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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

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Obama’s Mideast push clouded by West Bank attack Reuters

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM – President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to launch a new U.S. push for Middle East peace even as a flare-up of Hamas violence and a deadlock over Israeli settlements loomed as potential deal-breakers. Preparing to host a Washington summit to restart direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Obama also faced the challenge of overcoming deep skepticism about his chances of succeeding where so many of predecessors have failed.

Hamas militants declared war on the talks even before they began, killing four Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank on Tues-

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day, threatening more attacks and underscoring the formidable obstacles to ending the decades-old conflict.

resumption of face-to-face Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, suspended for 20 months, would not be derailed.

“This kind of savage brutality has no place in any country under any circumstances,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Washington as she met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for evening talks.

Gianyar (Bali Post)-

After a sarcophagus was found in Dharmagiri area in Bitera, Gianyar, few days ago, the residents of Kembangan in Tulikup, also in Gianyar, was also found similar thing.

They found a sarcophagus which is predicted to be thousand years old.

However, the sarcophagus found in Kembangan has different pattern with the other sarcophagus found in other areas in Gianyar regency. The newly found sarcophagus is approximately 96 centimeters high and 70 centimeters wide.

On the end of the sarcophagus, there is a facial shape so it is predicted that the people who created the sarcophagus had known carving art. Denpasar archeological department will conduct a dig on September 6th 2010 in order to investigate the finding thoroughly.

The sarcophagus was found during the land dig for brick materials. It is located on the yard of Gusti Nyoman Dirya in Kembengan, Tulikup village. It was found on Monday, August 30th 2010 when Dirya was digging soil.

He was hitting a hard object and then found the sarcophagus. Dirya directly reported the finding to Gianyar police department and the officers placed police line on the area.

Dirya said that the finding is the second one after in 1998, approximately 6 meters from the current area, a sarcophagus was found. It was a bit bigger than the current one and after the researchers opened the sarcophagus, there was bones and there was no other objects.(kmb16)

The picture show the sarcophagus which was found in Kembengan, Tulikup, Gianyar.

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Bali News Alfamidi has no permit:

Grand Opening in the morning, sealed in the afternoon Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Assertion committed by the office of Denpasar civilian security guards (Trantib) and public order agency (Satpol PP) toward unlicensed businesses, in fact, has not shown significant influence to the operation of illegal businesses. It was proven by one of the mini markets located on Jalan Pulau Moyo, Denpasar, namely Alfamidi that had no permit yet. Ironically, though having no permission, the management was determined to make a grand opening last Tuesday (Aug 31).

However, the splendor of grand opening ambience did not last longer.

Because, a joint team of Denpasar Municipality consisting of Tramtib Office, City Planning and Housing Services, Sanitation and Landscaping Services, as well as the Environmental Agency made a raid to the location. Since it had no permit, the Tramtib Office then sealed the mini market that had just completed its grand opening last Tuesday.

Technical Implementer of Trantib and Satpol PP Office of Denpasar, I Ketut Nick Natha Wibawa in the midst of the raid last Tuesday said the sealing was carried out after the owner of mini market signed an agreement on August 23 stating that his party would not open the mini market before having a permit.

Suddenly the operator organized its grand opening last Tuesday, so

the Trantib Office took affirmative action to seal the mini market. Before sealing the mini market, the joint team commenced their raid to Alfamidi located on Jalan Hayam Wuruk. At this location, the business did not have a building permit, either. As consequence, the owner of mini market was given a summons.

“This building has not had building permit (IMB) yet,” said the Head of Denpasar City Planning and Housing Services (DTRP), Kadek Kusuma Diputra, last Tuesday.

Tramtib Office also provided a second reprimand letter for the business’ owner. The mini market was requested not to operate before the owner could complete the permit requirements. “Reprimand letter given to the owner of Alfamidi on Jalan Hayam Wuruk is the second time. Previously our party has issued a prior warning in order it would not

operate before having permits,” said Nick Natha Wibawa.

After committing the raid to both mini markets the joint team resumed their passage to heavy equipment rentals, workshops and a slum house complex situated on the same location on Jalan Bypass Prof. Mantra.

In the raid, the team could encounter the supply of sea sand that allegedly had been taken from Sanur Beach.

“This sand was taken from the project of Regent Hotel in Sanur,” said one of the employees of PT Tri Daya Sarana, a rental company of heavy equipment. On hearing such statement, the Head of Denpasar Environmental Agency, A.A. Bagus Sudarsana, directly instructed to terminate the taking of sea sand from Sanur Beach. “Why did you take the sand, it was deliberately kept there by government?” questioned A.A. Sudarsana. (kmb12)

M-Bargo Discotheque Riot Attacked, An Australian Tourist Hurt Badly Denpasar (Bali Post) –

The night entertainment place again became a place of fighting. This time, one of the M-Bargo Discotheque visitor, Christopher Mark Kelso (26) an Australian, admitted attacked until hurt badly. Ironically, victim was attacked with some of the workers there. This case was then reported to Kuta Police Department to be investigated.

It is said the fight happened during Monday (30/8) at 2.30 am wita. Victim and his girlfriend came to the place at Legian Street, Kuta at 1 am wita.

They were entertaining themselves, having drinks accompanied by music.

They were sitting in a sofa on the north of the hall.

They ordered drinks and workers

gave their services. After couple of hours, their drinks were finished. Victim then ordered more from the bartender. Before the workers brought it, victim went to the toilet. “At that time, I was urinating at the toilet,” Christopher, an electrician in Sidney, mentioned on Tuesday (31/8).When victim came back, the ordered drinks came too.At that time victim cancelled his orders and held then stroked the bartender’s head, “I was cancelling the orders. And also held that bartender’s head.”

Not knowing what the real problem is, victim was punched to the face. The situation got chaotic. Victim was a little drunk so he couldn’t do much. Punch to punch got to his face. Not only that, Chris admitted was punched by other workers too, “I already

fell, then punched and kicked again. There were around three people.What’s clear, one of them is the bartender, while the others I don’t remember.”Christopher who stayed in Kuta admitted ran when he was hit and at last got out of the discotheque.

As he got his lip ripped, hurt on the left cheek and a scratch under the eye, so the girlfriend brought him to the hospital.Then, the case of suspected attack reported to the police, “I asked the actor to be captured and jailed. Because, they have behaved anarchist,” said Christopher who’s on holiday here.Meanwhile, Head of Kuta Police Department, Adjung Police Commissioner, I Gede Ganefo, confirmed the incident. Yet, the police are still investigating and some witnesses have been checked, “We are studying the case further.” (kmb21)

Canceled Internship to Australia, Farmers Complain to Parliament Gianyar (Bali Post) -

A total of eight farmers (out of nine farmers) from the village of Taro, districtTegallalang, Gianyar whose apprenticeship to Australia was canceled, on June 9, 2009, Tuesday, (31 / 8) yesterday went to the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) in Gianyar regency.

They complain about the cancellation of the apprenticeship to Australia by Office of Agriculture Gianyar.

The farmers who became victims of the cancellation were received by deputy chairman of parliament, Made Togog and Ketut Djata, as well as commissions B and Commission D of the DPRD of Gianyar. Farmers were complaining to the Parliament of which, I Made Andika Wikama, I Wayan sarwa, I Nyoman Sadia, I Made Mudita Astawa, I Made Kariana, Made Suteja, Made Merta and I Gede Mustika Ariasa were residing. From the farmers’ revelation, Andika Wikama mentions that initially Australian Apprenticeship information to be obtained from district Agricultural Service Gianyar. However, the management and departure were to be done by an agent named Putu Agus Arya, including district KTNA Gianyar, Wayan Rio. Against the exposure presented by the farmers, the Parliament asked for the completeness of the data, particularly the involvement of the Office Agriculture of Gianyar on the issue. “In this issue we caught no ambiguity, “said Ketut Djata. For that, parliament will immediately called the head of Agriculture, KTNA and agent.

Meanwhile, as previously reported, (BP, June 16, 2009), farmers

Gianyar district by Kadis Agriculture Gusti Ngurah Wartika Puja, nine people will be an apprentice to Australia in the framework of the exhibition Primex 2009.

This is where the invitation is delivered as an organizer of Australia to Gianyar regency Agricultural Service, June 9, 2009. All departure from visa fees, passport and plane ticket has been issued farmers which amounts to USD 55 million individuals.

However, several hours before the departure of the plan were canceled without apparent reason from the Australian Ambassador. Cancellation departure makes farmers uneasy. He also had appeared, the suspicion the farmers of Australia’s refusal to Office of Manpower in Gianyar.

Direct cancellation comes from the Australian Embassy. Cancellation was done abruptly. The group of farmers who already complete with a letter departure at night, by the Great Australian embassy suddenly canceled during the day. The reason, according to Puja Wartika has so far remained there is no apparent reason.

Wartika Puja says, the group of farmers was to complete their apprenticeship in Australia in order to fulfill the invitation from the Australian Government to view the exhibition agricultural production, as well as an internship later. With farmers financed it is accompanied by assistance from local government all farmers Gianyar were ready to depart. However canceled and was told to wait without there is a certainty. (Kmb16)

Paintings of the Guided Residents Residents of Kerobokan Jail also have the same rights and obligations as what other residents got in general.

Even jailed behind the bars, the residents were allowed to flow their creativity. One of the facts is to allow these prisoners to get their paintings on a painting exhibition in Galerry And Living, Bypass Ngurah Rai Street, Kedonganan. At least 55 paintings from them will join this exhibition. “We can’t restrain their aspirations,” explained Head of Kerobokan Jail, Siswanto.

According to Siswanto, this exhibi-

tion was purposed not only to guide their independence and skills, but was hoped that when they’re freed, they can create and keep creating. It is hoped to get all those bored feelings away and also to complete the family’s income through selling the artworks which then will have a selling value.

The painting exhibited was a creation inside the jail for around three months, “As I know this activity is the first in Bali, the prisoners’ artworks being exhibited in a gallery.” (sub)

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Foreign Tourists Visits Increased 13,49 Percent Jakarta (Bali Post) –

Foreign tourists who have visited Indonesia in the period of January to July 2010 reached 4,039 million. “The number of foreign tourists who came to Indonesia until July 2010 have increased 13,49 percent compared to the same period last year,” ASEAN Deputy Director in Tourism and Culture Agency, Chrismiastutie, in Jakarta last Tuesday (31/8).

It was mentioned, this increase is significant with the era of the healed global crisis where it is noted it increased from 3.558.887 foreign tourists last year’s same period. Chris added, the most contributors are Malaysian, 648.865 people which increased around 17,07 from last year.

