachusetts is-land of Nantucket, killing all 217 aboard. They concluded that when co-pilot Gameel El-Batouty found himself alone on the flight deck, he switched off the auto-pilot, pointed the plane downward, and calmly repeated the phrase “I rely on God” over and over, 11 times in total.

Yet while the National Trans-portation Safety Board concluded

that the co-pilot’s actions caused the crash, they didn’t use the word “suicide” in the main findings of their 160-page report, instead say-ing the reason for his actions “was not determined.” Egyptian officials, meanwhile, rejected the notion of suicide altogether, insisting instead there was some mechanical reason for the crash.

There was also disagreement over the cause of the crash of SilkAir Flight 185, which plunged into a river in 1997 during a flight from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Singa-pore, killing all 104 passengers and crew. A U.S. investigation found that the Boeing 737 had been delib-erately crashed, but an Indonesian investigation was inconclusive.

Mozambique officials have been investigating a crash that killed 33 people in November. They say preliminary investigations indicate that the pilot of the Mozambican Airline plane bound for Angola intentionally brought it down, and they’re continuing to look into his possible motives.

A 2014 study by the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that in the U.S. at least, flying re-

mains a remarkably safe mode of transport and pilot suicide is a rare occurrence.

The study found that during the

10 years ending in 2012, just eight of 2,758 fatal aviation accidents in the U.S. were caused by pilot suicide, a rate of 0.3 percent. The

report found that all eight suicides were men, with four of them test-ing positive for alcohol and two for antidepressants.

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“Several cases of industrial sabotage have been neutralized in the past few months before achiev-ing the intended damage, including sabotage at a part of the IR-40 facil-ity at Arak,” he said in a statement issued by his organization Saturday. In the past, computer viruses have attacked Iranian nuclear facilities. While Zarean did not say whether that was the case this time, his com-ments coincided with the opening of a specialized lab Tehran says will fight industrial sabotage and neutralize cyberattacks.

“This specialized lab has been launched to identify, prevent and fight threats including modern software viruses,” Zarean said. In 2010, the so-called Stuxnet virus temporarily disrupted operation of thousands of centrifuges, key com-ponents in nuclear fuel production,

at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrich-ment facility. Iran says it and other computer virus attacks are part of a concerted effort by Israel, the U.S. and their allies to undermine its nuclear program through covert operations.

Some Iranian officials have also suggested in the past that specific European companies may have sold faulty equipment to Iran with the knowledge of American intelligence agencies and their own governments, since the sales would have harmed, rather than helped, the country’s nuclear program.

Since then, Iran has also said that it discovered tiny timed explosives planted on centrifuges but disabled them before they could go off. Au-thorities now claim the Islamic Re-public is immune to cyberattacks.

Pilot suicide a taboo topic in past crash probes

AP Photo/Binsar BakkaraAn Indonesian Navy pilot checks his map during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 over the waters bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand near the Malacca straits on Monday, March 10, 2014.


AP Photo/Vahid SalemiThe European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, second left, and her delegation attend a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, second right, and his colleagues in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014.


TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have prevented attempted sabotage at the country’s heavy water nuclear reactor, a senior official said Saturday without giving specifics as to the nature of the attempted disruption or its suspected initiator. Asghar Zarean, who heads security at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said domestic intelligence agencies were instrumental in uncovering the plot, which has not been the first attempt to disrupt the contentious nuclear program.

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DENPASAR - When the Hin-dus organize the ritual of Nyepi or Day of Silence in the Caka New Year 1936, PT Pertamina is predicted to save up to 1,600 liters of fuel belonging to diesel and gasoline category. Pertamina prepares Premium gasoline in two fuel terminals amounting to 40,400 kiloliters, diesel fuel (5,800 liters) and Pertamax (400 kiloliters).

