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ChineseGovernment sente-mail to Bali Toask about rabieshandling

North Korea fired about 110rounds Monday near its disputedwestern sea border with SouthKorea, shortly after Seoul ended

Agence France Presse

DENPASAR, Indonesia - In-donesia and the US launchedTuesday a biodiversity researchcentre on the holiday island ofBali to further studies of thearchipelago’s rich and diversespecies. The IndonesianBiodiversity Research Center(IBRC), funded by USAID, is acollaboration between three localuniversities and Old DominionUniversity in Virginia and theUniversity of California, LosAngeles (UCLA).

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The picture shows Bedugul Botanical Garden where thebiodiversity in Bali can be found.Continued on page 6

Indonesia and US launchbiodiversity centre in Bali

IBRC chief researcher fromUCLA Paul Barber said it was astrategic move because Indonesiawas still behind on the number ofresearchers and biodiversity stud-ies despite its abundance of poten-tial research material. “The centrewill significantly enhanceIndonesia’s capacity to study itsown biodiversity,” Barber said.

One of IBRC initiators I GustiNgurah Mahardika said the centrewould serve as a focal point forbiodiversity research, training andspecies collection.

AP Photo/ Seo Myung-gon, Yonhap

South Korean Marines self-propelled artillery K-9 howitzers fire during a military drill against possible attacks from North Korea onBaengnyeong Island, northwest of Seoul, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. South Korean troops firedartillery and dropped sonar buoys into the Yellow Sea as naval drills kicked off near the spot where a warship sank four months ago.

SKorea warns NKoreaafter artillery barrage

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SEOUL – South Korea denounced a barrage of artilleryfired by North Korea into the sea as a grave provocationTuesday and warned that it would deal sternly with anyfurther such acts.

five-day naval drills staged in re-sponse to the March sinking of itsCheonan warship. North Koreahas been blamed for the vessel’s

destruction, which killed 46 sail-ors.

The North denies it torpedoedthe Cheonan and has warned anypunishment would trigger war.Most of the shells in Monday’s bar-rage landed in the North’s waters,but about 10 struck near a SouthKorean island near the sea bordercausing no damage, the JointChiefs of Staff said. It previously

stated all artillery rounds landedin North Korean waters.

South Korea’s Defense Minis-try said in a statement that themove violated an armistice thathalted fighting in the Korean Warin the early 1950s. “If North Ko-rea continues its provocative rheto-ric and acts, we will sternly dealwith them,” the ministry said.

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Tabanan (Bali Post)—Team of Bali Natural Resources

Conservation Agency (BKSDA)came to Siong Forest located atLumbung Kauh, West Selemadegsubdistrict, Tabanan, to track thefootprints and existence of tigers dis-turbing the local residents. In fact,the team still required further re-search to verify it, so that up to thesedays there was no conclusion con-cerning with the truth and existenceof the tigers in that forest reserve.Similar opinion was also describedby Chief of BKSDA Bali Region I(Denpasar-Gilimanuk), Sumarsono,last Monday (Aug 9).

Sumarsono observed that evi-dence found in the surrounding areaof accident as rumored—about theexistence of tigers pouncing on twodogs and a goat owned by local resi-dents—had not been significant tohelp make decision in relation to theallegation of bite marks of tigers.Similarly, testimony of a local resi-dent admitting to see the incidentwas not sufficient.

It was explained that his party hadlaunched several measures to un-cover the existence of the tigers.Such endeavors consisted of measur-

This fact was conveyed by theHead Office of Jasa Raharja of BaliRepresentative, Djoko Sutomo, in themidst of seminar highlighting thetopic on increasing the awareness ofethical and traffic practice for younggenerations, last Monday (Aug 9).Djoko Sutomo explained the seminarheld at Kemala Hikmah Hall at BaliPolice Headquarters was in coopera-tion with the Directorate of TrafficServices of Bali Police and Bali Edu-cation Agency (Disdikpora) aimingto bring down the rates of accidentsin Bali.

In addition, the authority of JasaRaharja also bridged the implemen-tation of the orderly traffic plan thatwould be included in the curriculumof high school and junior high school.Even, the orderly traffic plan thatwould be included in the curriculumhad passed through the process of theMoU between the National Police andthe Ministry of Education. “We do not

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The picture show traffic jam in one of the road in Bali.

Rates of accidentRates of accidentRates of accidentRates of accidentRates of accidentdominated by teenagersdominated by teenagersdominated by teenagersdominated by teenagersdominated by teenagersInsurance compensation 2010 increasesDenpasar (Bali Post)—

Accident problems in Bali do not only become the concern of police, but also the authority ofJasa Raharja insurance of Bali Representative conferring contribution to reduce the rates ofaccidents in recent years that turned very alarming. Based on the data owned by the insurancecompany, most victims of the accident were from the circle of teenagers, especially students.

know for sure, when the orderly traf-fic practice will be put into the cur-riculum,” he said.

Meanwhile, related to compensa-tion issues in 2010, Djoko Sutomo saidthere were some accident cases receiv-ing the compensation. Among others,the dead victim deserved to get com-pensation at IDR 25 million, perma-nent disability at IDR 25 million,medical treatment expenses at IDR 10million and burial expenses at IDR 2million. “Compensation issued by JasaRaharja insurance indicates an in-crease in terms of material aspect,” hesaid.

Execution of seminar attended bymost participants coming from thecircle of students was expected to be-come a fervent basis for self-motiva-tion in terms of orderly traffic prac-tice. In other words, the socializationcarried out should be paid attention bymotorists, particularly the circle of stu-dents, and really appreciated for the

sake of safety of their own life. Meanwhile, when asked about the

existence of issues that people werereluctant to claim the Jasa Raharjacompensation because the process andadministrative requirements weretruly complicated, Djoko Sutomostrongly denied it. He asserted the of-ficers of Jasa Raharja existing in thenine regencies across Bali had a com-mitment to provide direct services tocustomer’s home. “We have mobilesystem to provide services to our cus-tomers directly,” he explained.

Djoko Sutomo added that his partywould come to victims of accident,heirs and the police. Of course, itshould have been equipped with pre-determined requirements. The man-agement of Jasa Raharja had a targetin handling the accident cases wherethe victim died. “If the victim died,the process of compensation claimshould have been accomplished withinseven days,” he asserted. (kmb21)

Denpasar (Bali Post) –Since it break out from 2008 un-

til Monday (9/8), the total of patientswith status “suspect rabies” who wastreated at Sanglah Public Hospitalreaches 100 people yet not all hadthe disease. From those 100 suspectpatients, 59 of them died.

Secretary of the Rabies HandlingTeam of Sanglah Public Hospital, dr.Ken Wirasandhi, when met on Mon-day (9/8) said those who died mostlyhad a history of being bitten anddidn’t get the VAR (Rabies Vacci-nation). Even if they got the VAR itwas not total. Patients who died usu-ally come when they had the rabiessymptoms from hard breathing tophobias. Outside those 59 cases, the41 patients was not a rabies patient,“From 100 there was around 41 wenthome. They came as a suspect pa-tient, yet in the end their illness wasnot rabies. After treated and gettingwell they can go home.”

One of the suspect rabies patienttreated and died was I Gede Ranti

BKSDA Bali has notconclude the truth ontigers of Siong Forest

ing the traces encountered at loca-tion. “The traces found at the sceneare not enough to conclude if theyare traces of a tiger,” he explainedwhile adding that his party remainedto require other proof like feather thatwas not found. As consequence, hisparty still needed more time to con-clude.

Except for the efforts undertakenby BKSDA Bali, added Sumarsono,his party also had made coordinationwith the existing NGOs in East Javathat had conducted a research on thetigers of Java. “For that purpose, wehave to re-open the archives on theexistence of Bali tigers which havebeen extinct in 1937,” he explained.

When alluding to the news aboutthe release of tiger cubs by theBKSDA as the spreading informa-tion, Sumarsono could not make sureabout it. He said his party shouldopen the existing archives. “We alsostill have to open the archives,whether there were any releases oftiger cubs around the woods, likewhat circulating information tells,”he said while mentioning thatBKSDA would go back to locationin the purpose of monitoring the fur-ther development. (gap)

100 Patients Suspect Rabiesin Sanglah Public Hospital

(47) resident of Bebandem,Karangasem. Ranti went in toSanglah Public Hospital last Satur-day (7/8) taken by Karangasem Pub-lic Region Hospital (RSUDKarangasem) ambulance. He did gettreatment at Nusa Indah room yet hedied on the Sunday (8/8). Accordingto Ken even though he came with aclinical rabies symptom yet the fam-ily side stated the patient was neverbitten by a dog, “They have a pet dogand said have lived until now. Thefamily also denied that the patientwas bitten by a dog.” To clarify itfurther, Ranti’s eye liquid and salivasamples are being examined.

On the patient status as suspectrabies, Head of Bali Health Agency,dr. Nyoman Suteja, mentioned not allvictims died can be known its statusfrom the lab test. This kind of prob-lem, according to Suteja, was causedby some died at home or was buriedalready, “So to be sure we ask infor-mation from family or its neighborseven its medical notes.” (san)

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Singaraja (Bali Post) –The Trade-in office branch in the

Hardys Supermarket areal at NgurahRai Street, Singaraja became a robbingvictim on Monday (9/8) afternoon.This incident caused one of the work-ers, Mirza Resti Nirmala (24), AnggrekStreet, Singaraja resident, had a shotwound on the head while the robbermanaged to take IDR 21 Million.

The robbery happened around 12pm wita was weirdly not known howexactly the robbers managed to get tothe office in a quite crowded areal. Theincident was just known when a cus-tomer came in to the office to do atransaction and shocked to see Mirzacovered with blood and in agony con-dition.

Police who got the report then in-vestigate the crime scene and findingthe robbers finger prints inside the of-fice. What’s suspected now that thereare 2 robbers, a boy and a girl. Whencoming to Hardys, they used a redmotorbike. The weapon used had asound reducer so it can’t be heard bypeople outside the office. What’smore, during the robbery Mirza wasknown working alone and no custom-ers were in it.

Vice Head of Buleleng Police Re-

Besides that, the market was notarranged well especially the front partwhich blocks the back field and givesan impression that Kusamba market isonly in the front. What’s more the num-ber of sellers excelled its capacity es-pecially during religious days it reachesthe pavement which worries evenmore. “Truly, I often received sellerscomplain. I myself is worried to seethe condition,” Head of Kusamba Vil-lage, IB. Suweta Jaya, mentioned lastMonday (9/8).

Sellers compared it with Satria Vil-lage Market that doesn’t contribute toregional government yet KlungkungRegion Government allocated budgetto fix that market instead, “WhyKusamba who contributes every yeardon’t get any attention?”

When asked for confirmation,Vice Head of Klungkung RegionHouse of Representatives who’sfrom Kusamba, A.A. Anom clarifiedthe problem. According to him therewas some fixing on 2007 yet thosebuildings were not arranged well so

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The condition of the sellers in Kusamba market in Klungkung regency

Many Kiosk Fractured, KusambaMany Kiosk Fractured, KusambaMany Kiosk Fractured, KusambaMany Kiosk Fractured, KusambaMany Kiosk Fractured, KusambaMarket Sellers ComplainedMarket Sellers ComplainedMarket Sellers ComplainedMarket Sellers ComplainedMarket Sellers ComplainedNever Fixed Since 1998Semarapura (Bali Post) –

Sellers or Pasar (Market) Kusamba, Dawan, Klungkung com-plained on the worrying condition of its market. Many of itskiosks fractured yet it did not interest the government from itsmaintenance to fixing these which was built before 1998 whenactually Klungkung Region Government received retributionfrom the market minimal IDR 44 Million per year.

it gives disorderly impression.So he demanded executives to be

more aware of Kusamba on the Re-gional Main Budgets year 2011 forits fixing and the 2000 m2 market’sarrangement, “If the buildings arefixed and its arrangement better, I’msure incoming will increase and it willgive profit to the region too.” Besidesthose, Anom Sarjana also wanted tofight for Ida I Dewa Isteri Kanyastatue, hero from Kusamba who de-feated the Netherlands, which wasplanned to be built in front ofKusamba Market, “Only just, now Ihave to coordinate with public fig-ures intensively for its size and typeof the statue.”