Singapore is the second contributor with 641.553 people or

an increase of 6,54 percent, “For next year we are still going to promote the tourism very much to Malaysia and Singapore.”

According to Chris, the two countries will still be the tourism market focus where more than a million foreign tourists come from there year to year. Chris and the Agency will held promotions including sales mission, table top that will meet Indonesian tourism businesses with Malaysian/ Singaporean, and follow the tourism bursa of those two countries, “An effort to keep the two focuses on that market.”

For next year, the Agency will target 1,5 million foreigner tourists from Malaysia and 1,2 million from Singapore. The total is significant remembering the total target for 2011 is 7,5 million foreign tourists. (010)

Two Citizens become snatcher Victim Denpasar (Bali Post) -

Mugging actors began to bloom again. Within a day, two residents became victims of a mugging, Monday (30 / 8). They are respectively named AA Made Yulianti (29), residents of Mount Talang II Street Gang Mawar 3, Denpasar and Sylvia Maria Chadzinska (29) from Poland. Two victims of a mugging is experiencing action in two different locations.

The first action experienced by victims Yulianti. She admitted that she mugged when crossing roads Mount Talang, Denpasar, at 00:30 pm. In which a bag containing a wallet with cash of Rp 1.3 million and handphone as well as other important papers, successfully carried away. ‘’The victim claimed a loss of Rp 1, 9 million,’ said a source in Poltabes Denpasar, Tuesday (31 / 8) yesterday.

According to the victim, perpetrator, account for around one man mugging. Unidentified perpetrator who was using a motorcycle Yamaha RX-King type. When the incident, the victim first being followed. Furthermore, victims closed and bags on her hand forcibly seized. Performer’ ran away, so managed to rob the victim purse, ‘she explained.

Meanwhile, the second incident experienced by the victim Sylvia Maria. Women who lived in Banjar Langon, Kapal Village, Mengwi, Badung, was mugged at Seseh Beach Road, Village Cemagi, Mengwi, Badung. ‘’It happened at around 15:30 pm. A number of victim’s property forcibly seized,’ said Badung district police officer yesterday.

Chronology of events, officials said earlier, the victim was passing at the scene by using the motor. Suddenly, the rate of motorcycle casualties intercepted two strangers. The reason, the two actors were asked for a cigarette to the victim. However, the offender searched the victim of the goods carried. Victim’ was revolted, but the actors do the coercion,’ he added.

Performer finally managed to run a BlackBarry handphone and Rp100 thousand in cash. Both players were using the motor without police number. The victim claimed a loss of material to reach Rp 4 million. ‘’This case has been reported to the police station Badung. Now, both actors are still being chased, ‘he added. (Kmb21)

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People are waiting their turn to change their money into smaller amount. The number of people switches the money increase near the Lebaran day.

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Thousands of people line up at BI Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Bank Indonesia (BI) of Denpasar Branch was thronged by community wanting to exchange a small denomination of money before the Idul Fitri celebration. From the morning, thousands of Muslims were seen to have been lining up at the grandiose building owned by Bank Indonesia so they could exchange some small denominations.

Chairman of BI Denpasar, Jeffery Kairupan, explained such a condition usually took place before religious holidays such as in the Idul Fitri celebration of this year. “We already received daily instruction from the central office to provide whatever required by community. Currently, the cash stock of small denomination is very adequate,” said Jeffery Kairupan in Denpasar, last Tues-

day (Aug 31).

Related to the distribution of cash in small denomination, the former Chairman of BI Manado explained that the exchange was executed through three main points namely at the office of Bank Indonesia, appointed 12 rural banks (BPR) and through the markets. By and large, for the markets were done through all major markets in Bali in collabo-

ration with relevant agencies in the market.

“People can take advantage of 3 points to exchange cash in a small denomination. It regularly showed a four-fold increase from the exchange of small denomination on the ordinary days,” he explained.

Should there be fraud in the exchange of small denomination Jeffrey affirmed that his party would take strict action to any BI’s personnel who dared to do unlawful deeds against the prevailing provisions. “So far we have not found any unlawful practices in the exchange of cash into a small denomination. We will keep on overseeing the distribution of this small denomination cash,” he added. (par)

A Student Sells Loterre

Education, Youth and Sports Agency Demanded to Intensify Raid Bali Province House of Representatives Commission IV Vice Leader, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, SP, worries the “virus” toggle spread to the students became true. As it was reported by Bali Post, last Tuesday (31/8), an involved student in a toggle gambling does not only participate in but also as dealer. The captured student, IGB Made BS by Singaraja City Police Fast Attack Troops was indicated as the dealer, it made Bali’s education world down, “For a long time, I have suspected there has been toggle gambling distribution and

spreading to the students/pupils.

That’s why, when Head of Bali Police, Police General Inspector Drs. Hadiatmoko, attended the discussion in Bali House of Representative not long ago, I reminded him to take out this spreading gambling to its roots.

Don’t just capture the dealers, but also its source.”

The many students trapped and became “users” of toggle also very worrying education reviewer, Drs. I Putu Sarjana, M.Si., a lecturer from Indonesian Hindu University, who demanded involved officials in Education

Agency of Bali Province or Regions/City in the whole of Bali to take action against this serious phenomena. Co-ordinate with schools, intensify raids in schools, as there’s no closing opportunity to have gone to schools areal like canteen and school parking spaces, “It is important to have the raid intensified to narrow the chance having students as toggle dealer. I hope, with the captured student in Buleleng who’s a dealer can be learnt by all schools and officials from the Bali and regions or cities’ Education, Youth and Sports Agency(s).”

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Hungry flood-hit Pakistanis protest lack of help AFP

THATTA, Pakistan – Hundreds of hungry families blocked a highway in Pakistan’s flood-hit south on Wednesday, demanding the government provide more food as the UN warned of a “triple threat” to desperate survivors.

Up to 500 people from a government-run relief camp in Thatta city, in the worst-hit province of Sindh, blocked the main road between Karachi city and Thatta for three hours calling for the state to provide food and shelter.

“No food or water has been provided to us for the past two days,” Mohammad Qasim, a 60-year-old resident of the flooded town of Sujawal, told AFP. The World Food Programme issued a stark warning of the threat to food supplies after a month of catastrophic flooding that has affected 18 million people, as the deluge flows south on its way to the Arabian Sea. Pakistan’s government — widely painted as corrupt and bogged down in red tape and infighting — has been derided in domestic media over its response to the floods and has been the fo-

cus of angry isolated protests by the affected.

While the international community has now donated 700 million dollars, domestic anger has been mounting at the civilian government, which has staggered from crisis to crisis in the 30 months since its election.

“There is a triple threat unfolding as this crisis widens and deepens,” World Food Programme chief Josette Sheeran said at a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, after visiting flooded areas.

The triple threat was people’s loss of seeds, crops and incomes, “leaving them vulnerable to hunger, homelessness and desperation — the situation is extremely critical”, she said.

Devastation to farmland and transport links mean that food prices have rocketed, fanning frustration among the masses already struggling to make ends meet in Pakistan’s shaky economy.

In televised comments Wednesday, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told his cabinet that the flooding had “devastated the infrastructure on a large scale and the government is trying to cope with the crisis”.

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Pakistani people queue for meals at a temporary camp in Sukkur.

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Former British prime minister Tony Blair

Blair ‘sorry’ for Iraq victims but no regrets AFP

LONDON – Former British prime minister Tony Blair said he was “desperately sorry” for deaths in the Iraq war but insisted the controversial 2003 invasion was right in his memoirs published Wednesday.

Entitled “A Journey”, the book is Blair’s account of his decade in Downing Street from 1997 to 2007 and also features an unprecedented, stinging attack on his successor Gordon Brown, whose premiership he brands a disaster.

However, it is Iraq — arguably the defining event of Blair’s decade in power — which is at the book’s heart.

Blair said he was “desperately sorry” over casualties on all sides — British soldiers, their allies, Iraqi civilians, diplomats and casualties such as murdered hostages — and suggested he had shed tears over the loss of life.

But he insisted that he “can’t regret the decision to go to war” as he again

outlined the case for the conflict.

“All I know is that I did what I thought was right,” Blair wrote. “I stood by America when it needed standing by. Together we rid the world of a tyrant. Together we fought to uphold the Iraqis’ right to a democratic government.”

Blair did, though, acknowledge that the aftermath of the invasion was far worse than anticipated.

“The aftermath was more bloody, more awful, more terrifying than anyone could have imagined,” he said.

“I can say that never did I guess the nightmare that unfolded, and that too is part of the responsibility.”

He praised the “genuine integrity” and “political courage” of the

then US president George W. Bush, alongside whom he entered the invasion and with whom he had “really good personal chemistry”.

And in a BBC interview being broadcast Wednesday to publicise the book, Blair added that the international community should be prepared to consider taking military action against Iran if it develops a nuclear weapon.

“I am saying that I think it is wholly unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapons capability and I think we have got to be prepared to confront them, if necessary militarily,” he said, according to pre-released extracts.

“I think there is no alternative to that if they continue to develop nuclear weapons. They need to get that message loud and clear.”

Elsewhere, Blair makes public as never before the private tensions which simmered between him and Brown, who served as his finance minister, throughout his premiership.

Australian PM wins Greens support in government bid Reuters

CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard forged an alliance with the Greens party on Wednesday to take her party closer to forming a government, but vowed not to allow the deal to change her plans for a tax on miners’ profits.

“Our election commitments are our election commitments,” the Labor Party leader told a news conference. “In the days since the election I’ve been asked will you change the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, and the answer of course is no.”

Labor’s widely expected agreement with the influential Greens party gives Gillard 73 seats in the 150-member lower house, bring-

ing her level with the opposition conservative coalition but still three short of the majority required to rule.

A jostle for the support of four independent lawmakers who emerged from August 21’s inconclusive election holding the balance of power could still drag into early next week.

Bookmakers shortened their odds on Labor forming a government after the Greens deal, though they were still well behind the conservatives, who have promised to scrap the mining profits tax and carbon-trading plans, and a $38 billion broadband project that could hurt dominant telecoms provider Telstra.

Despite Gillard’s reassurances that policy would not be affected, the Greens could use their leverage to harden up her plans on both the min-

ing tax and pricing carbon pollution.

“It does lead to some nervousness. With Greens’ control of the Senate it sets in motion less friendly business policies starting from mining tax to climate change,” said Shane Oliver, head of Investment Strategy at AMP Capital.

The conservatives, who campaigned heavily on the threat of a Labor-Greens tie-up, charged that the deal would lead to early adoption of a carbon trade scheme Gillard had promised to delay until at least 2013 and after public consultation.

“It demonstrates that the quest for power is now the only principle that the Labor Party holds dear,” opposition leader Tony Abbott told a news conference.