“The average reserve has a re-sistance of 9 days ahead. Based on this amount, it can be ascertained the stock of fuel in Bali will be in a safe condition. We also estimate the saving of Premium fuel in one day can reach up to 900 kiloliters and the diesel fuel outside the industry reaches up to 700 kilo-

liters,” said Pertamina Marketing Branch Manager for Bali-NTB Region, Iwan Yudha Wibawa.

According to him, Pertamina was ascertained to keep the fuel supply in Bali, whether at Mang-gis fuel terminal in Karangasem or Pesanggaran. Fuel stock in Bali was in a safe condition before and after the Nyepi. One day before and after the Nyepi Day, the pub-lic demand was ascertained to be normal and did not cause a surge leading to a long line. Petrol sta-tions were ascertained to face no difficulty in getting fuel supply.

“To welcome the upcoming Nyepi, the capacity of Premium fuel in the two fuel terminals reaches 40,400 kiloliters, diesel fuel (5,800 kiloliters) and Perta-max (400 kiloliters). Reserve stock

has an average resilience of 9 days ahead. Based on that amount, it can be ensured that Premium stock in Bali is safe,” he said.

To maintain the security of stock, Pertamina would still bring in fuel supply as needed by Bali, at least once in three days before the Nyepi and general election. Pertamina would also alert the fuel task force to anticipate any increase in fuel consumption ahead of the Nyepi and general election as carried out in other religious feast day and last New Year.

Meanwhile, the External Re-lations Assistant Manager of Marketing Operation for Region V, Heppy Wulansari, explained the consumption of subsidized fuel and LPG during the period of

January-February 2014 in Bali had increased significantly compared to the consumption of fuel and LPG last year during the same period. Consumption of Premium increased 6 percent, diesel fuel (5 percent) and 3-kg LPG 3 (10 percent).

“We must monitor the increase closely because if at the beginning of the year the consumption is high enough, then in the future until the end of the year can be predicted to show an increase,” he explained.

Further, he explained that the amount of quota per region was indeed not yet officially received by the Pertamina from the govern-ment either for the subsidized fuel or LPG this year. It expected the quota this year could be higher than last year considering the in-

crease of consumption early this year 2014 was quite significant compared to last year.

“Although we have not received the official quota, Pertamina re-mains to distribute subsidized fuel and LPG in accordance with the current needs of society. So, people do not need to worry,” he said.

As of February, the consump-tion of Premium in Bali was recorded to reach 136,457 KL, diesel fuel (36,984 KL) and 3-kg LPG reached 7,301,560 tubes. The greatest consumption of subsidized fuel in Bali was domi-nated by the city of Denpasar and Badung County, while for the largest consumption of 3-kg LPG occurred in Denpasar and Bule-leng. (kmb27)

Based on the data obtained on Friday (Mar 14), the farmer I Made Egar was found in a badly injured condition in the hut toppled over by albizia tree. At the time of incident, it was raining and the victim was sheltering in the hut. Without being realized, suddenly the albizia tree uprooted and toppled over the hut where he sheltered. The victim having been uncon-scious was finally getting assistance from local people who helped evacuated. The victim was taken to the Tegallalang public health center. The victim suffered a broken neck that could potentially lead to paralysis so he was finally referred to Sanglah Hospital.

Meanwhile, at Tangkas hamlet, Kendran village, Tegallalang, a shop owned by Sang Ayu Rai alias Agung Niang Rai, 73, was destroyed along with all the contents as toppled over by banyan tree. The shop owner was confirmed to survive. Gung Niang Rai admitted to be slightly shocked to see the destroyed condition of her stall. It happened around 9:30 p.m. At that night, she told she had closed her shop early because visitors were deserted. After closing the shop, she then came home. “Before having time to sit down, she heard a sound of fallen tree. If I have not been closed, probably I was buried,” she explained.

Based on information from Chief of Manuaba customary vil-lage, Kendran village, I Made Rudeg, 50, the sanctified banyan tree was planned to be trimmed by residents. Previously, the branch on the other side had broken and destroyed a vehicle. “Before being trimmed, the disaster has occurred again and this time destroyed a shop,” he said.