Also in the rainy season, sellerscomplained on the leaking roofswhich cause floods. A seller men-tioned, “Yes there was lots of leak-age. Lots of my selling was damagedduring rainy season due to the rain.”

It was said, the renovation donein 2007 only on the pillars and blocks,not all of them. (kmb20)

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Supervision to corruption casesin government agencies should re-main to be consolidated. Moreover,such corruption cases have becomea chronic disease in this country.Even, for countries in the Asia-Pa-cific region, the level of corruptionin Indonesia occupies the 19th po-sition. This condition is also expe-rienced by a number of governmentagencies existing within the work-ing area of State Development Fi-nance Controller (BPKP) for Bali-NTB region indicating the increas-ing trend.

This matter was disclosed by theHead of BPKP of Bali Representa-tive, Abd. Rachman Datjong whenmet on the sidelines of socializationof anti-corruption programs in thehall of BPKP Bali, last Monday(Aug 9). Discussion of such anti-corruption socialization was focusedon Reliant People’s EmpowermentProgram (PNPM Mandiri). The dis-cussion was attended by lecturers,employees within the State/Re-gional Owned Enterprise (BUMN/D) of Bali region. This event pre-

Singaraja Trade in OfficeRobbed A Worker Shot

sort, Police Commissioner, Dewa PutuArtha, mentioned his side is investigat-ing this incident by collecting evidenceand checking witnesses. For now, theTrade-in Office has a police line, “Weare inspecting it by collecting evidencesincluding finding finger prints on thecrime scene.”

Police seem to have difficultiesas inside the office there’s no CCTVas all this time it only has one out-side the office and facing HardysSupermarket.

Victim Mirza couldn’t be asked forstatements. She was treated atBuleleng Region Public Hospital yetbecause of her serious critical condi-tion she then was brought to SanglahPublic Hospital.

The doctor who’s treating her, dr.Ketut Wenten, said the victim was sus-pected to have been shot on the rightside of her head and went through theleft side. On the right side the woundis 3 cm and on the left side is 12 cm.

Head of the Singaraja Branch Tradein Office, Dewa Made Wira, who wason the crime scene said they have hiredthis areal in Hardys since May. In thisrobbery it has caused loss of IDR 21Million which all this time was savedin safe. (kmb15)

Trend of corruptioncases in Bali rises

sented four speakers namely MudjiWahyudi, Ph.D. (Mataram Univer-sity), Solichin (Bali Tourism Devel-opment Corporation), Eko Pranyoto(High Court), and Wayan Merta(PNPM Regional IV Bali).

Ranchman Datjong said that cor-ruption in this country had occurredrampantly everywhere. On that ac-count, BPKP attempted to dissemi-nate the preventive efforts againstthe corruption. All this time, hisparty had been doing the activity forfive times with various parties. Itwas intended to implant an under-standing that corruption denoted acrime that had to be eradicated col-lectively.

He added that corruption casesin Indonesia had been destroyingthe elements of community life. Infact, the effort of government toprevent corruption cases had beenexecuted and reinforced by the is-suance of stipulations of thePeople’s Consultative Assembly(MPR) twelve years ago. “Issu-ance of the Act of Corruption ac-tually becomes one of the true ef-forts to reduce the corruptioncases,” he said.

Furthermore, Datjong Rachmanalso observed there was a trend ofcorruption within the past five yearsBali staying to show an increase.However, his party really did notknow definitely about the numberof corruption cases whether theywere just revealed, or they were in-deed a new case. Nevertheless, hisparty still sought to take preventiveaction by organizing socialization.One of the cases successfullyhanded over to investigators wasthe corruption in the compost caseallegation of Jembrana.

He cited that corruption in thiscountry had already been a chronicdisease and going on for sometime. If neglected, it would havemore severe impacts. Government,he said, had initiated the effort ofcorruption eradication since 1998through the establishment of theStipulation of the People’s Consul-tative Assembly No. 11/1998. Notonly that, related Act had also beenissued in 1999 having the samegoal, namely eradicating the cor-ruption in this country becausecorruption itself had reached alllife aspects of the society. (kmb12)

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During Japan’s occupation of theKorean peninsula from 1910-45,many Koreans were forced to fightas front-line soldiers, work in slave-labor conditions, or serve as prosti-tutes in brothels operated by themilitary. The issue of Japanese war-time aggression against its Asianneighbors is still a sensitive onemore than half a century later.

“For the enormous damage andsuffering caused by this coloniza-tion, I would like to express onceagain our deep remorse and sin-


OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN– In a historic first for Cold Waradversaries, U.S., Canadian andRussian military officers directedfighter jets and ground controllersto test how well they could trackan international terrorist hijackingover the Pacific Ocean.

A chartered American jet code-named Fencing 1220 sent a mockdistress signal shortly after takingoff from Anchorage, Alaska, onSunday, triggering a pursuit by atleast seven fighters and a flurry ofradio and telephone calls betweenmilitary and civilian officials onboth sides of the Pacific.

The Associated Press had ex-clusive access to Fencing 1220, aplush executive-style Gulfstreamwhose passengers included a Rus-sian Air Force colonel and a se-nior commander of the NorthAmerican Aerospace DefenseCommand, the joint U.S.-Cana-dian command that patrols theskies over North America.

Their goal: To ensure that two


ZHOUQU, China – Rescuers inthree countries across Asia struggledTuesday to reach survivors frommassive flooding that has afflictedmillions of people, as the death tollclimbed in a remote Chinese townwhere hundreds died and more than1,100 were missing from landslides.

In Pakistan, the United Nationssaid the government’s estimate of13.8 million people affected by thecountry’s worst-ever floods ex-ceeded the combined total of threerecent megadisasters — the 2004Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005Kashmir earthquake and the 2010

Russia, US chase jetin hijack drill

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet flies alongside a civilian airplane play-ing the role of a hijacked airliner, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 on a routefrom Alaska to an undisclosed location in the Far East. The exer-cise is a first-of-its-kind joint exercise between the U.S. and Russiato test their coordinated response to a potential international hi-jacking. Earlier in the flight, U.S.-built NORAD fighter jets also in-tercepted the flight as it passed through U.S. airspace.

militaries still distrustful of eachother can work effectively tacklinga terror threat that worries both na-tions.

One question that arose Sundaywas just how much informationthey need — from the ground, fromthe fighters, from the hijacked pi-lots and from the terrorists — andwhether fewer, simpler messagesmight be better than the flood ofcommunication the exercise gen-erated.

Canadian Forces Col. ToddBalfe, the deputy commander ofNORAD’s Alaska region, ac-knowledged it may seem “incon-gruous” that the exercise was tak-ing place amid tension between hiscountry and Russia over recentRussian bomber flights probing thenorthern boundaries of Canadianairspace. But with al-Qaida at thefront of North American minds andRussia dealing with threats fromChechen rebels, terrorism tran-scends national boundaries, andexercises like this could lay thefoundation for cooperating onother issues as well, Balfe said.

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South Korean family members of victims of World War II shout a slogan during a rally demanding fullcompensation

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TOKYO – Prime Minister Naoto Kan offered Tokyo’s latest apol-ogy Tuesday to South Korea for Japanese colonial rule, as part of aneffort to strengthen ties between the two countries ahead of the 100thanniversary of Japanese aggression against Korea.

cerely apologize,” Kan said in astatement approved by the Cabinet.

The statement apologized specifi-cally to Koreans, in contrast to ear-lier apologies by Japan for wartimeactions made broadly to the country’sAsian neighbors.

Seoul accepted the apology, al-though President Lee Myung-bakdoes not plan an official response,said presidential spokesman ChoHyun-jin.

“We hope that through properrecognition and reflection of the un-

fortunate history, close bilateral re-lations can further develop into apartnership for the future,” saidSouth Korean Foreign Ministryspokesman Kim Young-sun in astatement.

Some victims of Japan’s rulecalled Tokyo’s apology insufficient,saying there should be reparationsfor victims, prosecution of wrong-doers and a record of the Japanesemilitary’s history of sexual slaveryin Japan’s textbooks.

“Kan says Japan apologizes andrepents but they are just words,” saidKang Joo-hye with the KoreanCouncil for Women Drafted forMilitary Sexual Slavery by Japan.

“He didn’t mention the victimsonce or pledge any action to healtheir hurt and pain,” Kang said.

1,100 missing in China asAsian flood misery rises

AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Chinese rescue workers prepare to search for survivors after a mudslideswept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwest-ern China’s Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in threecountries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from mas-sive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death tollclimbed in the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and morethan 1,100 were missing from landslides.

Haiti earthquake.Rescuers in the remote desert

mountainsides in Indian-controlledKashmir recovered more bodies, withthe death toll rising to 165 from flashfloods. Thousands of army and paramili-tary soldiers continued clearing roadsand removing the debris of hundreds ofhomes flattened in the Ladakh regionby Friday’s powerful thunderstorms.

About 200 remain missing, said Lt.Col. J. S. Brar, an army spokesman. Withthe road links being restored, nearly 300people who fled to higher ground havereturned to their homes, he said.

In China, the death toll jumped to 337late Monday after Sunday’s landslides inthe northwestern province of Gansu —

the deadliest incident so far in thecountry’s worst flooding in a decade.A debris-blocked swollen river burst,swamping entire mountain villages inthe county seat of Zhouqu and rippinghomes from their foundations.

Survivor Yang Zhukai began thesad task of making simple coffinsfor the 10 to 20 relatives killed bythe mudslide in Zhouqu.

“These are all for relatives, forrelatives killed by the mudslide. Itwas so unexpected — a huge land-slide like this. There’s nothing left.We managed to escape with ourlives. As far as relatives, 10 to 20died from my village,” he told As-sociated Press Television News.

Hotel Activities Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5International

Australian Consulate GeneralJalan Tantular 32 Renon DenpasarPhone: +62 361 241118Fax: +62 361 221195 (General) +62 361 241120 (Immigration)

Royal Danish & NorwegianMimpi Resort Jimbaran, BaliPhone +62.361.701 070

The Czech RepublicJalan Pengembak No. 17 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.286 465

France Consulate AgencyJalan Merta Sari Gang II No. 8 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.285 485

The Federal Republic of GermanyJalan Pantai Karang No 17 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.288 535

The Republic of HungaryJalan By Pass No 219 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.287 701

Italian ConsulateJalan By Pass Ngurah Rai Jimbaran, BaliPhone +62.361.701 005

Honorary Consulate of MexicoJalan Mohamad Yamin 1 A, Renon, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.223 266

Honorary Consulate of The NetherlandsJalan Raya Kuta 127, BaliPhone +62.361.761 506

Praja Taxi : (0361) 289090Bali Taxi : (0361) 701111Ngurah Rai Taxi : (0361) 724724Pan Wirthi Taxi : (0361) 723366Komotra Taxi : (0361) 758855

TAXIS

IMIGRATION

Denpasar

There are 4 major hospitals usually used by foreigners -Denpasar General Hospital(RSUP Sanglah), Kasih Ibu Hospital, Rumah SakitWongaya and Rumah Sakit Dharma Husada.