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Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard

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Kayumanis Jimbaran now welcomes all ages The new bathrooms IBP

JIMBARAN - Kayumanis Group takes great pleasure to announce that Kayumanis Jimbaran Private Estate and Spa is now open for guests of all ages.

The Kayumanis brand has always been marketed as an adult orientated collection of private villas. Catering to the needs of honeymooners and couples has been the main focus for of the three properties under the Kayumanis banner. However, many of these travellers now have children with whom they would like to experience the island of Bali and enjoy a quality vacation that recaptures the spirit of a previous visit.

Therefore, Kayumanis Jimbaran Private Estate and Spa has been chosen to evolve with each growing family by welcoming young travellers to the property.

The concept of anticipating the needs of return guests and their family members at Kayumanis Jimbaran Private Estate and Spa will be phased in over the coming months and initially commence with a selection of added value privileges.

Guests will be entitled to complimentary tea, coffee, milk, juice and snacks at Tapis Restaurant and Lounge during the day.

There will also be complimentary sunset cocktails served at Tapis between 6pm and 8pm daily.

In addition, there will be complimentary laundry and dry cleaning for in-house guests and accompanying children. Each villa will have its own complimentary mini-bar filled with nonalcoholic refreshments that will be replenished daily.

Personalised transportation with child-friendly seating will also be available within the Jimbaran, Nusa Dua and Kuta areas.

Over the ensuing months Kayumanis Jimbaran Private Estate and Spa will unveil a two bedroom villa category with age appropriate facilities. There are also plans for a new restaurant with gallery and retail outlet as well as a spa centre with additional treatment rooms.

The sheer size of Kayumanis Jimbaran with its open grassed areas and shady coconut palms simply lends itself to family activities. The gentle waters of Jimbaran Bay are also within easy walking distance offering a great day of sun, sea and sand for travellers with children.

Meanwhile, Kayumanis Ubud as well as Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa & Spa will both remain adult targeted destinations for honeymooners and couples to enjoy a romantic escape.

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Temple Ceremony Calendar of Event (Sep 3- 23 2010) 4 h – “Tumpek Wayang”, day devoted to “Sanghyang Iswara”, the lord of puppeteers, when blessing ceremony is given to shadow – puppet play sets for proper function and magical power.

Temple Festival at: - Pr.aspahit, Jembrana.

- Pr. Panti Gelgel, Ds. Pangembungan, Sesetan, Badung.

- Pedharman Dalem Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan, Besakih.

- Pedharman Dalem Sukawati, Besaih.

- Pedharman Kaba-Kaba , Besakih.

- Pedharman Dalem Bakas, Besakih.

- Pr. Pedharman Mengwi, Besakih.

- Pr. Penataran Giri Purwa, Ds. Kutarejo, Tegal Dalimo, Banyuwangi.

5th _ Temple Festival at: - Pr. Maospahit, Ds. Gerenceng Denpasar.

8th _ Temple Festival at: - Pr. Ulun Kulkul, Besakih.

- Pr. Melanting, Ds. Camenggaon, Sukawati.

- Pr. Penataran Agung, Teluk Padang, Karangasem.

- Pr. Pasek Gelgel, Ds. Pangembungan, Bongkasa, abiansemal.

- Pr. Pasek Bandesa, Ds. Riyang Gede, Penebel Tabanan.

- Pr. Pasek Banjar Jawa, Buleleng.

- Pr. Gaduhan Jagat, Ds. Singakerta, Ubud.

- Pr. Masceti Tengah, Ds. Mancawarna, Tampaksiring.

- Pr. Penataran Batulepang, Ds. Kamasan, Klungkung.

- Pr. Paibon Pasek Gobleg, Ds. Kedonganan, Kuta - Pr. Pasek Gelgel, Ds. Songan, Batur,

Kintamani.

- Pr. Pasanggerahan Agung, Ds. Bebandem, Karangasem.

- Pr. Penataran Dalem Peed, Nusa Penida.

- Mr.Pasek Perateka, Ds. Pekandelan, Sidemen, Karangasem.

- Mr.Pasek Perateka Taman Sari, Sukasada.

- Pr. Kawitan Jero Wenayu, Ds. Wenayu, Bedulu, Gianyar.

- Pr. Jati, Ubud.

- Pr. Gua, Besakih.

10th _ Temple Festival at: - Merajan Geriya Kebon – Tabanan.

- Pr. Candi Gora, Ds. Tianyar, Karangasem.

14th _ Temple Festival at: - Pr. Puseh Jagat Dalem Dukut, Nusa Penida.

- Pr. Dalem, Ds. Batuyang, Batubulan.

- Pr. Pasek Magending, Kediri, Tabanan.

- Pr. Pasek Undagi, Ds. Timpag, Kerambitan, Tabanan.

- Pr. Desa + Pura Pucak, Br. Taman Bedulu, Gianyar.

- Mr.Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung, Ds. Sulahan.

- Mr.Pasek Padang Rata, Ds. Padang, Karangasem.

- Pr. Telaga Sakti/Dalem Tarukan, Ds. Ambengan, Nusa Penida.

- Pr. Dalem, Ds. Padangan, Pupuan, Tabanan.

- Pr. Yogha, Br. Teba Jero, Kaba-Kaba, Kediri Tabanan.

- Pr. Dalem Purwa, Br. Kawan, Bangli.

15th _ Temple Festival at: - Pr. Agung Pasek Gelgel, Ds. Sibang Kaja, abiansemal.

- Pr. Dalem Samprangan, Gianyar.

- Pr. Ds. Galiran, Bhakti Seraga, Buleleng.

Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened STOCKHOLM – A senior Swedish prosecutor is reopening a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — the latest twist to a case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.

The case was dropped by a Stockholm prosecutor last week who said there was nothing suggesting Assange had raped a Swed-

ish woman who reported him to police.

The woman’s lawyer appealed the decision and Director of Public

Prosecution Marianne Ny on Wednesday decided to reopen the case.

Ny also said that another complaint against Assange should be investigated on suspicion of “sexual coercion and sexual molestation.”

That overruled a previous decision to only investigate the case as “molestation,” which is not a sex offense under Swedish law.

Aussie mom jailed 27 years for killing two sons MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian mother twice convicted of killing her two young sons was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Wednesday for what the judge called “the greatest act of betrayal.”

Donna Fitchett was first convicted in 2008 of murdering her sons in 2005 and sentenced to 24 years prison. She appealed her conviction and was granted a retrial in May, but a jury again found her guilty after she admit-

ted drugging her sons and then strangling one and smothering the other.

The boys were 11 and 9 years old.

“You were their mother. Your responsibility was to nurture, care for, love and protect them and over the years you did that,” Justice Elizabeth Curtain said in sentencing Fitchett. “But in the greatest act of betrayal and in a profound breach of (trust) you robbed each of them of their precious lives ... in an act of unfathomable

selfishness.”

Fitchett claimed she was not guilty by reason of mental impairment but Curtain called the murder premeditated, citing a letter Fitchett had written before the murders.

No details on the letter were released, and a motive was not given during the trial.

Fitchett’s lawyer, Patrick Tehan, told the court that the mother was depressed and suicidal when she killed her children.

Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian security forces arrested more than 150 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shooting dead four Israelis on the eve of new Mideast peace talks.

With the Wednesday crackdown, the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appeared to be trying to send a stern message to both its Hamas rivals and to Israel that it is committed to the new peace talks.

In Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Tuesday he would not let the shooting derail the negotiations.

Israel and the Palestinians are in Washington to begin talks that will lead to discussions about he core issues of the conflict, including the status of east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as capital of their future state.

In what could be a hint to the Israeli position on Jerusalem, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud

Barak indicated in a newspaper interview Wednesday that Israel would be willing to reach a compromise on the status of the city under the right conditions.

“West Jerusalem and 12 Jewish neighborhoods that are home to 200,000 residents will be ours.

The Arab neighborhoods in which close to a quarter million Palestinians live will be theirs,” Barak told the Israeli daily Haaretz.

“There will be a special regime in place along with agreed upon arrangements in the Old City, the Mount of Olives and the City of David,” he said.

Barak’s office confirmed the remarks attributed to Barak are accurate but did not know if they reflect his personal views or official policy.

The Tuesday shooting immediately cast a shadow over President Barack Obama’s push for Mideast peace, which was set to formally kick off later Wednesday with a White House dinner. It will be the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in nearly two years.

It also was a vivid reminder that while Hamas is locked out of the peace efforts, it remains a key player in determining the outcome of negotiations.

The Iranian-backed group rules the Gaza Strip, one half of the territory claimed by the Palestinians for a future state, and has the power to sabotage negotiations at any moment.

During a visit to a West Bank army base Barak said the military “will do everything possible to quickly bring the perpetrators to justice. ” But he urged residents to show restraint. “We are in the midst of a long struggle for our right to live in security under a peace agreement with our neighbors.”

A Palestinian security official, speaking on condition of anonymity under official guidelines, confirmed a crackdown was under way, but gave few details.

He said the assailants from the shooting had not been found.

Video: Captured Mexican drug lord knew top capos MEXICO CITY – A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico’s most savage assassins says he personally knew the country’s top drug lords and shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama.

In a video released by Mexico’s federal police, Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as “the Barbie” for his fair complexion and green eyes, also told his interrogators that he transported cash hidden in trailers.

Wi t h h i s a r r e s t M o n d a y, Valdez became the third major drug lord brought down by Mexico in less than a year. The 37-year-old Valdez faces charges in three U.S. states for trucking in tons of cocaine.

“I have work ... investments, there in Colombia,” he said, laughing, on the tape that was broadcast late Tuesday and provided to news organizations, including The Associated Press.

When asked if he worked in drugs, he replied yes.

U.S. prosecutors say Valdez has been the source of tons of cocaine smuggled into the United States.

The arrest was portrayed by the Mexican and U.S. governments as a victory for President Felipe Calderon, who is trying to recover public support for his war on organized crime in the face of escalating violence.

Authorities also said Valdez could provide intelligence on other top traffickers, including Sinaloa chief Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord.

Valdez told interrogators that he knew the principal leaders of the drug cartels, such as Guzman, the brothers Arturo and Hector Beltran Leyva, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Jose Gerardo “El Indio” Alvarez, whom he called his friend.

D u r i n g t h e v i d e o , Va l d e z sometimes looked up and laughed. He constantly wiped sweat with a tissue or shirt sleeve, though he did not look nervous.

Local media also showed a

video from inside the three-level residence where he was arrested, including paintings of religious subjects, horses and flowers, Gucci and Cartier boxes, bigscreen TVs, a pool table and a bar.