In the meantime, the evacuation was made by the Gianyar Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) officers on Friday morn-ing. The officers did it carefully so the stall next to it would not get withdrawn by the tree limb. Due to the disaster, the material loss was estimated to reach IDR 100 million. (kmb)

Nyepi Day Pertamina predicts to save up to 1,600 kiloliters of fuel

Two cases of fallen tree

Topple over a stall, one farmer in agonyBali Post

GIANYAR - Heavy rains increasingly made the soil con-dition in the area of North Gianyar unstable. At Thursday night, two cases of fallen trees occurred again. It happened at Tangkas hamlet, Kendran village and Tangkup hamlet, Pupuan village, Tegallalang, Gianyar. The fallen trees nearly claimed casualties. A farmer at Tangkup hamlet, I Made Egar, 60, was in agony because his hut was toppled over by a fallen tree.

IBP/FileThe house which was damaged by fallen tree

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“Here on the Miracle Mile is where the best record of life from the last great ice age in the world is found,” said paleontologist Kim Scott. The area, dotted today with museums, restaurants, boutiques and apartment buildings, also includes the world-famous La Brea Tar Pits. It was there that mammoths and saber-toothed cats got stuck in the pits’ oozing muck, which preserved

their skeletons for millennia.The shaft, dug ahead of work

scheduled next year to extend a subway line across LA’s west side, is now revealing far more material, including geoducks, clams, snails, mussels and even a 10-foot (3-meter) limb from a pine tree of the type normally now found in central Cali-fornia’s woodlands.

The Los Angeles County Metro-

politan Transportation Authority is working with Cogstone Resource Management and the nearby George C. Page Museum to identify and preserve the artifacts.

More such discoveries are ex-pected when excavation work begins on a nearby subway station. “LA’s prehistoric past is meeting its sub-way future,” noted transit authority spokesman Dave Sotero.


CHICAGO — The Chicago River is glowing a bright emerald green Saturday as the city kicks off its St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands of cheering onlookers clustered along downtown bridges as members of Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 began dumping containers of dye into the river from motorboats Saturday morning. The annual tradition began at 9:30 a.m. and immediately precedes the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

The union has done the dyeing since 1962. Organizers had feared that large chunks of ice would impede the process, but recent warm temperatures kept the river clear. The hue typically lasts about six to 12 hours.

The parade began at noon. The route winds through downtown and ends at the landmark Buckingham Fountain. A second parade on the city’s South Side takes place Sunday.


SAN DIEGO — Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo have performed an operation on a newborn gorilla that was delivered by cesarean sec-tion. The zoo says the 4.6-pound (2 kilogram) female was born Wednes-day but seemed to have breathing

problems. On Friday morning, a team fixed a collapsed lung that probably occurred during delivery.

The medical team included vets and two doctors who usually work on humans: a neonatal specialist and an anesthesiologist. Neonatologist Dawn Reeves says the patient was different from human babies because,

among other things, she can grab with both her hands and her feet.

The gorilla will be monitored around the clock as she recovers. The mother gorilla, named Imani, had never given birth. The zoo says an emergency C-section was per-formed because she was in distress after going into labor.

Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day

AP Photo/ Paul Beaty

Kayakers float on the Chicago River after being dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 15, 2014.

San Diego Zoo performs rare C-section on gorilla

AP Photo/Burke Museum

This image provided by the Burke Museum and taken on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, Bruce Crowley, the museum’s Preparator for the Paleontology Division, examines what museum officials believe is mammoth tusk that was uncovered by construction workers in the south Lake Union area of Seattle.

Los Angeles subway dig finds prehistoric objectsAssociated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — An exploratory subway shaft dug just down the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils in the land where saber-tooth cats and other early animals once roamed, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. They include mollusks, asphalt-saturated sand dollars and possibly the mouth of a sea lion dating to 2 million years ago, a time when the Pacific Ocean extended several miles (kilometers) farther inland than it does today.