RSUP Sanglah is the main provincial public hospital. Itsfacilities have improved since the emergency ward had beenbuilt in 1991. Difficult/critical cases would not become aproblem anymore since it has complete equipments. It islocated on Jl. KesehatanSelatan 1 Sanglah Denpasar with :Phone : 227 911 – 15Fax : 226 363

Kasih Ibu Hospital is a private hospital which caters forless serious cases such as diarrhea, intestinal disorders, ane-mia, asthma and minor accidents. Kasih Ibu is also equippedto care for pregnant women. This hospital is located on Jl.Teuku Umar 120 Denpasar.Phone : 223 036Fax : 268 690.

Rumah Sakit Wongaya (Public Hospital; Psychiatric Unit)Jl. Kartini, Denpasar.Phone : 222 142.

HOSPITALHonorary Consulate of SpainKomplek Istana Kuta Galleria Blok Vallet 2 No 11. JalanPatih Jelantik Kuta, BaliPhone +62.361.769 286

USA Consulate AgencyJalan Hayam Wuruk No. 188 Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.222 426

Consulate General of JapanJalan Raya Puputan No. 170 Renon, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.227 628

Honorary Consulate of BritishJalan Tirta Nadi No. 20 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.270 601

Swiss and Austria ConsulateJalan Patih Jelantik, Komplek Pertokoan IstanaGalleriaPhone +62.361.751 735

Honorary Consulate of BrazilJalan Legian No. 186, BaliPhone +62.361.757 775

Honorary Consulate of ThailandJalan Raya Puputan Renon 81, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.263 310

Embassy of IndiaJalan Raya Puputan Renon 42-44, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.241 978

Honorary Consulate of Sweden anf FinlandSegara Village Hotel, Jalan Segara Ayu, Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.282 223

Honorary Consulate of MalaysiaAlam Kulkul Boutique Resort, Jalan Pantai Kuta, BaliPhone +62.361.752 520

Sanur Beach Hotel held a social activity few days ago. The hotel carried out Beach Cleaning activityon Sanur beach. According to Candy, the Public Relations Manager of Sanur Beach Hotel, theactivity was held due to the Sanur Village Festival but the similar activities will be done daily afterthe festival. On the closing ceremony, turtles were released to the sea by the hotel staffs.

Singaraja (Bali Post) –Celebrating its first birthday, Bali Kuta

Resort by Swiss-belhotel held a Love Careevent which was filled with social activi-ties in Tunjung Village, Kubutambahansub district, Buleleng Region, last Mon-day (9/8). The one year old resort gaveout help in a form of 200 packets of es-sentials for Tunjung’s disadvantage resi-dents.

Attending the event was Bali KutaResort Commisioner, Gusti Agung MadeAgung, Agus Salim (owner representa-tive), Sabrina Buehalmann (acting gen-eral manager) and management staffsfrom the resort. Besiedes the 200 residentsof Tunjung Village, the event was alsowelcomed by Tunjung Village Chief,Ketut Kardita and Head of Buleleng So-cial Agency representative.

The essential packet had noodles, rice,sugar, clothes and more. Tunjung Villagewas picked as it has the highest numberof disadvantaged people in Buleleng asfrom 1.300 families, 90 percent of themare disadvantaged.

This condition was strengthen byKardita who clarified that the number ofdisadvantaged people in this village isvery many and for that he is very thank-ful of Bali Kuta Resort by Swiss belhotel’sgenerosity in helping his residents. Asmuch as 200 people was picked to begiven the essentials as they are the verydisadvantaged ones, “There was still moreof our residents need help so we have to

Love Care “Bali Kuta Resort”Giving Essentials for Disadvantaged Residents in Tunjung

be thankful if there are other donatorswho can also help our residents just likewhat Bali Kuta Resort did.”

Agus Salim mentioned this social ac-tivity was held in celebrating the resort’sfirst year. This idea came from the ownerof Bali Kuta Resort, Gusti Agung MadeAgung, “He mentioned, rather than hav-ing a luxurious party, it’s much better ifwe give out affection to each other in asocial activity.”

To Tunjung Village residents, Agushoped the essentials given out don’t seeit from the value yet better appreciatedas a sincere giving from Bali Kuta Re-sort to joint a brotherhood and affectionsharing between Bali Kuta Resort em-ployees and Tunjung residents.

Meanwhile Bali Kuta ResortCommisionner, Gusti Agung MadeAgung, with his very friendly Balineselanguage also hoped the residents doesn’tsee the value because the resort will notonly come this time to share affection. Ifthe resort has prosperity, this will be againshared with those who need it includingTunjung village, “Hopefully the hotel wemanage will go well and can gain pros-perity so we can come back to Tunjung.”

Besides giving out essentials inTunjung Village, the Love Care event wasalso filled with other social activities suchas planting mangrove tree in the man-grove forest, blood donor with PMI (In-donesia Red Cross) and staff competi-tion event. (kmb15)

Wednesday, August 11, 20106 News

A parole hearing for Mark DavidChapman, 55, is scheduled at AtticaCorrectional Facility, the upstateNew York prison where he has beenheld for nearly 30 years.

Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, saidlast week she continues to opposeChapman’s release because he re-mains a potential threat.

Chapman has been denied parolefive times, appearing before theboard every two years since 2000.His next interview could take placeas early as Tuesday, Division of Pa-role spokesman Marc Violette said.He could not be more specific, hesaid, because Chapman is one ofdozens of parolees with interviewsscheduled for this week and it isunknown when the two-memberpanel will get to his.

The former maintenance manfrom Hawaii is serving a sentenceof 20 years to life for shootingLennon four times outside the ex-Beatle’s Manhattan apartment build-ing Dec. 8, 1980. He pleaded guiltyto second-degree murder.

Ono, 77, said in California lastweek that she was trying to be “prac-tical” in asking that her husband’skiller remain behind bars. She saidChapman might be a danger to her,

AP

NEW YORK – A JetBlueflight attendant got into an argu-ment with a passenger on a jet-liner arriving at John F. KennedyInternational Airport on Monday,cursed the passenger, grabbed abeer from the galley and then de-ployed an emergency exit slideand fled the plane, authoritiessaid.

Flight attendant Steven Slaterwas arrested at his nearby homein the Belle Harbor section ofQueens by Port Authority of NewYork And New Jersey police oncharges of criminal mischief,reckless endangerment and tres-passing.

Slater, 39, remained in custodyMonday night. His attorney’sname wasn’t immediately avail-able, and there was no home tele-phone number listed for him. Awoman who answered a phone ata previous residence listed forSlater in Thousand Oaks, Calif.,identified herself as his motherbut said she wasn’t speaking tothe media.

JetBlue Airways Corp. said ina statement that it was working

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A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed JohnLennon


BUFFALO, N.Y. - JohnLennon’s killer will seekhis freedom this week for asixth time.

other family members and perhapseven himself. She did not elaborateafter making the comments at a meet-ing of the Television Critics Associa-tion, where she was speaking abouta new PBS documentary on Lennon’sfamily and artistic life in New Yorkin the 1970s.

Lennon would have turned 70 thisOctober.

At his 2008 parole hearing,Chapman told the panel he wasashamed and sorry for what he haddone and had since developed adeeper understanding of the value ofa human life.

He said he had been seeking no-toriety and fame to counter feelingsof failure.

“I would be something other thana nobody and that was my reason-ing at the time,” Chapman said, ac-cording to the 2008 transcript.

The panel denied release “due toconcern for the public safety andwelfare,” according to its decision.

This week’s decision will be pub-licly released once Chapman andregistered victims have been noti-fied, Violette said. Hearing tran-scripts are generally made availableabout a week later.

JetBlue flight attendant arrested after NYC ruckus

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

In this Aug. 23, 2008 file photo,a JetBlue plane taxis on a run-way at John F. Kennedy Inter-national Airport in New York. AJetBlue flight attendant onMonday, Aug. 9, 2010 got intoan argument with a passengeron a jetliner arriving at John F.Kennedy International Airport,cursed the passenger, grabbeda beer from the galley and thendeployed an emergency exitslide and fled the plane, au-thorities said.

with the Federal Aviation Admin-istration and Port Authority policeto investigate the matter. It said thesafety of its customers and crewmembers was never at risk.

Slater was working on JetBlueFlight 1052 from Pittsburgh whenhe got into an argument with thepassenger, who was pulling downbaggage from an overhead bin, thePort Authority said. The luggageapparently struck the attendant inthe head and he asked for an apol-ogy, but the passenger refused, theagency said.

As the plane was landing, Slatergot on the public-address systemand cussed at the passenger, thePort Authori ty said. He thengrabbed at least one beer, activatedthe slide, slid down and went tohis car, it said.

Port Authority police were no-tified about 25 minutes later.

JetBlue would not say how longSlater had been employed by thecompany.

By Monday night , severalFacebook pages had been set up intribute to Slater, with many usersof the social networking site ex-pressing support for him for walk-ing off the job.

“IBRC is the magnet that will at-tract Indonesian and internationalscientists to carry out researches fo-cusing on biodiversity,” Mahardikasaid.

“These researchers will employthe latest technology and methods inmolecular genetics to gain under-

The North, meanwhile, threat-ened a “war of retaliation.” NorthKorea “will clearly show to thosebuoyed by war fever what a real waris like any time it deems necessarythrough a war of retaliation of itsown style based on its nuclear de-terrent,” the main Rodong Sinmunnewspaper said in a commentarycarried by the official Korean Cen-tral News Agency.

The Korean peninsula remainstechnically in a state of war becausethe 1950-53 Korean War ended in atruce, not a peace treaty. The U.S.stations 28,500 troops in South Ko-rea to help protect its key Asian ally.

A U.S. State Department spokes-man denounced North Korea’s ar-tillery barrage and joked that it “re-sulted in a lot of dead fish.” P.J.Crowley also said, “We’re likely tosee more provocations.” He said itwas unclear what North Korea was“trying to achieve through this on-going chest-thumping.”

Tension on the divided peninsulahas spiked in the wake of theCheonan’s sinking. The American-

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standing on the intricate nature andformation of Indonesia’sbiodiversity.” he said.

The centre is based in UdayanaUniversity’s Biomedic Lab inDenpasar where 60 Indonesian andUS scientists make up the core re-searchers.

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led U.N. Command, which moni-tors the armistice, held talks withNorth Korea at the Korean bordervillage of Panmunjom on Tuesdayto discuss the incident, said U.S.military spokesman David Oten.

It was the fourth such meetingsince last month. The previousthree ended with no major break-throughs. Ties between the twoKoreas worsened last week whenSouth Korea launched large-scalenaval training in response to thesinking, prompting its communistneighbor to warn it would counterthe maneuvers with a “strongphysical retaliation.”

The South Korean naval drills,which ended on Monday afternoon,followed large-scale joint militaryexercises with the U.S. last monthoff the east coast. The South Ko-rean drills included exercises nearthe western sea border where thewarship exploded and sank.

The area is also where thenavies of the rival Koreas havefought three bloody gunbattlessince 1999.


MUMBAI, India – Indian au-thorities have plugged a fuel leakin a container ship that collidedinto another cargo vessel andspewed 500 tons of oil into theArabian Sea, a top governmentofficial said Tuesday.

But the principal port ofMumbai — India’s economic hub— near where the collision hap-pened on Saturday would remainclosed until at least Wednesday,because of the spill and 300 cargocontainers that had fallen from oneof the ships, causing a naviga-tional hazard, the defense minis-try said.