Mexican police said they chased Valdez across five Mexican states for a year, a pursuit that intensified in recent months as they raided home after home owned by the drug lord, missing him but nabbing several of his allies.

His arrest also yielded computers, telephones and other equipment authorities said would likely provide more information about his group.

Valdez’s presentation before the media Tuesday coincided with an announcement that Colombian authorities had detained 11 people allegedly linked to the Mexican kingpin in that South American cocaine-producing country. Mexican Federal Police Commissioner Facundo Rosas said the arrests were likely related, with Colombian authorities taking advantage of a break in his organization.

As a U.S. citizen living illegally in Mexico, Valdez could be deported to the United States if Mexico agrees, or he could face prosecution in Mexico for drugrelated crimes. Mexican authorities say he could be responsible for dozens of murders.

Born in the border city of Laredo, Texas, Valdez grew up in a middleclass subdivision popular with Border Patrol agents, police officers and firefighters. His father was a nightclub and bar owner.

The former Laredo United High School linebacker became a small-time street dealer as a teen, before rising to become the head of a group of assassins for M e x i c o ’s n o t o r i o u s B e l t r a n Leyva gang, allied with the powerful Sinaloa cartel, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.

After leaving Texas for Mexico, Valdez quickly rose through the ranks of the Beltran Leyva cartel, police say. He was anointed head of Acapulco operations by cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva after serving as the drug kingpin’s top bodyguard, Rosas said.

Obama...

From page 1 Obama will meet separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday before hosting them for dinner, the warm-up for formal talks on Thursday brokered by Clinton.

The summit marks Obama’s riskiest plunge into Middle East diplomacy, not least because he is

bringing the sides together to commit to forging a peace deal within 12 months. He is staking precious political capital on the peace drive in a U.S. congressional election year.

There is also the danger that failure on the Israeli-Palestinian front could set back Obama’s already-faltering outreach to the Muslim world as he seeks solidarity against nuclear-defiant Iran.

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Indonesia Today

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Indonesian police kill five in riot Agence France-Presse

PALU - Indonesian police opened fire and killed five people when an angry mob attacked their station with firebombs in a protest over the death of a man in custody, police said Wednesday.

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A pair of Malaysian children cartoon characters Upin and Ipin, wrapped in a plastic with live rats are displayed by an Indonesian demonstrators during a protest outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta on August 31, 2010. The embassy has been in the scene of series of anti-Malaysian protests following the recent arrest of three Indonesian maritime officers while Indonesia detained seven Malaysian fishermen over an apparent border dispute and all detainees were later released.

Lampung police nab 5 Afghan immigrants Antara

BAKAUHENI - Lampung police have nabbed five illegal immigrants from Afghanistan at Bakauheni ferry port, Bakauheni police spokesman Adjunct Commissioner Yohannes Agustiandaru said here on Wednesday.

Yohannes said the five illegal immigrants on a car were nabbed on Monday night as they were attempting to board a ferry from Bakauheni to Merak port.

The five Afghan illegal immigrants were then identified as Basir Husin bin Ghulam Sakhi (22), Musthafa bin Ghulam Sakhi (30), Abdul Khalid bin Abdul Hamid (30), Ghulam Sakhi bin Babali (28) and Asik Husin bin Haidar Ali (17).

“They were nabbed at seaport in-

terdiction because they failed to show us their official documents,” Yohannes said, adding that the illegal immigrants were nabbed on their way from Asahan district in North Sumatra to Jakarta through Bakauheni ferry port in Lampung.

Yohannes said the five illegal immigrants admitted that from Malaysia they entered Indonesia through Tanjung Balai port in North Sumatra and then headed to Jakarta through Bakauheni port in Lampung.

“They said that when arriving in Jakarta, travel agent personnel would pick them up and arrange their departure to Australia,” Yohannes said.

For further investigation, they have been admitted to Lampung Po-

lice before being handed to Bandarlampung immigration office.

Earlier on August 20, Banten police in the Sunda Strait arrested 58 illegal Afghan immigrants who wanted to sail to Australia.

“Police are still investigation them before they are to be handed over to the international organization handling refugees,” Banten Police Spokesman Adjunct Senior Commissioner Gunawan said in Serang. night.

He said that of the 58 illegal immigrants, four were children. Based on preliminary questioning, it was suspected that the Afghans had fled from an immigration detention house in Bogor, West Java. They fled to the Panimbang coastal areas suing two buses.

Indonesian leader pledges police reform Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised Tuesday to replace the country’s much-maligned chiefs of police and prosecutors but denied the reshuffle was linked to corruption and incompetence.

His comments to cabinet ministers came as a businessman was sentenced to four years in jail for attempting to bribe anti-graft investigators with the alleged backing of top police and prosecutors.

The case shocked the nation when it broke last year but it was far from an isolated incident, with reports of alleged judicial graft and misconduct filling the pages of the local newspapers on a daily basis.

Yudhoyono said the law enforcement agencies needed to be professional and “fair”, and called for any official found to be involved in wrongdoing to be punished.

“If any police members or prosecutors are involved in any violations, measures should be taken against them according to the law with transparency and high accountability,” he said.

National police chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri and Attorney General Hendarman Supandji would be replaced along with the head of the armed forces as part of a scheduled reshuffle, he said.

“These officials will end their terms in line with the existing law,” he said, adding that he was “not pleased” by suggestions the changes

were political.

The reshuffle is expected to take place in October and speculation is mounting about who will take over the embattled institutions.

Yudhoyono has won two elections on the back of promises to stamp out chronic corruption but his reform efforts have stalled amid opposition from vested interests including lawmakers and police. There have been repeated calls for Danuri and Supandji to stand down, especially over the case of businessman Anggodo Widjojo who was jailed for four years earlier Tuesday for attempted bribery.

Top police and prosecutors allegedly led a conspiracy to bring down the anti-corruption agency by using Widjojo to frame two of its senior investigators.

More than 20 people including several police were injured during the violent clash late Tuesday in the town of Buol, Central Sulawesi province, local deputy police chief Dewa Parsana said.

“A big number of residents encircled the police station and threw Molotov bombs,” he said.

“We had no choice but to open fire towards the protesters because they were very angry and were burning motorcycles parked outside... Five people were killed by

the shooting.”

Anger over the death Monday of a local man in custody at the station triggered the riot, he said. Around 300 police reinforcements were sent to the area on Wednesday, the staterun Antara news agency reported.

Police spokesman Iskandar Hasan said the shootings were under investigation and “firm action” would be taken against any officer proven to have violated procedures. “They have to take responsibility for every single bullet they used,” he said.

Anti-graft body raids Sumitomo in Indonesia: reports Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s antigraft agency has raided the local office of Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the transport ministry, reports said Wednesday.

Corruption Eradication Commission officials confiscated documents during the raid Tuesday in Jakarta, local media said.

Investigators are examining allegations of corruption surrounding the import of used railway coaches which were donated to Indonesia by the Japanese government.

“We want to obtain a detailed view of the shipping process for the carriages in 2006,” commission spokesman Johan Budi was quoted as saying by The Jakarta Globe.

Officials were not immediately available to independently confirm the raid.

The commission questioned Sumitomo executive Hideyuki Nishio earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe into allegations that the coaches’ import costs were deliberately inflated. A former railways director at the transport ministry has been officially named as a suspect in the case.

Darmin installed as BI Governor Antara

JAKARTA - Supreme Court Chairman Harifin A Tumpa here on Wednesday installed Bank Indonesia (BI) senior deputy governor Darmin Nasution as the central bank governor for the 2010 - 2013 period.

Among those present at the ceremony to install Darmin were all officials of BI board of governors, Vice President Boediono as former BI governor, and a number of cabinet ministers.

The cabinet ministers were among others Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa, Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo, Communication and Informatics Minister Tifatul Sembiring, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, and

State Minister for National Development Planning Board Armida S Alisjahbana.

Boediono took the position of BI governor for a year, from April 2008 to May 2009 and then resigned because he ran for vice presidential post.

Following the resignation of Boediono, Darmin served as acting BI governor until finally President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono proposed him to the House of Representatives (DPR) as the sole BI gubernatorial candidate to undergo fit and proper test. In July this year Darmin passed the fit and proper test, conducted by House’s Commission XI, although he was later criticized by a number of House factions following his alleged involvement in Bank Century scandal.

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Bali Today Synergy of agriculture and tourism should be set forth in regional regulation Bali Post

DENPASAR - Progress achieved in tourism sector was not accompanied by agricultural sector becoming the footstool of Balinese culture making the agricultural sector continue to drowning.

In fact, one of the distinctive tourist attractions owned by Bali is the agricultural system. Nonexistence of regulations governing the synergy of agriculture and tourism causes the growth of both sectors overlap.

“Up to these days, there is no regulation governing the synergy between agriculture and tourism. To synergize the two sectors is required a regional regulation. As a result, tourism will not nullify the agriculture in Bali,” said Assistant II for the Economic and Development Bureau of Bali Province, Ketut Wija, in the seminar entitled “Synergy Optimization: Improving Coordination of all Stakeholders of Bali’s Economy” held by BI Denpasar, last Tuesday (Aug 31).

Bali Provincial Government, according to Wija, was very serious to promote the agricultural sector and farmers. Even, the Governor took no holidays on Saturdays or Sundays to keep on monitoring the Simantri (integrated farming system) program. Similarly, Bali Provincial Government would seek to assist farmers in order they could achieve a better prosperity.

“For example, government per-

sistently endeavors how to provide free organic fertilizer to farmers. We will continue to encourage it. In addition, we also would like to realize the island of Bali as an organic island,” he said.

He revealed that agricultural land in Bali got more recessive and narrower. However, his party did not prohibit farmers to sell their agricultural land. “There should be a way to prevent the farmers from selling their land. It is how to make those farmers feel convenient and earn enough income. By doing so, they would not have intention to sell their land,” he said.

To make farmers undertake their work comfortably, then they should be assisted with assured irrigation, free organic fertilizer, as well as their production should be absorbed properly.

Meanwhile, Chairman of BI Denpasar, Jeffry Kairupan, pointed out that the contribution of agricul-

Bali earmarks Rp66 billion for reforestation over five years Antara

DENPASAR - Bali has earmarked Rp66 billion in its budget to reforest fallow and critical land everywhere in the province over the next fives years, a local forestry official said.

“We will replant deforested and critical land covering a total area of 25,346 hectares scattered in various districts and cities in stages over a period of five years,” Ida Agung Buana, head of Bali’s forestry service, said here Tuesday.

The annual reforestation target was a minimum of 5,000 hectares per year with the replanting process to tak place inside or outside protected or village forests.