Hostel is a backpacker lodge where a room consists of several beds. The type of bed in use is usually bunk bed. Guests usually do not so prioritize the comfort while staying because they spend more time in tourist attractions.

In Badung, the hostels can be found in tourist areas, particu-larly in Kuta. So far, their amount is still some few. Due to lacking of facilities, it is not surprising if the cost of staying in a hostel is not expensive. The cost to stay is approximately IDR 120,000 per bed per night.

When asked for his confirma-tion, the Head of Badung Govern-ment Tourism Office, Cokorda Raka Darmawan, admitted that Badung had never issued a permit of hostel. According to him, the hostel had not been arranged in a special regulation. So far, the types of accommodation whose permit had been regulated were

hotel, condotel, cottage, villa and rental homes. “We have no regu-lations about hostel. The name in the licensing has been clear. We do not issue any permit for hostel category,” he said.

Does it mean the hostels oper-ating in Badung have not owned license or can be said illegal? Raka Darmawan did not dare as-certain. Probably, the hostels used the permit of hotel or the other. “If there are hostels using the permit of hotel, condotel, cottage or oth-ers, they are worth exploring. We will coordinate with the team to conduct surveillance,” he said.

Separately, a legislator of the Badung House from Kuta, Wayan Puspa Negara, said on Friday (Mar 14) that from his observations in the field, the newly developed tourist accom-modation was not only hostel. According to him, the new type of the tourist accommodation

had not indeed been specifically regulated, even in the Law No. 10/2009. “In the tourism legisla-tion is clearly mentioned about the types of tourist accommoda-tion. However, the modification of tourist accommodations like hostel and condovilla has not been mentioned specifically,” he said.

He said further that although there were no rules relating to the new types of accommodation, the Badung government should make an effort to anticipate. On the one hand, local government should accommodate the devel-opment of accommodation needs of the marketplace. On the other hand, there were norms or rules to be absolutely implemented. “As long as it does not reduce the cultural resilience, especially the cultural norms, any variety of emerging tourist accommodation is fine,” he said. (kmb25)

Bali Post

DENPASAR - The appreciation of rupiah against the dollar is estimated to depend on the general election activity in 2014. If the political event runs safely, it can make the rupiah against the U.S. dollar stronger.

The Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Mahasaraswati University, Wayan Sujana, said that in recent weeks, the exchange rate of rupiah against the U.S. dollar strengthened in the range of IDR 11,000. The appreciation of rupiah exchange rate could provide benefits for the economy because there were several potentials that could be maximized. The appreciation of rupiah would likely happen again this year.

“The appreciation of rupiah exchange rate is influenced by several factors, one of which is the external factor of global economic condition. To that end, the current macroeconomic condition began to improve, so the government should continue to be alert to the possibility of the return of turmoil and ex-ternal pressures that may interfere with the domestic economic fundamental,” he said.

It was said the external factors should be watched out as it was not known what sentiment could arise from the global condition. The most important of the rupiah appreciation, he said, the investment would be increasingly open and it was a good situation to make investment more confident again. Besides, it could suppress the value of imports which had so far always been higher and the export performance would strengthen.

The appreciation of rupiah exchange rate against the U.S. dollar was men-tioned to give a positive signal for the economic growth. Improving economic growth would take effect in all lines, including banks where it could raise funds of third parties as well as the lending and the LDR could be getting better.

Meanwhile, the Representative of Bank Indonesia for Region III Bali-Nusra would conduct a study on the economic impact of the general election 2014, especially in the Bali region. This event was expected to run smoothly, so that the economic activity could still be maintained and running properly.

“We will make a study related to the impact of the election against the economy. Previously, we have made a study on the fuel price hike because the BI will not provide information without accompanied with a study,” said Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia for Region III Bali-Nusra, Benny Siswato.

According to him, the central bank had not conducted an in-depth study related to the impact of this annual event. However, his party was committed to maintaining the economic stability so there would be no impact on society.

“Specifically, we have not examined the political impact. However, we are committed to maintaining the economic stability,” he said.