The Panamanian-registeredMSC Chitra smashed into the St.Kitts-registered MV-Khalijia-IInear Jawahar Lal Nehru port. Theaccident caused the MSC Chitra torun aground and list heavily. Itsfuel and lubricants spilled into thesea.

By late Monday, the leak wasplugged after about 500 tons hadspilled out, Ashok Chavan, the top

Oil plugged aftercargo ship collisionoff India

elected official of Maharashtrastate, of which Mumbai is thecapital, told reporters.

The oil slick has spread overan area of nearly three miles (fivekilometers) around the ship, de-fense ministry spokesman Capt.Manohar Nambiar told The Asso-ciated Press.

The MSC Chitra is tilting dan-gerously into the water, but thespokesman said there appeared tobe little chance of the vessel sink-ing because it had run aground ona large rock very close to the har-bor where the water wasn’t deepenough to submerge the entireship.

The Khalijia-II also sufferedsome damage, though no detailswere immediately available.News reports Tuesday said thecollision occurred because of afailure of radio communicationbetween the two ship. It was notclear what cargo they were carry-ing and whether it included anyhazardous material. Nambiar saidLal Nehru port would be closedat least until Wednesday.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 7Indonesia TodayInternational

AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

Vendors and beggars flock as Indonesian Muslims visit a cemetery to pray for their late beloved a daybefore the beginning of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Jakarta on August 10, 2010. Ramadan,which starts on August 11, is the ninth month of the Muslim Hijri calendar, during which the faithfulabstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex during daylight and, in the evening, eat smallmeals and visit friends and family.

Antara

YOGYAKARTA - Yogyakarta’s provincialadministration and the Thai government are ex-ploring tourism cooperation through languagetraining for tourist guides.

“The Thai government will give Thai languagetraining to tourist guides in Yogyakarta,” localdistrict administration spokesman Bayudono said

“There should be concrete actionto foil the Koran burning plan,” groupcoordinator, Damien, said here onMonday during a press conference atthe Center for Dialogue and Coop-

Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Abu Bakar Bashir is regardedas the spiritual leader for radical militants inIndonesia, but the white-bearded 71-year-oldhas always denied involvement in terrorism.

The softly spoken Muslim preacher, whowas arrested on Monday, served almost 26months for conspiracy over the 2002 attackson Bali nightspots that killed 202 people, be-fore being cleared and released in 2006.

Bashir was active in the early 1960s in sev-eral Islamic student organisations at Al-IrsyadUniversity in his home town of Solo, CentralJava, before founding in 1972 the Al MukminMuslim boarding school at nearby Ngruki.

He and close friend Abdullah Sungkar, bothof Yemeni descent, were jailed by the Suhartoregime from 1978 to 1982 for inciting peopleto reject the secular national ideology in favourof an Islamic state.

They fled to Malaysia in 1985 when theSupreme Court granted a prosecution appealfor a longer sentence. It was there, according

Antara

JAKARTA - The marine sectorcontributes nearly 22 percent of thecountry’s gross domestic product, amarine expert said on Monday nightcalling on the government to paymore attention to the sector.

“Based on the results of my cal-culation, the marine sector contrib-utes 22.5 percent of the GDP,” ProfTridoyo Kumastanto of the BogorInstitute of Agriculture (IPB) saidat a public discussion on the marinebill.

He said he arrived at the figureafter classifying the marine sectorinto seven subsectors, namely fish-ery, mining, marine industry, marineservice, marine building, marinetourism and sea transportation.

Among the seven subsectors themining subsector contributed thebiggest to the GDP with 9.1 percent,he said.

“The fishery subsector comes in

Antara

BANDUNG - Two bodies which may belongto the pilot and co-pilot of the Trike PKS-135,arrived at Bandung’s Hasan Sadikin hospitalmorque on Monday at 8.10 pm.

The two bodies arrived by ambulance ofSulaeman hospital and an Inova van.

Sulaeman airbase chief Colonel Gutomo, rep-resentatives of the airbase, a SAR team, accom-

Marine sector contributes22 percent to RI’s GDP

second with 2.7 percent,” Tridoyowho is also Chief of the Center forthe Coastal and Marine ResourcesStudies said.

These all suggested that the ma-rine sector would also contribute tothe future generations, he said.

Commenting on the marine bill,he said, the bill, if passed into law,must be able to determine the direc-tion of the marine ecosystem’s inter-action because there had been manylaws related to the marine sector.

“The laws related to the marinesector include the mining law, fish-ery law, regional government law,law on state borders,” he said.

Member of the House of Repre-sentatives Commission IV Viva YogaMauladi shared Tridoyo’s views say-ing the laws related to the marine sec-tor must be synergized with the ma-rine bill currently under deliberationsat the parliament.

“Deliberations on the marine billare among difficult tasks,” he said.

Religious leaders expressReligious leaders expressReligious leaders expressReligious leaders expressReligious leaders expressconcern over plan Koran burningconcern over plan Koran burningconcern over plan Koran burningconcern over plan Koran burningconcern over plan Koran burningAntara

JAKARTA - A group of Indonesian religious leaders promoting plu-ralism in the country GPP on Monday met with representatives fromthe United States Embassy in Jakarta to express their concern overthe planned Koran burning in the US, a source said.

eration among Civilizations (CDCC)in Menteng area, Central Jakarta.

The group consisting of Chief ofIndonesian Bishop Council (KWI)bishop Mandagi, chief of Indonesian

Communion of Churches (PGI)Hendrik, and secretary toMuhammadiyah Abdul Mu’ti, metwith the US Embassy’s chief of po-litical affairs, Ted Lyng.

During the meeting, he said, Lyngexpressed the embassy concernedover the issue allegedly planned by aUS-based organization, Dove WorldOutreach Center, in commemoratingthe September 11 tragedy in NewYork. Lyng said most Americans also

did not approve of the plan.Damien said the US Embassy in

Jakarta would deliver GPP’s messageto Washington and would officiallyannounce its attitude towards the Ko-ran burning plan in the next two weeks.

“GPP has prepared some plansin case the Koran burning plan iscarried out,” Damien added.

Meanwhile, Secretary toMuhammadiyah (second largestMuslim organization in Indonesia),

Abdul Mu’ti, said the Koran burningwas planned to boost the popularityof a particular group in the US.

Abdul said the US governmentshould not only express its concern,but also formulate concrete action tofoil the plan to burn the Islamic holybook in commemorating the Septem-ber 11 tragedy. Abdul also said that itwas understandable Indonesians werefurious and condemned the plan, aslong as no law has been broken.

Yogyakarta, Thailand exploretourism cooperation

Bodies of Trike arrive at Bandung hospital

here on Tuesday. He made the statement after ac-companying Yogyakarta vice Governor Paku AlamIX to receive Thai Ambassador to IndonesiaThanatip Upatising in Yogyakarta.

Bayudono said the Thai ambassador was ex-pected to have the tourism cooperation realizedso that it could improve and strengthen the rela-tions between the Thai government andYogyakarta provincial administrations.

panied the two dead bodies.An autopsy will be carried out on the two bod-

ies by a forensic team of the Bandung hospital.A Strike mocroflight plane flown by Noto and

Panji, was reported to have crashed and missingin Gunung Wayang, Bandung regency, on Sun-day, early in July. The plane when flying fromNusawiru Pangandaran airfield to Sulaimanairbase in Bandung, lost contact in themountaneous region bordering with Garut.

Bashir: Father of militantIslam in Indonesia

to prosecutors, that they officially foundedSoutheast Asian terror group JemaahIslamiyah (JI) in 1993.

Sungkar died in 1999, a year after Bashirreturned to Indonesia following Suharto’sdownfall. From 2000 he devoted more andmore time to the Indonesian MujahideenCouncil, an umbrella group which he headsand which seeks sharia law.

Two years after his release from prison in2006 he founded Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid(JAT) as a legitimate — although radical —body with which to continue agitating for Is-lamic law and jihad, or holy war.

“Let us strengthen Islamic brotherhoodwith one single aim, that is to uphold the Is-lamic sharia to help this state and nation,” hesaid in 2006, showing that prison had notdampened his fiery support of Islam.

International Crisis Group expert SidneyJones predicted in a report published in Julythat Bashir’s arrest would not have a signifi-cant impact on the jihadist movement in In-donesia.

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Bali Today

I Ketut Teneng, the head of pub-lication and documentation divi-sion in Bali Government, said thatthe government already sent the re-spond to the Chinese Governmentregarding the system of handlingrabies in Bali.

Teneng said that the explanationwas about the mass vaccination,wild dog’s elimination, giving anti-rabies injection to the dog bite vic-tim and others.

I Putu Sumantra, the head ofBali Animal Department, said thathe hasn’t heard about the com-plaint made by the Chinese Gov-ernment. “We didn’t know aboutthe complaint sent by the ChineseGovernment through email. Ourdepartment didn’t receive any in-formation about it.”

He said that if the Chinese afraid

Antara

DENPASAR - The value ofBali’s imports in the second quar-ter of 2010 increased 242.34 per-cent to US$136.91 million fromUS$39.99 million in the same pe-riod a year earlier, a statistics offi-cial said.

“The imports in the second quar-ter also increased 207.35 percentfrom US$44.54 million comparedwith those in the first quarter of thisyear,” Head of the Central Board ofStatistics (BPS) for Bali office, IdaKomang Wisnu said here on Monday.

He said that most of the Bali im-ports were production goods whichwere expected to help improve Bali’speople’s welfare and economicgrowth.

According to Wisnu, the importsincluded ships, mechanic machines,electric appliances, jewelries, ironand steel-based products.

They were imported from Brit-ain, Singapore, Belgium, Norwayand China.

Ships and floating constructionsaccounted for 53 percent of the to-tal imports followed by mechanicmachines (13.29), electric appli-ances (7.96 percent), jewelries (6.02percent) and optical wares (2.6 per-

Bali Post

DENPASAR - Arrival of Frenchtourists to Bali within the second quar-ter of 2010 was recorded to reach 6,947people. When compared to the previ-ous month, the number of arrivalsreached 10, 169 people and these fig-ures dropped by 31.68 percent. Mean-while, the other seven countries includ-ing Australia indicated significant in-crease by 28.40 percent, Japan (18.91percent), Malaysia (14.26 percent),China (17.94 percent), Singapore(35.70 percent), Taiwan (0.17 percent)

Chinese Government sent e-mail to BaliTo ask about rabies handlingAntara

Denpasar – Chinese Government react on the spread ofrabies in Bali. They consider that the disease is very danger-ous for the tourists who visit Bali. The Chinese Governmentsent an e-mail to Bali Government to question the rabies han-dling in the island.

and don’t want to come to Bali be-cause rabies, it will be very outra-geous. He thinks that the actiontaken by the government to handlerabies is already optimum.

“The elimination, vaccination,and coordination with the societyare done intensively. The anti rabiesis always given to the dog bite vic-tims. We are certain that if the ef-forts done continuously, Bali will befree from rabies in 2012,”Sumantara added.

He also said that there are notourists from China who suffer fromrabies so the tourists should not beafraid to come to Bali. Bali Gover-nor, Made Mangku Pastika, had or-dered that all tourism sites in Balimust be free from dogs. This is toprevent the spread of rabies and soit won’t attack the tourists.

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Balinese residents taking their pets to the free vaccines shot that held by Bali’s government.Rabies handling in Bali gets hard reaction from Chinese government because it makes touriststhat traveled to Bali worried.