He said for the private and individual sectors, the local government had set up free seedling distribution centers. Companies or individuals who have land they wish to reforest can obtain tree seedlings free of charge from the centers.

He said the government had set up seedling distribution centers in eastern, southern, northern and central Bali.

The reforestation program was to be implemented to support the Bali provincial government’s program to make a clean and green province, a province with a green economy and green culture, Buana said.

tural sector to the growth of Bali’s economy in the first half of 2010 was just 0.31 percent, while the overall growth of Bali’s economy was of 5.10 percent.

“I think this is very dangerous because Bali depends very much on the tourism sector consisting of trade, hotels and restaurants (1.48 percent), services (1.95 percent) and others (1.37 percent),” he said.

It was also said that in agricultural product Bali relied heavily on the areas outside Bali. Unfortunately, should there be any disturbances of nature occurring at Padangbai or Gilimanuk Port it would disrupt the supply of goods from outside Bali.

“Of course, this condition is truly harmful to Bali,” said Jeffrey, in the seminar guided by Bagus Sudibya.

In relation to the export business, Jeffry said that Bali’s export continued to grow in the first half of 2010 with major exports reaching 42.15 percent and belonging to miscella-

Bali Post/Yudi Karnaedi

Progress achieved in tourism sector was not accompanied by agricultural sector becoming the footstool of Balinese culture making the agricultural sector continue to drowning. neous manufactured articles. The main export commodity was in the form of clothing, jewelry and art items. Meanwhile, the banking industry was estimated to remain consistent in running its function of intermediation to the public, while the Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) of banking in Bali during the first half

of 2010 amounted to 63.56 percent.

Meanwhile, Bagus Sudibya said that to synergize the agriculture and tourism denoted a beautiful heavenly dream. “How to make it happen, it requires concrete and real measures,” he said. If it only lay in the level of discourse, downturn of agricultural sector would happen soon. (par)

Bali is targeting for 10,000 foreign tourists Antara

Denpasar – Bali is targeting for 10,000 through 16,000 foreign tourists a year in 2010. This is similar to the number of tourists visited Singapore each year. I Ketut Wija, the second Assistant of Economic division in Bali Government, said “we want to imitate the positive thing about Singapore. They can maintain the security condition so they can attract tourists to visit the country.”

Foreign tourists will visit the country if they feel hat they are safe and comfortable in the country. “It is not surprising that Singapore is visited by many tourists every year, it is because they can maintain their security level,” Wija said.

Bali’s Governor, Made Mangku Pastika, stated that the security level in Bali must be done according to international level. This is needed in order to make the locals and foreigners to feel safe and comfortable in Bali.Wija, said that geographically, Bali is much better than Singapore

because Bali has white sandy beaches, valley, cliff, rivers, lake, rice filed, mountains, and other which can attract tourists to visit them.

In addition to the beautiful nature, the art and culture is also very attractive and one of them is the “ngaben” ceremony. Ngaben is the cremation ceremony in Bali. Wija said that Bali won “The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific 2010” from Bisnis Travellers Asia Pasific magazine which is based in Hong Kong and Bali must be able to manage high number of tourists visiting the island.

All tourism components must cooperatetocreateconducivecondition so the tourist will stay and spend more money in Bali. In 2010, Bali is targeting for 2.3 million of tourists and the increase whether it’s in the amount of money spend and the days they stay in the island.

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Balinese Culture

Spiritual Farming: From One Green to Some other Greens

Ayam Pelalah (Shredded Chicken with Chilies & Lime)

Advancement of science of technology does not answer all problems encountered by human life. In agriculture, for instance, modern farmers can now have boosted the quantity of production, even in multiple amounts. On the one had, it’s a great success but on the other hand it still leaves a problem on the decline of environmental and human health quality.

Green revolution occurred between 1943 and 1970s through the implementation of chemical fertilizer and good irrigation system has conjured up the rice production. In short term, it became an efficacious medicine to resolve the famine in tropical countries. Few decades later, it had an impact on the reduction of environmental quality, like pollution in water, land and others. Apart from the impact on the environment, it was also had an impact on human health like the rise of some new cancers.

Realizing these facts, now Bali has an initiative to become a green province and implement the integrated farming system (Simantri). Hopefully, implementation of the system could realize the Bali Organic plan and consequently minimize the environmental destruction. Green province campaign includes some aspects, namely green culture, green economy and Bali green and clean. Green culture is intended to change the societal behavior in managing their waste manage-

ment and environment. Green economy hints that all economic activities should be in the eco-friendly orientation. These two aspects will empty out into the initiative of Bali Organic.

One of the aspects is applied in the agricultural field. Socialization has been intensified while establishing farmer groups. Through breeding local cows, for instance, farmers are expected to get maximal benefits. Other than increasing the number of cows, they will be able to take advantage the cow dung and urine for organic fertilizers. In the long run, it will reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Of course, this endeavor will reduce the production cost that should be spent by farmers and at the same time increase the quality of rice as well as improve the environmental quality.

As a matter of fact, simple practice of this concept could have been seen around 1970s. Farmers using cows to cultivate their land could also take advantage of their cow dung. It was spread out onto the rice field and its

efficacy could last for at least for two planting seasons. In terraced rice field, it could uniquely be managed by establishing a cowshed in the upper stream.

Later on, the collected dry cow dung was channeled to rice field through the water gutter.

However, since being urged by the demand to multiple the rice production, farmers left the method. Introduction of hand tractor and chemical fertilizers gradually replaced the role of cows. The new method was expected to accelerate the land cultivation process. As consequence, cows were only serving as ‘family saving’ for farmers.

Simple eco-friendly pest control actually has been proposed in the palmleaf manuscript entitled “Shri Tattwa or Darmaning Pemaculan.” It has been applied by subak community in Bali from generation to generation until today. However, it seems to put more emphasis on the ritual aspect only, while herbal pesticide or other means of the oblation is only applied symbolically.

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Denpasar City IBP

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Denpasar City is a capital of Bali Province since 1960 up to now where previously it was a capital of Badung Empire which is controlling the south part region of Bali Island from the end of 18 century until conquered by Dutch in 1906. Denpasar is a place for Bali Governor’s office therewith all offices from private sector until important government office like telecommunications, post office, bank, airline and hospital.

The word of Denpasar is mean in north of market. It is a fast growing town especially since the tourism industry growth around 1960. Denpasar is populated by 561.814 people.

Gajah Mada Street is main road in this town as the shopping centre and the edge of this street, exactly in the middle of crossroad had been built a statue which is called Catur Muka Statue. Caur Muka Statue is a statue owning four faces by observing four directions from north, south, east and west. This statue is made on 1972 and it’s building to commemorate the Badung War on 20 September 1906 which is well known as Puputan Badung.

The courtyard which is located in the south east of Catur Muka Statue is named Puputan Badung Field where the Badung King with its people had battled until him dead against the Dutch colonist. In north side of Puputan Badung is standing up the office which is called Jaya Sabha that is an official office for Bali’s Governor accepts the important guest for having dinner while enjoying the Balinese Culture Show. In eastside of Puputan Badung, it had been built a Hindu temple on 1968 that is called Jagatnatha Temple. This Temple is a public temple to worship Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa / God. Especially each full moon, The Hindu people in Denpasar come to this place in particular at the evening time. In south side of this temple, there is Bali Museum built on 1931 by architect of Curt Grundler. Its architecture is a combination between temple and empire palace. This Museum contains the artistic object collection or artifact from prehistoric era until modernday. Another place is becoming tourist destination is Puri Pamecutan/Pamecutan Palace.

There are lodgings for the tourist accommodations are available in this palace. This palace is rebuilt as according to its geniuses after broken by Dutch soldier on 1906 and in this palace is kept a set famous Gold Gamelan as empire heritage.

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BUSINESS Fed officials discussed further stimulus steps Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials signaled at their August meeting that they would consider going beyond a modest program to purchase government debt if necessary to boost the economy.

Minutes of the Fed’s discussions from the Aug. 10 meeting show the central bank recognized that the economy could need further stimulus beyond the debt purchases. Those are intended to lower interest rates on a range of consumer and business loans.

The minutes, which were released Tuesday, did not spell out what new steps might be taken. But they do indicate that the officials focused attention on the modest move the Fed did take at the meeting, which would invest the proceeds from its huge mortgage bond portfolio in Treasury securities.

Some Fed officials argued that reinvesting proceeds from the Fed’s holdings of mortgage securities “could send an inappropriate signal to investors about the committee’s readiness to resume large-scale asset purchases,” the minutes said.

One member objected and said making the change could complicate the Fed’s eventual exit from its period of aggressive credit easing, which began more than two years ago as the country plunged into a deep recession.

The minutes are not verbatim and do not identify speakers but analysts said they provided an indication that the central bank engaged in an extensive debate over the issue before agreeing to provide nearly unanimous support for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

In the end, the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel of Fed board members and regional bank presidents who set interest rates, voted 9-1 to support the modest easing move. The only dissent came from Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig.

Fed policymakers took the step at a time when economic growth is slowing and many are concerned the country could slip back into a recession.

Release of the minutes, in which Fed officials expressed increased concern about the economy’s slowdown, contributed to a lackluster day on Wall Street with the Dow Jones industrial average closing up just 5 points.

After the recession began in December 2007, the Fed tripled its balance sheet to help bolster economic growth and steady the housing market. In addition to buying Treasury debt, it purchased $1.25 trillion in mortgagebacked securities.

For most of this year the central bank had discussed exiting the program.

But at the August Fed meeting, the central bank said it would use the proceeds from the mortgage program to purchase Treasury bonds. The goal would be to keep its total holdings of securities at around $2.05 trillion.

The minutes said that the committee believed that the most likely outcome for the economy was that it would continue to grow and would avoid a destabilizing bout of deflation — when prices and wages decline.

But the panel said it was prepared to go further to guard against either a return to recession or deflation.

The minutes said the Fed panel agreed it would “need to consider steps it could take to provide additional policy stimulus tools if the outlook were to weaken appreciably further.”

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said it was significant that the minutes showed Fed officials were willing to consider various steps to bolster growth.

Zandi said the Fed could begin significantly expanding its balance sheet by buying large amounts of Treasury securities if the unemployment rate begins to rise on a sustained basis. The jobless rate stood at 9.5 percent in July with the government scheduled to release the August report on Friday.

However, other economists said they did not believe the central bank was close to resuming a large-scale effort to buy securities. They predicted that the central bank will keep its target for overnight bank loans at zero to 0.25 percent, where it has been since December 2008. But it will not launch other major credit easing efforts unless the economy weakens significantly.