In 2014, the economy of Bali and Nusa Tenggara region was expected to reach 6.05 percent higher compared to the growth in 2013. The economic growth was supported by the increased consumption and net export growth. Meanwhile, the economy of Bali as the region’s economic powerhouse was expected to exceed the forecast of 6.35 percent. This prospect was supported by the promising development of Bali tourism industry as a gateway of foreign tourists to visit tourist destinations in Bali and Nusa Tenggara region and other regions in Indonesia. (kmb27)

Hostel mushrooming in Badung

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An illustration photo show a hostel at Bali Island. The accommodation targeting the backpack-ers has been in operation in some areas of the Badung tourism area.

Bali Post

MANGUPURA - The type of tourist accommodation is getting varied in line with the rapid growth of tourism in Badung. One of the new models of the accommodations is hostel. The accommodation targeting the backpackers has been in operation in some areas of the Badung tourism area. Meanwhile, the Badung government itself has not had a clear regulation to set this type of accommodation.

Secure election, rupiah predicted to appreciate

IBP/Net

The appreciation of rupiah against the dollar is estimated to depend on the general election activity in 2014. If the politi-cal event runs safely, it can make the rupiah against the U.S. dollar stronger.

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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.

Balinese Temple Ceremony


Calendar Event for March 5 through May 21, 2014

5 Mar Hari Urip 6 Mar Hari Patetegan7 Mar Pengeradanan Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Kabayan Penebel Tabanan

8 Mar Saraswati Pura Pasek tangkas Gempinis Dalang TabananPura Pasek Gelgel Sayan AbiansemalPura Watu Gunung BimaPura Agung Jagat Karana SurabayaPura Aditya Jaya JakartaPura Pemaksan Banyuning TimurPura Agung Wira Loka Cimahi Jawa Barat

9 Mar Hari Banyu Pinaruh 10 Mar Soma ribek Pura Jati JembranaPura Kawitan Bayu Gaiyang BangliTirta Wening SurabayaPura Desa Lingga Wana Abang Karangasem

11 Mar Sabuh Mas12 Mar Hari Pagerwesi Pura Labang Sindu JiwaUbudPura Kehen BangliPura Wira Bhuana Magelang Jawa tengahPura Padang Sakti Denpasar TimurPura Payogan Agung Ketewel GianyarPura Gaduh Pangiasan Dauh Puri DenpasarPura Masceti Tampak SiringPura Dalem Ularan DenpasarPura Siwa Penebel TabananPura Luhur Sliki BanyuwangiPura Gunung Lebah UbudPura Puseh Sukawati

15 Mar Purnama Sasih Kesanga Pura Nataran Sasih Pejeng GianyarPura Bukit Mentik Gunung lebah Batur Kintamani

17 Mar Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 22 Mar Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya

DenpasarPura Agung Pasek TabananPura Pasek Tangkas TabananPura Kerta Banyuning BulelengPura Dalem Tenggaling Singapadu GianyarPura Bhujangga JembranaPura Dalem pingit TegalalangPura Penataran Pande Pandean MengwiPura Ida Ratu Pande BesakihPura Penataran AGung TulikupPura Kumuda Saraswati UbudPura Batur Arya Tabanan

23 Mar radite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar

26 Mar Buda Cemeng Ukir Pura Pajenengan Kawitan Arya Gelgel KelungkungPura Pasar Agung BesakihPura Pasek Bendesa Legian Kuta BadungPura Gde Gunung Agung Munggu BadungPura Puseh Bebalang BangliPura Dalem Peruncak BadungPura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Krobokan BadungPura Kereban Langit Mengwi Badung

28 Mar Melasti Pakiyisan Ke Segara Pura Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga

30 Mar Tilem Kesanga Tawur Agung 31 Mar Hari raya Nyepi 1 May Buda Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan 2 May Bhatara Sri Ida Ratu Geng BesakihPura Penataran Agung BesakihIda Ratu Raja Puraus BesakihMerajan Saloding Besakih