Bali’s imports reachUS136.91 million

cent).In the meantime, Bali’s non-oil/

non-gas exports in the first fourmonths of 2010 were recorded atUS$181 million, a 22 percent in-crease compared to the same periodlast year.

Much of the foreign exchangeearnings came from the small scaleindustry and handicraft industry,Head of the Export Section at theBali Provincial Industry and TradeOffice Putu Bagiada said.

The increase in the export valuewas inseparable from the globaleconomy which gradually recov-ered from crisis, he said.

Because of the global economicdownturn, Bali’s non-oil/non-gas ex-ports fell by up to 9.2 percent to US$502million in 2009 from US$553.8 mil-lion a year earlier, he said.

The US was the biggest marketfor Bali’s handicraft goods, fisheryand agricultural products with avalue of US$30.5 million in the firstfour months of 2010, he said.

Japan came in second withUS$28.3 million, followed byFrance US$17.9 million, and ItalyUS$13.3 million, he said.

“Most of Italian bought antiquegoods produced by Balinese handi-craftsmen,” he said.

French tourist visits to Bali declineand the United States (21.55 percent).

“There are three potential marketsof Bali undergoing a drop during thatperiod. The highest decline of arrivaloccurred to tourist from France, thenSouth Korean and the UK,” said theHead of the Bali Central StatisticsAgency (BPS), Ida Komang Wisnu inRenon, last Monday (Aug 9).

Despite it declined, the visit ofFrench community was recognizedby Wisnu to have significant number.In terms of percentage, it contributed3.05 percent of the total foreign tour-ists spending holidays in Bali during

the period of June amounting to228,045 people.

During their holidays in Bali,French tourists were very interestedin a variety of silver craft accessoriesproduced by Bali crafters. Even,some owners of art shop atKumbasari Art Market admitted thatthey often sent in a large numbermetal crafts to France. Justhiani, forinstance, owning the Justhiani Shopin the market complex said thatFrench tourists coming to Bali alwaysmade their time to drop in art shopsor art markets to buy a variety of sil-ver accessories. Even, they orderedhundreds of pairs of silver for resalein their home country.

“According to them, design and pro-duction of Bali crafters had much bet-ter and had convincing quality althoughthe price is more expensive than theproduction of other regions outsideBali. We ourselves often received spe-cial orders from overseas to be sent tohundreds of department stores and vari-ous boutiques in remote corners of theworld,” she explained.

She also admitted to continue mak-ing the cooperation with entrepreneursoverseas like those from France, Ger-many and Denmark by offering newinnovative and quality designs in ac-cordance with the tastes of foreignmarkets. “Such markets, especiallyFrench, are very potential for Bali sil-ver,” he added. (par)

Bali Post/Doc

Tourist tries a bracelet in art market on Bali Island. Arrival ofFrench tourists to Bali within the second quarter of 2010 wasrecorded to reach 6,947 people. When compared to the previ-ous month, the number of arrivals reached 10, 169 people andthese figures dropped by 31.68 percent.

Balinese Culture

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Aside from retaining a beautiful view and challenging at-traction like rafting and splashing, river also poses a habitat ofvarious food sources. There are fish, crab, shrimp and snails.Balinese people may call the latter as ungun or river snail. Thissnail has two forms, namely ordinary snail and half snail. Thehalf snail shapes like carapace of turtle. Its flesh is open and hasa piece of thin bone. When boiled, its flesh will easily get re-leased from its carapace, while the ordinary one should be takenout by pin, needle and so on.

When their delicacy is combined with sabrang or Balinesecherry potato, they will have typical flavor. Its shape is muchsmaller than common potato and its leaf resembles to that ofbroadleaf thyme (jinten). Apart from combined with river snailor chicken, this cherry potato is also good if cooked as singlevegetable. It is usually sold at traditional market or village stalls.

Ingredients: 2 handful river snail, 250gram sabrang or cherrypotato (peeled) and 800ml water for gravy.

Ground spices: 6 cloves shallot, 3 cloves garlic, 2 small chil-ies, 1 candlenut, 2 tbsp grated coconut (ground with other spices),slice turmeric, 1 slice aromatic ginger and 1 slice galangal

Others: 1 pc salam leaf, 1 tbsp palm oil and ½ tsp salt.Method:• Cleanse thoroughly the river snail and cherry potato

and drain.• Pre-heat the palm oil on the frying pan. Stir-fry the

ground spices until smelling fragrant. Add some water and waituntil boiling.

• Put the cherry potato and river snail together into thepan. Add salt, salam leaf and please wait until the cherry potatois cooked.

• Take out and it is now ready to serve. (BTN/punia)

People reading Balinese manu-scripts known as lontar occasionallyfind slight difficulties especially in thematter of lexicons. This happens be-cause the manuscripts often use syn-onyms and they do not belong to com-mon words. Nevertheless, such diffi-culty may not become a hindrance tolearn the ancient heritages being richin knowledge.

There is always a solution to resolvethe problem. As other languages, Ba-linese language also has thesaurusknown as Dasa Nama. One of thebooks carrying about it is a simple 67-page book written by I Made Gambarwho deeply involves in Balinese an-cient manuscripts. Based on lexiconsobtained from several lontars he suc-cessfully classified the field into sixcategories such as name of birds, nameof trees, things or animals, homograph,Old Javanese and ingredients of ritual.

As a matter of fact, the book re-sembles to a thesaurus, though not ar-ranged alphabetically. It is a Balinese-Balinese word equivalence that does

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Lontar

Dasa Nama:A simple thesaurus with huge benefits

not give the meaning with explanation.Uniquely, it tends to provide equiva-lent meaning belonging to uncommonvocabularies usually found in vernacu-lar language.

For readers who would like to learnmore about Balinese herbal, this the-saurus will be very helpful. In addition,it can enrich the Balinese vocabulary.For instance, in Balinese herbal manu-script, there is a word lenge (red rice).It is not common to daily Balinese lan-guage that usually uses baas barak. Sec-ondly, equivalences of hibiscus(pucuk—common word) arewirakusuma, landa para, sumara,jakusuma, tundapala, raktajuma,warangbang, waribang, wangewarihand jaya kesuma.

Other than thesaurus, it also carrieshomograph. For example, the word antaracan have English equivalence to thewords (1) leak, (2) good, (3) smart, (4)sky, (5) soul, and (6) intermediate. Theword antara is often found used as wordformation in making Balinese individualnames like Budiantara and Sujaantara.

Hopefully, this book could helpyoung generation or whoever wishingto learn more about Balinese ancientmanuscripts. They actually cover manyaspects of life ranging from herbal heal-ing (Taru Pramana, Rukmini Tattwaetc.), architecture (Asta Kosala Kosali),agriculture (Shri Tattwa/DarmaningPemaculan), astrology (WarigaDewasa), afterlife (Atma Prasangsa),medical code of ethic (UsadaKalimosada) and many more.

As the treasure of indigenous wis-dom, the lontar manuscripts have pro-vided rich inspirations to spa treatmentespecially in terms of boreh ingredients,Balinese massage as well as elegantdesign to villa and hotel properties. Bylearning more ancient manuscripts, itwill be obtained more and more inspi-rations and if combined with modernscience and technique will engenderunique and elegant products. Last butnot least, let’s preserve and learn them.Do not let them be obsolete in keepingwith the times without an opportunityto learn them! (BTN/punia)

Ingredients:1 1/2 Lb, cleaned weight fish6 Shallots or 1 lg Onion2 Cloves garlic2 ts Ground coriander1 ts Ground ginger1/2 ts Powdered lemon grass

or 1 Blade fresh, lemon grass1 ts Chilli powder1 Salam leaf or bay-leaf1/2 ts Turmeric1/2 c Tamarind water1 c of thick santen (coconut -milk)2 tb Vegetable oilSaltSlice CucumberMint

Directions:It is better to select a white fish with firm flesh, such as had-

dock, angler-fish, swordfish or dogfish. In Australia the variousfish known as whiting would be a good choice. Americans mightlike to use snappers.

Whatever fish is used, it can be cut into small cubes or slicesbefore frying. Heat a little oil in a heavy frying-pan, and care-fully brown the fish in it. Meanwhile, in another frying-pan, frythe chopped shallots (or onion) and garlic until tender. Stir inthe chilli, ginger, turmeric, coriander, lemon grass, salam, saltand tamarind water. Let this mixture simmer for 10 minutes,then put in the fish. Cover, and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Add the santen and cook for a further 5 minutes. Serve hot,garnished with very thin slices of cucumber and chopped mint.(Alternatively, put the cucumber and mint into the kare itselffor the last 2 minutes of cooking.) Incidentally, the same karecan be made with prawns. There is no need to fry the prawnsseparately; but fry them in the mixture of onion, etcetera for afew minutes before you put in the tamarind water. (http://asiarecipe.com)

Kare Ikan(Fish Curry)

Back to nature:River snail served with Balinese cherry potato

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Mas Village is one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified asan artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving. MasVillage is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east partof Bali. It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing for-ward the distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. Thevillage’s popularity as an art village is famous in the national andworld level which is not forgetting from the highness name of somemaestros which has borne and found the spirit (taksu) and soul. Thefamous maestro who was borne in this village is Ida Bagus Tilem.

This Artistic countryside owns the long history root. The result ofwood carving art in this village owns the immeasurable and widedimension like idol for the devoting (arca idol), representative di-mension of everyday Balinese social society life (farmer, fisherman,worker, intellectual, merchant etc), the abstract dimension as existingof actor imagination which is listening carefully of reality, dynamicsand life philosophy. The villagers are same as villagers at other tour-ism countryside in Bali that have also experienced the transformationfrom agrarian society to the crafting society. Even nowadays, it iscontinued to service society from commerce service until levyingservice of the souvenir for overseas and domestic tourist.

It is strategically located in the main road from Denpasar to Ubudand it can be reached from several of angle. It is about 15 km easterlygo to the majors road to Ubud from Denpasar town. If you wish to goto this place from Denpasar, the starting spandrel points step intoMas Village is Sakah, where a big baby idol monumentally existingin the middle of road. The Baby idol is a symbol and representative ofhuman being life early which is believed by local residents with fullof philosophic value, religious and dynamism.http://farm4.static.flickr.com

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11

BUSINESS

The nation posted its biggest tradesurplus since January 2009 as the valueof China’s overseas shipments reacheda monthly record 145.52 billion dol-lars in July despite slower exportgrowth, customs authorities said.

The data suggested China had so farseen little impact from the Europeandebt crisis and weak recovery in theUnited States, as consumers continuedto snap up Chinese-made televisions,T-shirts and leather shoes.

July’s trade surplus compared witha surplus of 20.02 billion dollars in Juneand surpassed analyst expectations for19.6 billion dollars.

It also marked a sharp turnaroundfrom March, when the country re-corded a trade deficit.

Exports grew 38.1 percent from thesame period a year ago but slower thanin June, when they were up 43.9 per-cent as steelmakers and raw materialproducers accelerated shipments beforeBeijing scrapped tax rebates on certainproducts.

China warned last month that ex-ports would slow in the second half ofthis year due to uncertainties overseas.

Policymakers were likely to resistany outside pressure to let the Chinesecurrency appreciate too quickly against


SINGAPORE - Singapore’seconomy is expected to grow at aslower pace in the second half of thisyear after expanding nearly 18 percentin the first six months, the governmentsaid Tuesday.

However, the trade ministry main-tained its forecast for gross domesticproduct (GDP) to grow between 13 and15 percent for 2010, which analystssaid would make Singapore the world’sfastest growing economy.

Figures from the Ministry of Tradeand Industry (MTI) showed GDP grew18.8 percent in the April-June period,faster than the previous quarter’s 16.9percent surge.