“The Fed doesn’t believe we will have a double-dip recession. But if there is a significant deterioration in the economy, then all bets are off and they will act more aggressively,” said David Jones, head of DMJ Advisors, a Denver-based economic consulting firm.

The minutes showed the discussions on Aug. 10 lasted for more than five hours. Many analysts said the amount of time spent on a relatively modest change showed the central bank is not close to approving a largescale operation.

“The Fed will only restart its asset purchases if economic conditions deteriorate markedly from where we are now,” said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics.

Bernanke discussed a range of options that could be employed at a Fed conference Friday in Wyoming, including resumption of large-scale purchases of Treasury securities.

In that speech, Bernanke said he believed that the economy would continue to grow modestly in the second half of this year and then rebound to stronger growth in 2011.

Obama says ‘most urgent task’ is to restore US economy Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday stressed his “most urgent task” is to restore the American economy and get the unemployed back to work.

In a prime-time speech focused mainly on Iraq, Obama also sought to reassure Americans about his commitment to tackle the country’s economic woes, highlighting lingering concerns about stubbornly high unemployment and sluggish growth.

“Today, our most urgent task is to restore our economy, and put the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs back to work,” said Obama, whose Democratic Party fears a trouncing in November’s midterm elections.

“To strengthen our middle class, we must give all our children the education they deserve, and all our

workers the skills that they need to compete in a global economy.”

The president called on citizens to show innovation and jump-start industries that create new jobs, while stressing the need for America to wean itself off its “dependence on foreign oil.”

“We must unleash the innovation that allows new products to roll off our assembly lines, and nurture the ideas that spring from our entrepreneurs,” Obama said.

“This will be difficult. But in the days to come, it must be our central mission as a people, and my central responsibility as president.”

He added that soldiers return-

ing home from Iraq must be given the chance to “apply their gifts to expand the American economy.”

With US unemployment rates hovering near double digits, and Americans showing little sign of restarting pre-crisis spending, the health of the economy looks set to be a major issue during the November elections.

Polls repeatedly show voters are skeptical about the fate of the economic recovery, while questioning Obama’s trillion-dollar efforts to propel the United States out of recession.

The White House’s Republican foes have sought to capitalize on those concerns by pointing to the still moribund employment and housing sectors and high levels of public debt as evidence of Obama’s inability to turn the economy around.

Burger King in talks for possible sale: report Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK - Burger King, the second-largest US hamburger chain, is in talks with private-equity firms for a potential sale, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Among the interested firms is Britain’s 3i Group PLC, the Journal said, noting that the talks had already lasted several weeks and that their status was unclear. Citing sources familiar with the matter, it noted that it was uncertain that the discussions would result in a sale.

A pedestrian walks past a billboard along a building site in Shanghai on September 1, 2010. Key Asian economies fearing a US-style housing market bubble are taking fresh measures to curb runaway property prices as the region leads the global rebound from recession. China is trying to rein in buyer exuberance by tightening credit and imposing other regulations that make it tougher to buy and sell property.

Although it has been a public company since 2006, Burger King has already been through several buyout firms.

Faring worse than its bigger rival McDonald’s in the wake of the financial crisis, Burger King last week reported a drop of 2.3 percent in its global sales for its 2010 fiscal year, compared to a 1.2 percent gain during the same period last year.

It also posted a 3.9 percent decrease in US and Canada sales, compared to an 0.4 percent increase in the same period last year.

“In fiscal year 2010, we faced sustained levels of high unemployment and

a fragile global economy that combined made this one of the toughest operating environments in recent history,” Burger King Chairman and CEO John Chidsey said in a statement.

The fast-food chain currently has a market capitalization of about 2.26 billion dollars and operates over 12,000 restaurants worldwide in more than 75 countries.Among its portfolio companies, 3i counts luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur Ltd., European juice and soft drinks maker Refresco and China’s Little Sheep restaurant chain.

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Clooney, Will Smith join anti-cancer telethon Agence France Presse

LOS ANGELES – George Clooney, Will Smith and Gwyneth Paltrow will join an impressive list of stars taking part in September’s “Stand Up to Cancer” telethon airing on major networks. Other celebrities announced Wednesday include Denzel Washington, Renee Zellweger, Kathy Bates and Richard Branson. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards were previously announced as participants.

Performers will include Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Neil Diamond, The Edge, Herbie Hancock, Lady Antebellum and Leona Lewis. Queen Latifah, Martina McBride and Stevie Wonder were among those already announced.

Clooney, in particular, is a fundraising heavyweight. At Sunday’s Emmy Awards, he accepted the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for efforts on behalf of victims of this year’s earthquake in Haiti, the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia and the Sept. 11 attacks.

“Stand Up to Cancer” is aimed at raising money to speed up innovative cancer research, according to movie producer Laura Ziskin (“Spider-Man”), who is a cancer survivor and co-founder of the Stand Up to Cancer group.

The telethon is returning for a second time after the 2008 event helped deliver more than $100 million for research. This year’s telethon will be simulcast commercial-free (8 p.m.-9 p.m.

EDT) on Sept. 10 by ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC as well as a variety of cable channels.

Cat Deeley, host of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” will host a halfhour pre-show (7:30 p.m. EDT) available widely online at major network sites as well as other sites and portals including E! Online, Hulu and YouTube.

“A donation of any size brings scientists one step closer to a cure,” Ziskin said in a statement Wednesday. All public donations go to cancer research, the group said.

The American Association for Cancer Research, the scientific partner of Stand Up to Cancer, administers grants and provides scientific oversight in part-

nership with a Stand Up to Cancer advisory committee.

Stand Up to Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a nonprofit TV and film industry group that supports programs addressing health, education and social issues. Telethon viewers will be asked to pledge donations by phone or on the Stand Up to Cancer website.

Besides the broadcast networks, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One and VH1 also will simulcast the event.

George Clooney accepts the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.

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Met opera adds 300 theaters Taiwanese director chosen as to its HD broadcasts Asian Filmmaker of the Year Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – The close-ups were so tight you could see a tear slowly trickling down the tenor’s face — and that the soprano’s fingernail polish didn’t match the color on her toes, though she did nail the high C. It was a live performance of The Metropolitan Opera, broadcast to hundreds of theaters worldwide in a program so popular that America’s pre-eminent opera house is expanding it to 1,500 venues in 46 countries.

AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Cory Weaver, File

FILE—This file photo from Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, provided by the Metropolitan Opera shows an outdoor broadcast performance of Puccini’s Tosca, during the Metropolitan Opera’s summer HD Festival at Lincoln Center in New York.

That’s 300 more than last year, including an additional 100 theaters in the U.S., to bring the domestic total to 620. Egypt, Portugal and Spain are among countries that will now get the high-definition satellite simulcasts that draw more than 2 million spectators a year, some munching on popcorn after nabbing tickets at $18 to $25 a pop. Seeing the show in person costs $30 to $330.

The Emmy- and Peabody Awardwinning “The Met: Live in HD” has had “a significant impact on the Met,” general manager Peter Gelb told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “It’s a financial shot in the arm, a new source of revenue which we sorely need as we fight the challenges of the recession.”

A dozen live transmissions are slated for the fifth season of the HD telecasts, starting Oct. 9 with a muchawaited new production, Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” directed

by Robert Lepage.

Billing itself the “world’s largest provider of alternative cinema content,” the Met creates the shows inhouse, with Gelb as executive producer. A former part-time Met usher, he taps his background as a Sony recording executive, which he says trained him in “a combination of live performance and capturing it on video.” Last season, more than 2.4 million “Live in HD” tickets were sold online or at local theaters for nine transmissions plus recorded repeats, tripling the Met’s in-person audience of about 800,000. Subtitles appear in English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and Korean.

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Tsai Ming Liang

SEOUL - South Korea’s most prestigious film festival said Wednesday it has chosen Taiwanese director Tsai Ming Liang as its Asian Filmmaker of the Year. The Pusan International Film Festival praised Tsai’s work over the past three decades for pioneering unexplored areas that overcome the limitations of the art film industry.

“His 30-year-long devotion to filmmaking has greatly influenced Asian cinema and made considerable contributions to enhance the global status of Asian cinema,” it said in a statement.

“He is renowned for seeking fresh ways of communicating with his audience... We can find the root of his

endless spirit of challenging himself and the borderlines of art in his earlier works in the 1990s.” Malaysianborn Tsai is best known for “Vive L’Amour” that won the Golden Lion (best picture) award at the Venice Film Festival in 1994, and “The River” that won the Silver Bear/Special Jury Prize at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival. The 52-year-old has also won numerous awards with other films.

He is considered a leading exponent of the “Second New Wave” — a group of Taiwanese directors in the 1990s who produced films with realistic and sympathetic portrayals of life rather than melodramas or action pictures. The festival, held in the southern port city of Busan since 1996, will be staged from October 7-15 this year.

Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – Michael Douglas says he faces an “eight-week struggle” against throat cancer but is optimistic about his chances for recovery. During an appearance Tuesday on David Letterman’s “Late Show,” the actor said he had just finished his first week of radiation and chemotherapy. That drew a surprised reaction from Letterman.

“You’ve never looked better to me, and this proves that you’re a tough guy, for God’s sakes,” the talk-show host said, drawing cheers from the studio audience, according to a CBS news release.

“Let’s just say ... I’m pretty lit up right now,” Douglas replied. The dis-

ease was diagnosed three weeks ago, he said, although he had complained of a very sore throat earlier this year and had undergone testing that failed to find a cause.

Douglas, 65, who has two children with Catherine Zeta-Jones, said he enjoyed the summer traveling with his family before returning to the doctor.

A biopsy found he had late, stage-four cancer, “which is intense, and so they’ve had to go at it,” he said.

However, Douglas said, the cancer remains above the neck and that means expectations are good, with an 80 percent or better chance of recovery. Asked by Letterman about his personal habits, he said he had smoked and consumed alcohol.

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Landlocked Serbia plays nature card to woo tourists Agence France Presse

CEREVIC – A little over two years ago Ljuba Simic packed in his job driving trucks for a local cement factory for a new life — as a pioneer of rural tourism in Serbia’s lush Fruska Gora region. “I told myself it would be good to profit from what we have: the Danube river, the Fruska Gora hills and their pristine nature,” the dynamic 51-year old told AFP. Together with a business partner he turned a traditional Vojvodina farmhouse into a rural inn in the picturesque village of Cerevic, on the north side of Fruska Gora where the hills meet the banks of the Danube.

With tourism heavyweights Croatia and Montenegro and their sun-kissed Adriatic coast just next door, landlocked Serbia is bidding to turn its vast, unspoilt countryside into an asset for green tourism.