6 May Anggara Kasih Juluwangi Pura Thirta Harum Tegal Wangi BangliPura Baratan BaturitiPura Batu Klotok Klungkung

Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari TabananPura Ibu Wanagiri Selemadeg TabananPura Manik Bingin Dukuh Sidemen

7 May Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang BangliPura Dalem Gede Pande BangliPura Puncak Sari Sangeh Abian SemalPura Puseh Penegil Dharma Kubu Tam-bahan BangliPura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh GianyarPura Linggih Betara Kayu Selem Penataran Agung Besakih

13 May Purnama Sasih Jiyestha Pura Dwija Warsa MalangPura Pucak Tinggah Angsri BaturitiPura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Jati Lu-wih PenebelPura Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Tonja DenpasarPura Penataran Agung Sidemen Karan-gasemPura Maospahit Grenceng Denpasar

15 May Sugihan Jawa Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Tang-kas KlungkungPura Siang Kangin Peninjoan Tembuku BangliPura Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung BesakihPura Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Besakih

16 May Sugihan Bali Dan Kajeng Kliwon 18 May Penyekeban 19 May Penyajaan Galungan 20 May Penampahan Galungan21 May Hari raya Galungan Pura Wakika Kupang NTTPura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTBPura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri Ta-bananPura Atambuananta Kutamba NTTPura Webananta Kupang NTTPura Giripati Mulawarman PontianakPura Mustika Dharma Cijantung Jakarta Timur

Leonna comes to Archipelago International after a long and success-ful career in Sales & Marketing. With more than 14 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, she has fulfilled key roles such as Accounts Manager at Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, Business Development Manager at Holiday Villa, Sales Manager at Marriot Ho-tel, Retail Store Manager at Oceans Fresh Food Corporation, and Senior Sales Manager - MICE at Hilton Worldwide.

“Archipelago International is a well-respected hospitality company and one of the huge players in South-East Asia. I am excited to be part of the team and utilize my experience

and approach to providing top-notch service and support to customers in my territory. I’ve been immersed in the industry for many years and look for-ward to bringing more to the Chinese market by understanding the demands and finding a solution that best fits those needs.” Said Leonna Wong.

As the new Marketing Manager - Greater China, Leonna will focus on evolving the go-to marketing team to grow the Chinese Market in all of Archipelago International’s properties. Leonna will be based in Bali. She will also be responsible for navigating the rapidly evolving enterprise and chan-nel markets, identifying new potential National and International Chinese-

agents, and owning the vision, strategy and team execution. Leonna will report to Norbert Vas, the Vice President Sales & Marketing of Archipelago International.

“With an increasing number of remarkable growth opportunities for Archipelago, we knew we needed to bring on additional resources. Leonna is the perfect candidate for the position as she is detail-oriented, dynamic, and brings an exemplary track record of success in hotels’ Sales and Market-ing. She will be a tremendous asset to our Chinese-clients both national and international,” said Norbert Vas, Vice President Sales & Marketing Archipelago International. IBP/Courtesy of Archipelago

Archipelago International welcomes new marketing managerIBP

DENPASAr – Archipelago International is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonna Wong as the new Marketing Manager - Greater China. As part of the Sales & Marketing team, Leonna joins Archipelago International with more than 75 properties in South East Asia. Most recently, she held the position of Head of Sales - Asia Pacific at SRL Kanuhura - Maldives.

The monument was established to commemorate the victims of the PanAm airplane crash in 1972 in Gerokgak Singaraja, where all the 107 passengers and crews died. The passengers consisted of 16 citizens of Australia, Canada (3), China (2), France (18), Germany (5), Indian (1), Indonesia (2), Japan (29), the Philippine (3), Sweden (1) and the USA (27).

The PanAm air plane crash incident posed the most-claimed victim ac-cident, ever in Bali. All the victims were buried at Padanggalak area. This monument designed in Balinese architecture was currently still located in the Ayung River Walk Recreation Park. However, so far the monument was still sturdy adjacent to the Campuhan Temple and Padang Galak Beach. Even, it has become the sanctum of the Hindus in Bali.