For the first half, GDP was up 17.9percent from the same period the yearbefore, the MTI said, adding howeverthat this pace of growth was unlikelyto continue in the second half of theyear.

“The global economy is expectedto remain on a modest recovery path,albeit one that will continue to easefor the rest of the year,” it said in astatement.

“For the Singapore economy, the

AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS

Workers unload a truck in Beijing on August 10, 2010. China’s trade surplus ballooned to 28.7billion USD in July as exports hit a record high, the government said on August 10 — data likelyto intensify pressure on Beijing for a stronger yuan.

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BEIJING - China’s trade surplus ballooned to 28.7 billion dollars in July as exports hit a recordhigh, the government said Tuesday — data likely to intensify pressure on Beijing for a stronger yuan.

the dollar, using the slowdown in ex-port growth as their justification, ex-perts said.

Imports gained 22.7 percent year-on-year to 116.79 billion dollars in July,marking a sharp slowdown in the paceof growth from June, when importsrose 34.1 percent.

It was the fourth straight month thatyear-on-year growth in imports hasslowed.

“In the United States we still haveunemployment close to 10 percent anddata out later this week will likelyshow another huge trade deficit ofmore than 40 billion dollars,” saidBrian Jackson, a senior analyst atRoyal Bank of Canada in Hong Kong.

“This contrast in the trade positionof the two most important economiesin the world will likely increase thepressure from Washington for Beijingto allow further currency apprecia-tion.”

Beijing pledged in mid-June to letthe yuan trade more freely against thedollar, though it ruled out sharp fluc-tuations in the value of the currency.

Since then, the yuan has gained lessthan one percent against the green-back, angering US lawmakers andother critics who claim the currency

is undervalued by as much as 40 per-cent, giving Chinese exporters an un-fair advantage.

The International Monetary Fundsaid last month that the yuan was “sub-stantially” undervalued despiteBeijing’s pledge to loosen its grip.

The slowdown in export growthcould deter policymakers from lettingthe yuan appreciate too fast, analystssaid.

“The seasonal rise in the trade sur-plus during the remainder of the year,and expected slowing in year-ago ex-port growth is unhelpful for foreignexchange policy,” said BenSimpfendorfer, economist at RoyalBank of Scotland in Hong Kong.

“The two developments will onlyadd to Washington’s insistence on astronger yuan and Beijing’s resis-tance.”

The National Bureau of Statisticsannounced separately Tuesday thatproperty prices continued to slow inJuly, as efforts to curb speculative in-vestment in the real estate sectorstarted to bite.

The trade and property data was re-leased ahead of key figures on Julyinflation, fixed asset investment andindustrial production due Wednesday.


TOKYO - Japan’s central bank onTuesday kept its key rate unchanged at0.1 percent, as expected, aiming to con-tinue nurturing a moderate recoverywhile also combating deflation.

“Japan’s economy shows furthersigns of a moderate recovery, inducedby improvement in overseas economicconditions,” the Bank of Japan state-ment said.

The decision to leave the key rateunchanged comes amid worries aboutthe impact of the yen’s recent strengthon Japan’s fragile export-driven recov-ery, which has driven speculation as tohow the bank may respond.

Earlier in the day, Finance MinisterYoshihiko Noda told reporters hewanted the bank to cooperate more withthe government to tackle the rising yen,in a sign of fresh pressure on the bodyfrom officials.

“With regard to problems such asthe strong yen or deflation, we want tocooperate with the BoJ more closelythan ever before,” he told reporters, al-though he refrained from commentingon a possible intervention.

Japan has not intervened in currencymarkets since 2004. For every one-yenrise in the currency’s value against thedollar, companies can lose tens of bil-lions of yen earned overseas when re-patriated.

Singapore headed for ‘healthy’slowdown: government

strong growth momentum in the firsthalf of 2010 is not likely to continueinto the second half of the year, al-though growth rates will remainhealthy.”

Singapore’s small and open economyshrank 1.3 percent in 2009 due to the US-led global economic downturn, but hassince rebounded quickly.

Irvin Seah, an economist withSingapore’s DBS bank, said the pro-jected slow-down in growth for the sec-ond half was a healthy sign and ruledout a double-dip recession.

“Though the downward adjustmentin the headline growth figures are un-likely to result in a double dip recession,it does confirm our long-held view thatthe Singapore economy is due for aslower second-half this year,” said Seah.

“Still, we see this moderation ingrowth as a healthy normalisation of eco-nomic activities,” he said in a marketcommentary.

In a separate statement, thegovernment’s trade promotion body, In-ternational Enterprise Singapore, said thecountry’s key exports had risen by 28percent in the second quarter from theyear before, accelerating from a 23 per-cent rise in the first quarter.

Bank of Japan keeps interestrate steady at 0.1 percent

“The yen has appreciated largely be-cause of factors overseas,” said MaikoNoguchi, economist at Daiwa Instituteof Research.

“Considering there is an FOMCmeeting today, (the central bank) seemsto have decided not to say much and totake a wait-and-see stance for a while,”Noguchi said of the upcoming USpolicy-setting Federal Open MarketCommittee meeting.

The yen was little changed after themonetary policy decision, trading at85.82 to the dollar in Asian trade.

Markets had their eyes turned to Bankof Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa’spress conference later Tuesday for hisassessment of the yen’s impact on theJapanese economy. The central bank hasmaintained its current overnight call rate,at which it charges other banks overnight,since December 2008, the height of theglobal financial meltdown.

“The Bank recognises that Japan’seconomy faces the critical challenge ofovercoming deflation and returning to asustainable growth path with price sta-bility,” it added. “The Bank will aim tomaintain the extremely accommodativefinancial environment.” The policy de-cision came hours before the US Fed-eral Reserve’s monetary policy meetingamid speculation it may step up “quan-titative easing” — pumping money intothe economy through the purchase ofassets — to boost the economy.

Entertainment InternationalWednesday, August 11, 201012

But the famously slender Robertsadmits she piled on the pounds dur-ing shooting for the Italian segmentof the story, where her charactermunches her way through an endlessarray of dishes during a quest fornourishment. “We went to the placewhere Liz had pizza, got there at eightin the morning and proceeded toshoot, and I started my day with eightentire slices of pizza in 45 minutes,”Roberts told journalists at a public-ity event in Napa Valley.

“The deliciousness of somethingwears a tiny bit after piece seven. Iwould eat an entire slice in a take. Idon’t know why I thought that wasa good idea,” Roberts said, reveal-ing she gained 11 pounds during theItalian filming.

“But I loved every pound, andeveryone said it was going to dropright off in India, and that didn’thappen. I didn’t get that memo.”

Twenty years after rocketing toglobal superstardom in 1990’ssmash hit “Pretty Woman,” Roberts,42, remains one of Hollywood’selite acting talents, a star who regu-larly ranks among the world’s high-est paid celebrities and is in com-


ATLANTA – Everything seems to befalling back into place for T.I. since the rap-per ended a 10-month term inside a federalprison and a halfway house earlier this year.

He’s got a movie, “Takers,” coming out onAug. 27 and a new album, “King Uncaged,”due in late September. But more importantly,the Grammy-winner is put-ting a stronger focus on hisfamily. The father of fiverecently demonstrated thatcommitment by gettingmarried to his longtimegirlfriend, Tameka “Tiny”Cottle, late last month.

“Right now, it’s allabout moving forwardand just acknowledgingthe blessing that are heretoday. ... Just movingpast the regrets of yester-day — the things thatcould’ve been done bet-ter,” said T.I. in an inter-view last month.

The 29-year-oldserved seven months inan Arkansas federalprison and three monthsin a Georgia halfway

Julia Roberts has appetite for ‘Eat Pray Love’Julia Roberts has appetite for ‘Eat Pray Love’Julia Roberts has appetite for ‘Eat Pray Love’Julia Roberts has appetite for ‘Eat Pray Love’Julia Roberts has appetite for ‘Eat Pray Love’Agence France Presse

NAPA, California - Julia Roberts bit off more than she could chew whenfilming “Eat Pray Love,” her new movie about a woman who indulges hertaste buds during a year-long journey of self-discovery. The film takes itsname from Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling 2006 memoir about a divorceewho spends four months in Italy eating, followed by four months in Indiapraying before finally visiting Bali where she falls in love.

plete control of her career.Roberts said she was drawn to

“Eat Pray Love,” which is releasedin North American on August 13,soon after Gilbert’s memoir was pub-lished in 2006.

“I read it before it became sowidely popular, and I thought it wasso terrific 30 pages into it, that I wenton Amazon.com and sent one to mybest friend in Chicago, and said,‘Let’s read this,’” Roberts revealed.Roberts, who has been happily mar-ried to cameraman Daniel Modersince 2002, with whom she has threechildren, said she could relate toGilbert’s quest for happiness even ifshe had allowed her life to unfold atits own pace. Asked if she had triedto evolve her life like Gilbert, Rob-erts replied: “Not in the urgent pur-suit way that she’s experiencing it,but I definitely knew that my lifewould continue to evolve until Ifound that place to occupy and livein, which is the home I have now.

“But I relate to her search andpursuit, and it was definitely great tohave a fulfilled sense of my own life.”Although Roberts met Gilbert dur-ing filming in Rome, the actress said

she was careful not to allow that toshape her performance in the film,which is directed by Ryan Murphy,best known as the creator of cult tele-vision series “Nip/Tuck” and thephenomenally successful Fox net-work show “Glee.”

“I met her in Rome. I didn’t wantto meet her before that, because I

knew that she and Ryan [Murphy]were in close communication, and Iobviously, in this endeavor, the firststep I took was to put my completeand total trust in Ryan,” Roberts re-called.

“I knew that his paper interpretationof her that he gave me was all I wouldneed, and I was also worried about fall-

ing too much in love with her, so that Iwould try to be her, as opposed to in-terpreting her as an actor.”

Roberts is backed by an impres-sive stable of co-stars in “Eat PrayLove” including James Franco, Ri-chard Jenkins, Billy Crudup, ViolaDavis and Spanish Oscar-winnerJavier Bardem.

AP Photo/Sony, Francois Duhamel

In this film publicity image released by Sony, Javier Bardem, left, and Julia Roberts are shown in a scenefrom “Eat, Pray, Love.”

Rapper T.I. determined toget life back into place

house on federal weapons charges and wasreleased in March. He said he’s been able torelieve the lingering guilt of being unable toprotect his best friend Philant Johnson, whowas killed following his post-performanceparty in Cincinnati in 2006.

“I got so down on myself about the lossof his life that I did not acknowledge thefact that I still had mine,” he said. Jason

Geter, co-CEO of GrandHustle Records, T.I.’s la-bel, said T.I. has mademore of a conscious ef-fort to spend more timewith his family. “He’s nottaking things for grantedas far as wasting time,”Geter said. “He realizesthings aren’t guaran-teed.”

T.I. says he’s also de-termined to pick up wherehe left off after the successof his last album “PaperTrail.” It was released inOctober 2008 and soldover two million copiesand charted three No. 1songs. He’s already re-leased singles, “I’m Back”and “Got Your Back,” fea-turing Keri Hilson.

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2010 file photo,rapper Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, a cast mem-ber in the film ‘Takers,’ poses at thepremiere of the film in Los Angeles.

Rod Stewart to become dadfor eighth time at 66


LONDON - Rod Stewart is set to become a father forthe eighth time, at the age of 66, the British rocker saidin a statement Monday. His photographer-model wifePenny Lancaster, 39, discovered she was pregnant in Junewhile celebrating their third wedding anniversary in Italy,near the place where they got married.