The industry is still a fledgling: last year revenues from tourism made up barely 2.5 percent of Serbia’s gross domestic product, according to the economy ministry. But spurred on by the success of countries like Hungary, Bulgaria or Romania, Serbia has high hopes for the sector, and its trade and tourism ministry aims to establish a viable market for nature tourism by 2015.

Guests staying at Simic’s inn, which opened in 2008 with 40 beds, can go hiking, visit the area’s famous Orthodox monasteries, take a boat trip on the river or simply relax with a drink in the farmhouse’s calm gar-

dens. Octogenarian Ratko Tatalovic came to Cerevic to beat the summer heat in Serbia’s capital Belgrade.

“The beauty of our country deserves to be highlighted, and this kind of tourism is an excellent way to do it,” he said. Jagoda Jovicevic, of the government’s tourism organisation TOS, says “the state is actively supporting the development of rural tourism and has been giving subsidies and loans with favourable conditions for four years now.”

She says the country is managing to transform its lack of industrial development into an economic advantage. “We are turning something around that used to be considered a failing.”

Simic is now one of around 4,000 people working in the growing sector, which so far counts some 5,000 tourist beds. The economic downturn gave rural tourism an added boost, since many young people were forced to move back from the big cities to their native villages — where tourism suddenly seemed a way out, Jovicevic said.

“They used what they had at their

Japanese-Argentine couple takes world tango dance crown Agence France Presse

BUENOS AIRES - An ArgentineJapanese couple Tuesday beat 400 dancing pairs to take top prize in the Mundial de Tango world competition held this year in Buenos Aires’ Luna Park amusement center.

AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Argentine couple Juan Martinez and Nora Witanowski dance during the final round of Tango Stage competition at the 8th Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires on August 31, 2010.

“I can’t think straight, only feel, feel and feel this emotion,” a sobbing, nearly speechless Tokyo-born Chizuko Kuwamoto said after winning the competition.

She and her partner Diego Ortega live in the Japanese capital, where they competed in last year’s Mundial de Tango but lost. This year, they decided to represent his home town of Colon in the contest.

The couple this time beat their Japanese rivals Kyoko and Hiroshi Yamao, title holders since 2009. In the closing ceremony of the eighth tango danceoff, thousands of people watched all the dancers participate in a final spectacle, hosted by Panamanian singercomposer and sometime actor Ruben Blades.

“Salsa (music) and the tango both spin an urban tale of music that transcends borders and nationalities,” Blades told the crowd.

Twenty-two couples reached the finals, including three from Japan, five from Colombia and one each from South Korea, Chile and Venezuela.

The tango in 2009 was declared part of the world’s cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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A picture taken on August 24, 2010 shows the wine cellar in a farm house converted to a rural inn in the picturesque Serbian village of Cerevic north of Belgrade.

disposal. The houses — which do often have to be refurbished — and the untouched natural beauty that surrounds them,” she said.

In Indjija, a town some 40 kilometres (24 miles) outside Belgrade, the transformation kicked off almost a decade ago, after many people got laid off in the big cities in the 1990s and returned home.

A handful of the returnees saw the potential of the town, close to the capital and the Fruska Gora park, and turned a dozen of old farms known as Salasi into restaurants and guest housing, making the town and its surroundings a popular weekend outing from Belgrade.

But despite the government’s efforts to promote tourism, there is still plenty to be done in terms of “infrastructure

and educating people who work in the tourism sector,” Jovicevic added.

Serbia also has something of an image problem. Despite the fact most of it was untouched by the 1990s wars, many foreigners still have images of the 1999 NATO bombing campaign against Serbia in mind when they think of the country.

China’s mobile users must show ID to get number Agence France Presse

BEIJING - Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from Wednesday to purchase a new number, state media said — the latest step by Beijing to tighten curbs over the world’s largest mobile market. The new regulations also apply to foreigners and those wishing to purchase a pre-paid SIM card, the China Daily and Global Times reported, citing sources at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Those with existing mobile subscriptions will be asked to register with their carriers before 2013, or their plans could be cancelled, the Global Times said, citing MIIT official Chen Jinqiao.

Street newspaper stands will be banned from selling SIM cards until the owners are trained on how to register customers, the reports said.

The new rules are part of the government’s efforts to prevent spam, pornographic messages and rampant fraud through the country’s vast mobile network, MIIT spokesman Wang Lijian told the China Daily.

Officials at the ministry declined immediate comment.

The government planned to carry out nationwide registration of mobile phone users as early as 2006, but the plan did not come to fruition as telecoms operators and users showed little interest, the report said. China had 814 million mobile phone users at the end of July, official data showed.

But as many as 320 million users have not provided identification, Chen told the China Daily. A report issued by a governmentlinked body in April said about 75 percent of China’s roughly 200 million web users under the age of 25 use their mobile phones to access the Internet. Beijing blocks access to any web content that the government deems unacceptable, ranging from pornography to political dissent, under a vast system of censorship known as the “Great Firewall of China”.

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A woman uses her mobile phone at a shopping mall in Beijing on September 1, 2010. Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from September 1 to purchase a new number, state media said — the latest step

by Beijing to tighten curbs over the world’s largest mobile market.

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Spain eye Euro 2012 treble as major powers rebuild Agence France Presse

PARIS - Conquerors of Europe and then the world, Spain will be seeking to complete an unprecedented treble when they embark upon their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine. Their World Cup triumph in South Africa enabled Vicente del Bosque’s side to emulate West Germany (1974) and France (2000) as the only national teams to have held both European and world titles at the same time.

The challenge now confronting La Roja is to carry that dominance into uncharted terrain by successfully defending the European crown they won in Austria and Switzerland in 2008.

Worryingly for Spain’s adversaries, the average age of the World Cup-winning squad was a sprightly 25.9 and Villarreal midfielder Santi Cazorla was the only new face in the group named to face Liechtenstein in their first qualifying match on Friday.

“We cannot afford to under-esti-

mate anyone. We are playing away from home and everyone wants to beat us,” said del Bosque, whose side’s other Group I opponents are the Czech Republic, Scotland and Lithuania. “We must all work hard to defend our status, and be conscious that we represent a country that is now the world champion.”

The irresistible quality of Spain’s passing game in South Africa illuminated an occasionally turgid tournament, but one of the other teams to capture the popular imagination was Joachim Loew’s Germany.

Loew’s young charges fell to Spain in the semi-finals, but not before thrilling fans around the world with their daring football, and Loew has demonstrated his faith in the project by extending his contract until 2012. “I had to recharge for two or three days after the World Cup, but now a new phase begins,” said Loew.

“We have a tough qualifying group for the championship in Poland and Ukraine, but the working conditions at the DFB (German Football Federation) are perfect, so we are looking forward to it. “We have a lot of ideas on how to further develop this young team.”

Germany face Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in Group A and begin their qualifying campaign in Brussels. While Loew has plenty of reasons to feel optimistic, the playing resources at his disposal — including new Real Madrid recruits Sami

Robinho gets fresh start at AC Milan Agence France Presse

ROME - Brazilian star Robinho signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on Tuesday on a four-year contract for 18million euros from English Premier League side Manchester City where he had an unhappy two year spell. “We paid 18million euros plus bonuses,” said club director Adriano Galliani.

The 26-year-old was a shock signing two years ago by City for 32.5million pounds but fell out of favour soon after Roberto Mancini took over as manager last season.

He was loaned out to Brazilian side Santos last January, but the Brazilian club were unable to come up with the money to make it a permanent transfer.

“I am really happy to be here,” said Robinho, who won two league titles while at Real Madrid prior to his move to Manchester City where he scored 14 goals in 41 appearances for the English side. “I am delighted to have been given this opportunity and I want to prove my worth. “My ambition is to play well and to help Milan regain the scudetto (the title),” added Robinho, who was a much sought after target of Milan president Silvio Berlusconi.

Robinho, who had an impressive World Cup finals scoring twice as Brazil exited in the quarter-finals at the hands of the Netherlands, is the second big name signing by Milan in the last few days after taking Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a one year loan from Barcelona with the option to make it a permanent move

at the end of that spell for 24million euros.

Robinho, who starred for Brazil in their 2007 Copa America victory topscoring with six goals, will add to what Ibrahimovic had already described as ‘on paper the best strikeforce in the world’ with Brazilian duo Ronaldinho and Pato already there.

Milan have spent big as they launch a concerted effort to halt bitter city rivals Inter’s recent domination which climaxed with the domestic double - taking their fifth successive league crown - and the Champions League title last season.

Robinho’s arrival saw the already

unhappy 28-year-old striker Marco Borriello gain himself a move to AS Roma after sporting director Daniele Prade came to Milan for talks with the player, who had slammed the decision to bring Ibrahimovic to the club.

No details of the transfer were revealed for Borriello - scorer of five goals in his 10 international appearances - who found the net 14 times last season.

Also leaving the club was veteran Georgian international defender Kakha Kaladze, as the 31-year-old ended his 10 year spell in Milan by joining Serie A rivals Genoa.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 2, 2010 shows Brazil’s striker Robinho controling the ball during the 2010 World Cup quarter final Netherlands vs Brazil at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth.

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Spain’s midfielder Ignacio Monreal (2R) is welcomed by teammates during a training session in Las Rozas near Madrid on September 1, 2010. Conquerors of Europe and then the world, Spain will be seeking to complete an unprecedented treble when they embark upon their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

Khedira and Mesut Oezil — will attract envious glances from England, France and Italy.

All three countries arrived in South Africa with hopes of making a major impact, only for those hopes to turn to dust in embarrassingly abrupt fashion.

France and Italy, finalists in 2006, failed to even make it beyond the group phase and England were routed 4-1 by Germany in the last 16.

The experience was most harrowing for France, whose players attracted universal scorn for their in-

famous training boycott in protest at the exclusion of Nicolas Anelka for an outburst at coach Raymond Domenech. The deeply unpopular Domenech has since given way to Laurent Blanc, whose unenviable brief is not only to guide France to Euro 2012 but to do so with a panache that wins over the country’s legions of disillusioned football followers.

“There’s only one way to erase South Africa. It’s results, winning spirit and victories,” said Blanc in August.

I’m not Harry Potter’, says Mourinho Agence France Presse

MADRID – Jose Mourinho shrugged off the club’s draw in his opening game in charge of Real Madrid and warned fans they need to be patient, saying he is no Harry Potter. But the Spanish giants’ new star coach said he still believes he’s the “ideal person” to give Real the “stability” it badly needs.

“I’m not Harry Potter,” he told the Spanish sports newspaper AS published Wednesday. “He is a magician, but in fact there is no magic... Magic is fiction and I live in football which is real life.”