Made Arjaya worshipped to the monument on Saturday afternoon (Mar 15) after a purificatory rite or melukat at Campuhan Temple. He said the presentation of canangsari oblation was intended to give peace to the 107 died passengers. “It is the only offering so those who had passed away could get a peaceful afterlife,” said the man from Tabanan.

This elderly man admitted to still remember the plane crash in 1972 in Gerokgak Singaraja because at the time he was still working at the Ngurah Rai Airport. He complained about the current young people that were less familiar with the historic place. “Many people do no longer remember this historic place, but I still do,” he said. (nik)

Bali PostSINGARAJA - Commitment of the

Buleleng government to campaigning the plastic waste-free 2015 was fol-lowed by real action namely cleanup activities in the watershed situated around the former Buleleng Harbor, Friday (Mar 14).

Together with Chinese-descent vil-lagers, Kampung Bugis villagers and surrounding communities happening to trade at location took cleanup action in mutual assistance from six o’clock in the morning. “This activity has become one of our participations in supporting the Buleleng government to realize the waste-free 2015.

“This commitment had to be coupled with community awareness and action to perform environmental sanitation,” said Headman of Kampong Bugis Edy Rahman amidst the cleanup activities.

The Head of Buleleng Sanitation and Landscaping Agency, Nyoman

Genep, stated the sanitation move-ment would be gradually continued through mutual assistance with the community. His party had targeted to maintain the sanitation in the water-shed. “Together with the community, we will jointly continue to supervise because the movement has received a positive response from the public. Besides, we will also maintain and develop it,” he said.

Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana accompanied by Deputy Regent Nyoman Sutjidra expressed his support and aspiration of the residents who were willing to work together to clean up the environment. “We see the vivacity of people is beyond our imagination and they worked together happily. We did not oblige them, while the government will continue tackling seriously the plastic waste with the communities,” said Regent Suradnyana. (dgk)

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The monument on the cemetary of Tinga-Tinga Village

PanAm aircraft crashed in Bali starts to be forgottenBali Post

DENPASAr - Incident on the loss of Malaysia Airlines with flight number MH370 was horrendous. In Bali, there has been an incident of aircraft crash that may have been forgotten by the people of Bali. However, the monument used to immortalize the 107 victim’s name of the PanAm in 1972 still looks rigid and is even taken advantage for a sanctum by Hindu people in Bali.

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The cleanup action in the former Buleleng Harbor.

Cleanup action in watershed of former Buleleng Harbor


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Page 8 Page 13The embattled mayor said he wouldn’t know

Spacey “if I ran over him.” Ford’s brother called the actor “an arrogant SOB.” The pair made the comments on their show on YouTube named after the mayor’s supporters.

Along with the photo he tweeted, Spacey said, “When did Mayor Ford start doing what people tell him to do? All you had to do was ask, guys. Here’s your pic.” During Spacey’s appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the actor cracked several jokes at the mayor’s expense when Spacey appeared after a brief cameo by Ford.

“That’s the first time I’ve had to follow a Ford,” Spacey quipped. “And one that was so banged up.” When Kim-

mel thanked Spacey for sharing a dressing room with the mayor, Spacey responded, “Well, he threw up all over it, but those are the chances you take.”

Ford has been under great pressure to resign since he admitted smoking crack last year, and several videos have emerged that showed him seemingly drunk or high. His antics have made him the target of late-night television comedians as well as embarrassed Canadians. City Council stripped him of many of his pow-ers but does not have the authority to remove him. Undaunted, Ford has vowed to run for re-election this fall.


AUSTIN, Texas — Future had one last spot to fill on his upcoming album and he wanted Kanye West to guest. He sent over a few tracks and what happened next was completely unexpected.