The couple have a four-year-old son Alastair. “Wewere thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair thathe was going to be the big brother to a little baby, ex-pected just before Mummy’s 40th birthday,” they said ina statement.

Lancaster, who is three months pregnant, turns 40 inMarch, while Stewart becomes 66 in January. The babywill be the former Faces frontman’s eighth child. Hiseldest, daughter Sarah Streeter, 46, was conceived whenStewart was 18, and was adopted.

He has two children, Kimberly, 30, and Sean, 29, withhis actress-model first wife Alana Hamilton. The singerhas a daughter, Ruby, 23, from his relationship withformer model Kelly Emberg. His second wife, modelRachel Hunter, is mother to Renee, 18, and Liam, 15.

Stewart’s hits include “Maggie May” (1971); “YouWear It Well” (1972); “Sailing” (1975); “Do Ya ThinkI’m Sexy?” (1978) and “All for Love” (1993). Lancasterrecently said of their attempts to have another child:“Touring and running around interferes with things butwe’re still trying and have high hopes. Though once youget over 35 it takes a little longer.”

Stewart said recently he was not anxious about beingan older dad, saying fatherhood helped keep the rock-and-roll lifestyle in check.

AFP PHOTO - FILES / Carl de Souza

(FILES)A picture taken on May 23,2009 shows British singer RodStewart (R) and his wife PennyLancaster at the press view of theChelsea flower show in London.Rod Stewart is set to become afather for the eighth time, at theage of 66, the British rocker saidin a statement ion August 9, 2010.

International Wednesday, August 11, 2010 13Life Style


DUBAI - The music has been cut and the dancing has stopped— Dubai’s usually boisterous nightclubs are falling silent asthe Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches. Many of thecity’s night spots were subdued Monday night while others hadshut their doors altogether, even though the fasting month hasyet to begin.

“You usually find dozens of taxis picking up people to andfrom clubs in the late night hours, but tonight no one’s goingbecause of Ramadan,” a taxi driver told AFP. The biggest night-club in Dubai, the Lodge, was shut while another popular club,Barasti, showed little sign of its usual vibrant night life, withpatrons sitting quietly sipping on their drinks.

“We serve alcohol after sunset, but no music and no dancingat all,” said waiter Ibrahim Khan. But some customers did notseem to mind. “Why would we find fault with that? We’re liv-ing in their country and under Islamic laws, why would wecomplain?” said Chris Kinsvill-Heyne, a British expatriate whohas been working in Dubai for more than 10 years.

However, an employee at a construction company who gavehis name as Vijay M. wasn’t too happy with the restrictions.“It’s definitely discouraging. This place is usually very livelyand you’d find people dancing but as Ramadan is coming, it’salready quiet in here. What’s the point of coming if there’s nomusic and no dancing?”

“I think I’ll be spending the rest of the evenings at homewith friends,” said Vijay. John Patrick, a British tourist, saidthat local customs should be respected. “If it’s out of respect

“The human race shouldn’t haveall its eggs in one basket, or on oneplanet,” the renowned astrophysicisttold the website Big Think, a forumwhich airs ideas on many subjectsfrom experts.

“Our only chance of long-termsurvival is not to remain inwardlooking on planet Earth, but tospread out into space,” he added.

He warned that the human racewas likely to face an increased num-ber of events that threaten its veryexistence, as the Cuban missile cri-sis did in 1962. The Cold War show-down saw the United States and So-viet Union in a confrontation overSoviet missiles deployed in Cuba,near US shores, and brought theworld to the brink of nuclear war.

“We are entering an increasinglydangerous period of our history,”said Hawking. “Our population andour use of the finite resources ofplanet Earth are growing exponen-tially, along with our technical abil-ity to change the environment forgood or ill.”

If we want to survive beyond thenext century, “our future is in space,”added the scientist. “That is why I’min favour of manned, or should I say‘personed’, space flight.”

His comments came after hewarned in a recent television seriesthat mankind should avoid contactwith aliens at all costs, as the conse-quences could be devastating.

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LONDON - Mankind’s only chance of long-term survival lies in colonising space, as humans drain Earthof resources and face a terrifying array of new threats, warned British scientist Stephen Hawking on Monday.


BALTIMORE – Waking froma fog of anesthesia, Sandy Wilsonfound she was a patient in one ofthe hospitals where she worked asa nurse. She remembered havinga baby, and being told she hadgotten an infection. But nothingcould prepare her for what lurkedbeneath the sheets. Flesh-eatingbacteria were eating her alive.

“When I looked down at mybelly, basically all the skin wasgone and I could see my internalorgans,” she said. “I rememberseeing my intestines. I thought,‘There’s no way I can live like this... This is a death sentence.’”

In all of medicine, few infec-tions are as feared as this one. Itstrikes out of the blue, especiallyobese people, diabetics, cancer

AP Photo/Sandy Wilson

This April 2005 photo provided by Sandy Wilson shows her with hernewborn son Christopher in the intensive care unit at Anne ArundelMedical Center in Annapolis, Md. No one knows how Wilson got theflesh-eating bacteria, necrotizing fasciitis.

Eaten Alive: 5-year battlewith flesh-eating germ

patients, transplant recipients andothers with weak immune systems— a growing group of Americans.It kills 20 percent of its victims andhorribly disfigures others.

It used to be caused almost ex-clusively by one type of strep bacte-ria. Now there’s a scary trend: drug-resistant superbugs like the staphgerm MRSA increasingly are ableto make “flesh-eating” toxins andcause nightmarish infections likeWilson’s.

“In the first 20 years I practiced,I may have seen one case,” said Dr.Alan Bisno, a retired University ofMiami expert who has lectured otherdoctors on this. “Within a very fewyears, everybody in the audience hadall seen cases.” To treat it, doctorscut away dead tissue, but the infec-tion often advances after they thinkthey’ve gotten it all.

Dubai ‘hot spots’ freeze over as Ramadan nears

AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB

A picture dated January 27, 2008 shows a bellydancer per-forming with her band at a Lebanese restaurant in Dubai.The music has been cut and the dancing has stopped —Dubai’s usually boisterous nightclubs are falling silent asthe Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches.

for the country’s culture then music should be turned down andwe should be fine with that,” he said. “Luckily, we’re leavingtomorrow,” he added with a smile.

At the usually bustling Media One hotel, a barrier is beingerected to hide from public view the clubhouse in which alco-hol is served. “We will only be able to play low backgroundmusic and we’ll have to shield the club out of respect for Mus-lims in order not to expose them to alcohol,” said waitress Dor-othy Githinjil. “Business will definitely fall.”

Ramadan begins in the United Arab Emirates either onWednesday or Thursday, depending on the sighting of the newmoon. The Dubai government is emphatic that no public party-ing will be allowed during the month, when the faithful areexpected to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and havingsex during daylight and, in the evening, eat small meals andvisit friends and family.

“It is not permitted to hold entertainment activities, celebra-tions, or parties at any time throughout the holy month ofRamadan,” the government said in an August 2 circular. “Inexceptional cases, religious rhymes, children programmes aswell as holding poetry sessions and educational competitionsare allowed,” it added, however.

Consumption of alcohol in the United Arab Emirates is offi-cially allowed only for licensed non-Muslims. But in practice,anyone can consume alcohol at licensed hotels and clubs.

“There are tourists and non-Muslims in the country and theycan go to closed bars in which they can be served alcohol,”director of Dubai government’s inspection and tourism permitsection, Mohammed Kahlifa, told AFP.

Wednesday, August 11, 201014 InternationalSport


PARIS - France and En-gland had World Cup cam-paigns to forget and onWednesday both set out onwhat they hope is the firststep in restoring their bat-tered images in friendliesagainst Norway and Hun-gary respectively. AnotherEuropean giant, Italy, arealso in action, facing IvoryCoast on Tuesday in what isnew coach Cesare Prandelli’sfirst match in charge follow-ing their humiliating title de-fence in South Africa, bow-ing out bottom of theirgroup.

The two finalists are also inaction with world championsSpain travelling to the UnitedStates to play Mexico while theDutch will also be hoping to sal-vage their reputation after the


MADRID - Barcelona havereached agreement in principlewith Werder Bremen for the trans-fer of German international MesutOzil, Spanish daily El Pais re-ported on Tuesday. The 21-year-old will sign a four-year deal withthe Spanish champions worth 10million euros, the newspaper re-


FRANKFURT - FIFA presi-dent Sepp Blatter said Tuesdaythat world football’s governingbody were planning a refereeingrevamp as he reiterated his reser-vations concerning the use ofgoal-line technology. “The prin-ciple work in football now, I al-ready said it before the WorldCup, is refereeing,” Blatter saidon the German Football Federa-tion (DFB) website.

“End October-beginning No-vember, we’re going to unveil ourproject on high level referees.There will be a rejuvenation ... Iam for professionalisation, even if

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

England’s soccer team manager Fabio Capello, centre, withSteven Gerrard, left and Kieran Gibbs, right, during a teamtraining session at London Colney, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.England will play Hungary in a friendly soccer match atWembley on Wednesday.

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over-physical strategy they de-ployed against the Spanish in adour World Cup final.

However, the Dutch have justone squad member from the WorldCup travelling to meet Ukraine. Ar-gentina, still managerless after Di-ego Maradona was forced out,meanwhile take on Ireland inDublin.

It is France, however, who havethe most to make up after a cata-strophic and farcical appearance inSouth Africa which saw NicolasAnelka sent home for a foulmouthed outburst at coachRaymond Domenech, a playersstrike because of that punishmentand then Domenech’s sullen re-fusal to shake South African coachCarlos Alberto Parreira’s hand af-ter their final match.

Domenech’s successor LaurentBlanc has the chance to erasememories of that hapless campaignand the iconic 1998 World Cupwinning defender has movedquickly by leaving out all of thatsquad from the one to take on Nor-

way in Oslo. “What happened inSouth Africa cannot be rubbedout,” said Blanc.

“It is a scar. But if we’re goingto sanction players, take disciplin-ary action against them, then Ithink you have to be very careful.“I became coach to achieve one ob-jective and I hope I will have allthe forces at my disposal. It is im-portant that we don’t shoot our-selves in the foot before trying toreach our objective, which is Euro2012.

“There is only one way that wecan erase the memory of South Af-rica and that is winning.” Blanc,who has not ruled out a recall forAnelka in the future, has been ableto revive the international careersof some of those left out of theWorld Cup squad such as AS Romadefender Philippe Mexes and Ar-senal midfielder Sami Nasri.

Mexes has often failed to repli-cate his club form for his countrybut Blanc said he had had a chatwith him and laid it on the line tohim that this was a golden opportu-nity to prove himself on the inter-national stage. “I told him (Mexes),‘the train has passed once. Makesure you climb on board if it comesby a second time’,” said Blanc.

England at least scrambled out oftheir group only to be humiliated 4-1 by Germany and were not with-out dressing room discord butformer captain John Terry’s decla-ration that he would be leading amutiny against coach Fabio Capelloended in ridicule for the Chelseadefender as he was left maroonedby his so-called ‘angry’ teammates.

Yet Capello has as much to provefrom now on as Terry as once un-questioned fawning over the Italianhas given way to deep scepticismfrom all corners. Many observersbelieve that had he not signed a newcontract prior to the World Cup fi-nals he would have been sacked.Capello himself has accepted asmuch.

“I would have understood if theFA decided to sack me. This is nota good period for me but I am look-ing forward. It is our job. When youwin you are the best and when youlose, nothing,” Capello said.