Real signed Mourinho to a lucrative four-year contract this summer to try to stop Barcelona from winning a third successive league crown and help the club improve in Europe, with Madrid having failed to get past the quarter-final stage of the Champions League since 2004.

The 47-year-old arrived in a blaze of glory after leading Inter Milan last season to the treble of domestic league and cup in Italy as well as the Champions League. That was after successful terms in charge of Porto, in his native Portugal, and at Chelsea.

But his Real Madrid career began on a low note with a disappointing 0-

0 draw at Real Mallorca at the weekend, while arch-rivals Barca thrashed Racing Santander 3-0. Mourinho appealed for patience from fans, saying the team was still in a “construction phase.”

“Do you know how many training sessions we have had together, including with new signings? Not even 10,” he told AS. But he said that, unlike previous Real coaches, his past success means he is not afraid of taking risks.

“My profile as a coach is different from those Madrid have had in recent years. If things go badly here and I have to go, I will have (another) club the next day...

“That personal stability that I have allows me to say I’m the ideal person to be in Madrid, because I don’t fear anything. Real needs stability and I’m here to give it.” He said he decided to leave Inter to take on the greater challenge of coaching Real.

“If I had wanted to stay in a comfortable situation, living well and with a safety cushion, then I would have stayed on at Inter, the European champions, a team that won it all two years,” he told Spanish sports newspaper AS. “But I decided to take the more difficult path and come to Madrid,” he said.

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Nadal, Wozniacki advance after hot day at US Open Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – Day 2 at the U.S. Open was a day for the hot and tired. The hot: Those who played in the glare of the punishing midday sun, when temperatures veered into the mid-90s and forced tournament officials to employ their extreme weather policy.

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Renaldo Balkman of Puerto Rico (L) jumps for a rebound with China’s Jianlian Yi during their World Championship preliminary round basketball game in Ankara on August 31, 2010.

China slump again at worlds Agence France Presse

ANKARA - China suffered another disappointing day at the World Basketball Championships on Tuesday, letting go of an early lead to fall 84-76 to Puerto Rico. The loss in Ankara sees China languishing at the bottom of group C and in serious danger of missing out on the round of 16.

The Chinese need to beat either Greece or Russia in their remaining games, neither of which appears to be easy assignment. The game began well enough for the Chinese with Shipeng Wang and Jianlian Yi combining for their team’s first 17 points for a comfortable 17-7 lead.

But this was as good as it would get for the Chinese for the remainder of the half with Angel Vassallo (22 points) leading his team on a scoring romp, turning the 10 point deficit into an 8 point 44-37 advantage for Puerto Rico when the halftime hooter sounded.

The recess appeared just what the Chinese needed with whatever coach Bob Donwald Junior said at halftime appearing to work, at least temporarily.

China quickly closed the gap, again grabbing the lead at 45-44 with just over six minutes remaining, only to fall victim to their previous errors with too many rebounds going astray and too many easy turnovers given away.

Trailing 63-57 at the start of the final period, the weight of the team fell on the shoulders of Yi, with China needing him to produce big points if they were to have any chance of coming back.

However his 24 point 7 rebound performance was not enough as China continued to allow Puerto Rico to drive to the hoop for easy points.

Wang provided the main support for Yi, finishing with 17 points while Wei Liu Sun Yue would chip in with 11 and 12 points respectively.

Semenya flops in Italy meet Agence France Presse

ROVERETO - South Africa’s controversial women’s 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya flopped here on Tuesday as she could only finish seventh in a below par field. The 19-year-old only recently returned to action after being cleared following a controversial enquiry into her gender that saw her side-lined for almost 11 months.

Semenya, who handled the furore surrounding her gender tests with great dignity, won her first three races back but failed to sparkle at the Diamond meet last Friday in Brussels and was significantly off the pace here.

Italian athlete Elisa Cusma Piccione won the race in a time of 2min 00.37sec, with Semenya - who is hoping to add Com-

monwealth gold in Delhi in October to her world title - over seven seconds adrift, a long wayoffhertargettedtimethisseasonof1min 57sec.America’s disgraced 2004 Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin came in to the meeting with three successive wins behind him on his comeback after serving a four year suspension for doping.

However, the 28-year-old just failed to win, finishing second in 10.09sec behind up and coming 20-year-old Jamaican Yohan Blake who won in a time of 10.06sec, though he would probably have gone under 10sec had he not struggled with a right thigh problem in the last 10 metres.South African Oscar Pistorius, known as “Blade Runner” because of the artificial legs he runs on, finished third in the 400 metres B race in a time of 47.14 seconds.

The tired: The 14 men and 28 women whose matches went the distance — that’s five sets for men and three sets for women — including the first three matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium, where play ended at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday.

The highlight match of the long, steamy day at Flushing Meadows wound up being one that went straight sets but felt like something more. Top-seeded Rafael Nadal got a stern test from 93rd-ranked Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia and needed 3 minutes short of 3 hours to defeat him 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3.

“I prefer to play 1 hour, 10 minutes. Win easier, no?” Nadal said.

“But no, one match is easy, especially in a big tournament. The pressure’s there. You play against players that don’t have much to lose, so they play aggressive. This is difficult to stop.”

Nadal’s match ended at 11:34 p.m. Tuesday, and left the topseeded woman, Caroline Wozniacki, to finish out the night with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Chelsey Gullickson in the only meeting of the five on the feature court, spanning almost 14 hours, that didn’t have much drama.

“The matches before me were so long. Nobody expected that,” said Wozniacki, who traded off between watching Nadal, reading a magazine and running in the gym while she waited. “But a win is a win. It doesn’t matter what time I get on. As long as I win, I’m happy.”

By the time Nadal took to the court, the sun had long gone down, though the temperature stayed up in the 80s. Gabashvili also did plenty to keep things uncomfortable for this year’s French Open and Wimbledon champion.

Needing a U.S. Open title to complete his career Grand Slam, Nadal has long had a knack of making even the easy matches look hard. That’s especially true on hard courts, where every violent stop, and every precise change of direction, comes with a vicious squeak that screams of the toll taken on the Spaniard’s body.

Against a game first-round foe, this one looked and sounded every bit that tough.

There were a total of seven

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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after a point against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia during his first round men’s single’s match on day two of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National break points through the first 32 games and neither player could convert. Nadal did what great players do — winning a few more key points in both the tiebreakers to take a two-set lead. But not until Gabashvili netted a forehand on ad-out in the seventh game of the third set did Nadal find a crack in his opponent’s service game, and the opening he needed to close it out in straight sets.

Rafa said he was happy with his own service game, in which he

faced only one break point and topped out at 131 mph. While many experts are giving him as good a shot as ever to break through at the U.S. Open, he knows he needs to amp up his serve to do it. It has been a longterm project. “All my life, I’ve worked a lot on my serve,” he said. “Not (just) this summer, all my life.”Tennis Center on August 31, 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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Webber: Spa ‘changed the landscape’ of F1 title battle Following a race in which three of his key title rivals failed to score and he and McLaren-Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton mounted the leading two steps on the podium, Mark Webber has reflected that last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps ‘changed the landscape’ of the F1 2010 World Championship battle.

When the starting lights went out in the Ardennes, Webber initially looked to have blown his pole position advantage with what he admitted was an ‘appalling’ getaway that briefly dropped him as low as seventh place – ‘my dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree and cars streamed past me,’ he recalled – but a combination of determination and sensible driving in the tricky climatic conditions enabled the Australian to recover to a fine runner-up finish at the chequered flag, as he kept his head whilst others lost theirs and in so doing kept his hopes of clinching the coveted crown this season firmly intact.

Hamilton’s sublime victory might have cost Webber his erstwhile world championship lead, but the 34-year-old remains very much in touch at just three points adrift of his British adversary and, perhaps even more crucially, 28 points ahead of Red Bull Racing teammate Sebastian Vettel – who calamitously crashed his own chances away on Sunday when he collided with Jenson Button – 32 ahead of

Button and 38 clear of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. All-in-all, he mused, a pretty decent job of damage limitation in the circumstances.

“Given my appalling start, I was very happy to finish second,” the New South Wales native wrote in the Herald Sun newspaper. “When I released the clutch at the start of the formation lap, I knew immediately that there was a problem. The car bogged down as I pulled away from the line, so I made some small adjustments to the settings in an effort to rectify the situation, but it didn’t work. When the lights went out, my dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree and cars streamed past me.

“Luckily, the run to Turn One is quite short at Spa; that limited the damage that the others could inflict and I only dropped back to seventh – but if the same thing were to happen at Monza in a couple of weeks’ time, the boxing gloves will have to come out because it’s a really long run to Turn One. “I still had to knuckle down and work my way back into contention,

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Red Bull driver Mark Webber of Australia steers his car during the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Lewis Hamilton finish first, second was Red Bull driver Mark Webber of Australia and third placed Renault driver Robert Kubica of Poland. which was pretty enjoyable. The car was handling well and 18 points was a great haul in the circumstances. At the [final safety car] restart, I was right with Hamilton, but I didn’t have the legs to pass him up the hill to Les Combes – and I

Satisfied Spies says Pedrosa too fast INDIANAPOLIS - Ben Spies described his podium finish on home ground at Indianapolis as a ‘big’ result, but admitted he did not have the speed to fight for victory.

On the weekend that he was

named as Valentino Rossi’s replacement in the factory Yamaha team for 2011, Spies took his first MotoGP pole with the satellite Tech 3 squad and led the opening laps of the race before being passed by Dani

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Rider Ben Spies rides during the warm-up session before the running of the Indianapolis Moto GP motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

Pedrosa’s Honda. He then held second for the remainder of the race, beating both works Yamahas.

“It’s big. We did a good race,” said Spies. “It wasn’t perfect, but pole yesterday and a good start today, I led the race for a few laps, didn’t make too many mistakes, but just wasn’t fast enough. Dani came by and I just tried to stay where I was comfortable.”

With the whole field struggling with the hot conditions and a slippery track surface, Spies said that having lost the lead he rode carefully to ensure he made the finish.

“It seemed like every couple of laps someone was crashed on the ground, so it was definitely getting greasy,” he said. “It was tricky. It wasn’t just the heat, it was the way the track was.

“I saw that I had two and half to three seconds [gap] pretty much the whole race and I just tried to stay consistent to Dani and to Jorge [Lorenzo]. To be able to put it up on the podium in front of the American crowd was good.”

wasn’t about to risk anything stupid because second position was a great result given the weather conditions and my messy start.

“With Vettel, Button and Alonso failing to score any points, this race changed the landscape of the world

championship battle. I’m just three points behind Hamilton at the top of the table, with Vettel 28 points behind me and Button four points further adrift. There are still six races to go, but things are heating up nicely. Roll on Monza!”