“He picked this ‘I Won’ track,” the Atlanta producer-rapper said Saturday during a two-day stop at South By South-west. “He did the verse in one day and sent it back. That’s rare when you get a Kanye verse back in one day, so you know it’s one of them records when he does the verse and sends it back in 24 hours. That’s the icing on the cake with the album.”

Future began to debut tracks from “Honest,” out April 22, at the annual mu-sic conference and festival on Friday and said he was excited for the wider world to hear what he feels is a very personal album. “Honest” also includes guest ap-pearances from stars like Pharrell, Drake, Andre 3000 and Wiz Khalifa.

West’s appearance on “I Won” is one of the more personal moments, encapsu-lating how deeply in love each is with the women in their lives. West is engaged to Kim Kardashian and Future will marry Ciara later this year. The song compares their relationships with the feeling of winning a trophy.

“When you have songs like that, they empower women,” he said. “I just

feel like I want to big up women just in general, from my lady to his lady, to all women, to make sure they get their light on them and just knowing they’re important.”

Future has much more going on this year than just the album. He’s got a tour to rehearse for and can’t take all the out-

side production opportunities he’s being offered. He’s also launching an apparel line. That’s just the business side. In his personal life, he’s preparing for the birth of a child with Ciara and trying to plan their wedding. He didn’t want to give away more details, but couldn’t help it as he talked about everything.

Kevin Spacey responds to Toronto mayor attackAssociated Press Writer

TORONTO — Kevin Spacey on Saturday tweeted a Photoshopped image of himself between Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his brother in response to the siblings’ criticism that he won’t take photos with them. Rob and Doug Ford complained earlier this week that they were told they could not have their picture taken with the actor when Spacey and Rob Ford appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Mar 2.

In this image provided by ABC, Kevin Spacey appears on the 9th annual “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars” special in Los Angeles on March 2, 2014. Spacey’s appearance followed a brief cameo by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who was scheduled to appear on the March 3 show. AP Photo/ABC, Randy Holmes

Future’s has his mind on the future at SXSW

AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer, File

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2014 file photo shows singer Kanye West as he arrives for the Givenchy men’s Fall-Winter 2014-2015 fashion collection in Paris.

Head of Criminal Section at Klungkung’s Police, AKP. I Nyoman Wirajaya when con-tacted on Sunday confirmed the discovery. He said he was contacted by Takashi Soko’s

family after Malang’s police suspected that the body was Takashi Soko who’s been miss-ing for a month.

“The body was allegedly the diver because it still wearing

black diving suit complete with oxygen tank in her back,” he said.

Wirajaya, who received in-formation from the local police, explained that the corpse was first

discovered by fishermen on a reef at Watu Nyonya on Friday. Police was contacted by fishermen and searched the area. But high cur-rent around the site made the body swept away.

The next day, fishermen from Sempu Island, which is located around 400 meters from previous location, claimed to see similar corpse. After being informed by fishermen, police went to evacuate the body. Consulate General of Japan in Surabaya also had been

contacted by police to identify the body. “The family said they will check directly to Malang,” he said.

Previously, seven Japanese tourists were missing on Friday (14/2) after diving in Jungut Batu, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency. Five of the victims were found alive after local residents, police, army, and search team look for them for four days. One of them was found dead and one still miss-ing. (kmb31)

IBP/File Photo

The file photo show diving location where seven divers went missing on Friday, February 14, 2014. Five divers found alive after search mission for four days and one diver found dead. A corpse was found washed up on a beach of Sempu Island, Malang Regency on Saturday afternoon. This corpse suspected to be a master diver, Takashi Soko, who had been lost during a diving activity at Jungut Batu, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency last month.

Suspected to be Takashi Soko

Body of Japanese found in MalangBali Post

SEMARAPURA - A corpse was found washed up on a beach of Sempu Island, Malang Regency on Saturday afternoon. The woman body was found in a state of decay, in which hands, feet, and head were off from body. This corpse suspected to be a master diver, Takashi Soko, who had been lost during a diving activity at Jungut Batu, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency last month.

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Edisi 17 Maret 2014 | International Bali Post