The former AC Milan, AS Romaand Real Madrid coach has selectedArsenal youngsters Jack Wilshereand Kieran Gibbs in his squad andditched players such as ShaunWright-Phillips and Aaron Lennon.

Friendly matches usually countfor little but for the French and theEnglish they will feel like the mostimportant matches of the year - achance to start back on the road toredemption.

Barca reach agreement inprinciple on Ozil: report

ported.Ozil had been the recent target

of clubs including Primera Liga ri-vals Real Madrid and English clubsArsenal and Manchester United.

The midfielder, who joinedWerder Bremen in January 2008 for4.25 million euros and was undercontract until June 2011, impressedduring the World Cup this summerin which Germany finished third.

FIFA planning refereeingoverhaul: Blatter

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there are views against.”He added: “Concerning the

help of technical means, it’s morecomplicated. Every system mustbe studied in detail with a view toan eventual use.”

Goal-l ine technology wasforced back onto FIFA’s agendaduring the World Cup afterEngland’s Frank Lampard had alegitimate goal disallowed, whileMexico were aggrieved when Ar-gentinian striker Carlos Tevez wasclearly offside when he scored thefirst goal.

That incident was made worsewhen a replay was shown on thebig screen at the stadium. Blatterlater apologised for both incidents.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 15International Sport

The talks will mark the first bar-gaining session since the NBA All-Star weekend in February, whenthe players rejected an owners’proposal for a deal to replace theone that expires June 30, 2011.

The players’ association re-cently submitted a proposal of itsown, which Stern indicated wassimilar to the current agreementand did not include significantchanges owners are seeking.

Stern has estimated the leaguewill lose some 370 million dollarsthis season, a figure the union dis-


CINCINNATI - Je lenaJankovic and Kim Clijsters arelooking for strong performanceshere this week to give them aboost as the US Open, finalGrand Slam of the season, loomsat the end of the month.Jankovic, the world number twoand defending champion, is thetop seed while Clijsters is seededfourth in the two million-dollarWTA hardcourt tournament thatstarted on Monday.

Jankovic is coming off a first-round loss in San Diego, her firstmatch since injuring her leftankle in the second round of atournament in Slovenia in mid-July. “My ankle’s OK,” saidJankovic, who also had to retirefrom her fourth-round match atWimbledon with lower backproblems.

“I’ve been able to practice thelast couple of days. Now, it’sfeeling good. I’m looking for-ward to getting back to playing.”The former number one, who en-joyed a first-round bye, is sched-uled to play qual i f ier VeraDushevina in the second round.

Dushevina advanced instraight sets, beating AnastasiaRodionova 6-2, 7-6 (9/7) .Jankovic’s compatr io t AnaIvanovic lost the first set andtrailed 2-4 in the second but ral-lied to beat ninth-seeded VictoriaAzarenka 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2.

Buoyed by her victory in thesecond-set tiebreaker, Ivanovicbroke Azarenka in the openinggame of the third and rolled fromthere. She sealed the victory witha successful challenge on matchpoint. Clijsters, the defendingUS Open champion, also had afirst-round bye. The Belgian is


LOS ANGELES – LanceArmstrong stands out in a federal in-vestigation of cycling like a guywearing a yellow jersey. Agents areengaged in a wide-ranging probe ofpro cycling, people with knowledgeof their work have told The Associ-ated Press, and Armstrong clearlyappears to be, at the very least, aperson of interest.

Authorities have obtained recordsof years-old doping allegationsagainst him, contacted his sponsorsand former teammate Floyd Landishas unleashed new claims about him.

Many of the other big names inAmerican cycling during the past 25years, including Greg LeMond, alsohave been drawn in by this inquirybeing led, among others, by JeffNovitzky, who is credited with un-covering baseball’s steroid era viathe BALCO investigation. A federalgrand jury seated in Los Angeles willdecide where it goes next.

While federal authorities have notdisclosed who they are scrutinizing,dozens of interviews by the AP withpeople involved in the case reveal abroad investigation that began withcyclists who had records of doping.It then turned toward Armstrong,who has denied using performance-enhancing drugs and has hundredsof clean doping tests as evidence.

Those on Armstrong’s side appearwilling to fight what has the potentialto be the mother of all doping cases— an aggressive prosecution versus adefendant with millions of dollars anda tenacious, prideful streak.

Armstrong’s lawyers contend theinvestigation is a waste of money.Armstrong himself said he would behappy to participate as long as it isn’t

Stern says league,Stern says league,Stern says league,Stern says league,Stern says league,union will talk this weekunion will talk this weekunion will talk this weekunion will talk this weekunion will talk this week

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NEW YORK - The NBA and its players’ union will resume talks this week toward a new laboragreement, NBA commissioner David Stern said Monday. Stern disclosed the meeting during aconference call to announce two regular-season games in London next March between New Jer-sey and Toronto.

putes. While the salary cap washigher than projected because rev-enues were up, the league says ex-penses ere up as well.

“I would say that our revenuesare robust, and it’s taking more ex-pense and effort to produce themthan it has historically,” Stern said.“We are not pleading poverty. Weare pleading the need, we are stat-ing the need for an improved rev-enue versus expense model thatwould be demonstrably sustainableand continued to allow our sportto grow.” (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun,File)

Cycling probe can’t avoidbiggest name — Armstrong

a “witch hunt.” Some people inter-viewed by the AP believe thatArmstrong has been on investiga-tors’ radar for years. Others, how-ever, say the evidence simply tookthem on a path that eventually, andwithout intent, brought them toArmstrong.

People familiar with the investi-gation said Novitzky’s probe into cy-cling began after he was notifiedabout a cache of performance-en-hancing drugs that a landlord foundin the vacated apartment of KayleLeogrande, a little-known cyclistwith a doping ban who rode for RockRacing.

Rock Racing, owned by formerrider and fashion entrepreneurMichael Ball, became the center-piece of the probe, according to sev-eral people, none of whom wantedtheir names used because it couldjeopardize their access to informa-tion. Messages left for Ball andLeogrande were not returned.

Then, Floyd Landis created a stirin April when he sent e-mails to cy-cling officials that accused ex-team-mate Armstrong, along with hislongtime doctor and trainer, and nu-merous other U.S. cyclists, of run-ning an organized doping programearlier this decade.

That led to subpoenas, includingthe one handed to LeMond — alongtime Armstrong detractor — andreportedly former teammate GeorgeHincapie. Tyler Hamilton, anothercyclist tainted by positive dopingtests, also is said to have received asubpoena.

Last week, Armstrong sponsorsTrek Bicycle Corp. and Nike eachsaid they had been contacted by fed-eral investigators regarding the cy-cling probe and were cooperating.

Jankovic, Clijsters seek pre-US Open boost

(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, returns to Alisa Kleybanova, of Rus-sia, during the Mercury Insurance Open tennis tournament inCarlsbad, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.

slated to meet No. 35 DinaraSafina in a second-round rematchof last year’s quarter-final.

Safina, who beat Clijsters instraight sets here last year, ad-vanced with a 7-5, 6-4 win overRoberta Vinci. Clijsters hasn’tplayed a tournament since losingin the quar ter- f inals a tWimbledon, although she hasplayed World Team Tennis anddoubles.

“It’s been a while,” she said.“I’m looking forward to playing amatch. It doesn’t matter who Iplay.” In other first-round matches,qualifier Bojana Jovanovski ralliedto upset 14th-seeded AravaneRezai 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The first-round loss was thesecond straight for Rezai, whoalso fell in the first round at SanDiego. Jovanovski, ranked 98th,

will meet Akgul Amanmuradovain the second round.Amanmuradova cruised pastKimiko Date Krumm 6-1, 6-2 ina clash of qualifiers.

Shahar Peer became the firstseeded player to advance with awin when Olga Govortsova re-tired with Peer leading 6-3, 4-1.Peer will meet Nuria LlagosteraVives, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 winner overVania King.

Sara Errani moved on with a6-4, 6-2 win over Jamie Hamp-ton. Sixteenth-seeded MarionBartoli of France followed Peerinto the second round, dismiss-ing Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 6-0. Bartoli will face AlonaBondarenko in the second round.Bondarenko rallied for a 3-6, 6-2 , 6-3 win over DominikaCibulkova.

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The Spaniard was a victor aroundthe undulating Brno circuit in his title-winning years of 2003 and 2005, butwhile he has reached the podium twiceas a MotoGP rider since then, he hasnot won again in the Czech Republic.It is a statistic that the Repsol Hondawants to amend this weekend, not leastto help him put a disastrous UnitedStates Grand Prix behind him when hecrashed out of the lead.

Dropping 72 points behind JorgeLorenzo in doing so, Pedrosa is sat-isfied that the summer break will seehim return to action feeling re-freshed and raring to go.

“This has definitely been one ofmy best summer breaks of the lastfew years. I did nothing special, butI had a great time with my friends,enjoyed a lot surfing on the beachand was able to think only abouthaving fun and relaxing, rather thanworking to recover from an injury,as has been the case in the last fewyears. It makes a big difference inorder to recharge the batteries and

STEFANO Domenicali sayshe is hoping that the F1 summerbreak will benefit Ferrari and al-low the team to come up with‘fresh inspiration’ for the re-mainder of the year. Like its ri-val teams, Ferrari now finds it-self in shutdown mode, withteams required to close theirfactories for a two-week periodahead of the Belgian Grand Prixin Spa.

However, while work at thefactory may have been halted,Domenicali said he was hopefulthat the break from work couldactually benefit the team and al-low it to come up with fresh ideasto help bridge the gap to the pointsleaders.

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Dani Pedrosa

Pedrosa‘recharged’ andready to win again

Dan Pedrosa is focused on completing his Czech Grand Prixvictory set having won once in the 125cc and 250cc classes, butnot in MotoGP.

go into the second part of the seasonwith even more energy.

“Now I’m really looking forwardto getting back on the bike at Brno.It’s one of the most difficult circuitson the calendar; physically it’s verydemanding, but it’s also very enjoy-able to ride on a MotoGP bike. Youhave everything there: big elevationchanges, very fast corners where youneed to let the bike run through, andalso hard braking zones where sta-bility is very important.

“I would say that there is only onegood line, so it’s crucial to be fo-cused during the whole lap to get agood lap time – and it’s a very longcircuit. I’ve had many podiums inBrno, including two wins, so I wouldlike to add another one in MotoGP.

“It’s going to be a busy weekendfor everybody, not only with the racebut also because we stay on Mon-day for testing. It’s the only test dayremaining this season so we have tomake sure we do a good job to helpus in the upcoming races.”

Ferrari hopes for fresh ideas“We will be on holiday, but that

does not mean our brains will stopworking,” he said. “Maybe one caneven find fresh inspiration when out-side the normal working environ-ment and I expect this time to be afertile one for ideas, which when allis said and done, are what make thedifference.”

Ferrari heads into the summerbreak having been in the midst of oneof the more controversial issues ofthe year following the events of theGerman Grand Prix, and Domenicalihit out at the criticism of his teamconsidering other ongoing stories –including the issue of flexi-wings –amongst other teams.

“I was dumbstruck to see somuch hypocrisy in our world, but I

don’t want to add anything else,”he said. “There will just be morework to do; who knows it mightbe an added distraction for some.

“I have to say I was verypleased with the way our teamreacted at a point in the seasonwhen the results were just notcoming. The second half of Julywent very well and I hope it hasgiven the right impetus for thefinal part of the season. We knowthere is much to do, because westill do not have the best car, butthis should simply be a further in-centive. “We said it withFernando a few days ago: if wemanage to always be there, in thetop places, then we can get satis-faction.”

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Stefano Domenicali

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