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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Entertainment
Nicole Kidman reveals heartbreak at father’s death Associated Press
SYDNEY — Actress Nicole Kidman on Tuesday broke her public silence since the death of her father more than two weeks ago by sharing her heartbreak and thanking well-wishers for their comforting thoughts and prayers. “We would just like to thank everyone for their love and prayers over these past couple of weeks,” Kidman and her singer husband Keith Urban said in a joint statement posted on their Facebook pages.
“We are all heartbroken, but knowing we are in the hearts and thoughts of others is so comforting,” they added. They signed off: “Sending love, Nic and
Keith xx.” The Australian star of this year’s “Grace of Monaco” returned to her home of Sydney after her psychologist father Tony Kidman died during a vacation in Singapore on Sept. 12. The 75-year-old was in Singapore to visit his other daughter, Antonia, and her family. Authorities did not reveal the cause of this death.
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Bali will be over capacity if reclaimed
Australian actress Nicole Kidman with her father Tony Kidman. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File
Amanda Bynes arrested for DUI in Los Angeles Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Former actress Amanda Bynes was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving while under the influence of a drug, authorities said Monday. Bynes, 28, was stopped by a California Highway Patrol officer after she stopped in the middle of an intersection in Los Angeles around 4 a.m. on Sunday. The former child star was determined to be under the influence of an unidentified drug after being evaluated at a nearby police station, the CHP said in a statement. The release states that Bynes, who has had a series of driving-related arrests, was cooperative but appeared disheveled when she was taken into custody. Bynes was released hours later after posting $15,000 bail. A phone message left for her criminal defense attorney, Richard Hutton, was not immediately returned. The one-time actress remains on probation for a 2012 case filed after she clipped a Los Angeles County sheriff’s patrol car and was arrested for driving under the influence. Bynes pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving in February.
Amanda Bynes
In June, a New York judge dismissed a criminal case filed after Bynes was accused of throwing a bong out of her 36th-floor apartment. The case was dismissed after Bynes complied with orders to receive counseling and stay out of trouble. Last year, Bynes resolved a misdemeanor hit-and-run case in Los Angeles after entering a civil settlement with other drivers.
She received psychiatric treatment last year after authorities said she set a small fire in the driveway of a home in Thousand Oaks, California. Bynes was 13 when she landed her own hit variety program, “The Amanda Show” on Nickelodeon. She went on to star in the TV series “What I Like About You” and several movies, including “What a Girl Wants,” ‘’Hairspray” and “She’s the Man.” She has publicly stated that she has retired from acting. Her last film credit was 2010’s “Easy A,” which starred Emma Stone.
Tourists played water sport at Benoa Bay, Bali Island.
Bali Post
MANGUPURA - Statement of the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, who reminded all the stakeholders of keeping Bali from being over capacity was addressed seriously by Chairman of the Bali Tourism Society Alliance, Gusti Kade Sutawa. According to the man doubling as Secretary-General of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Bali Chapter, the concerns of the minister on the island would actually happen if this small island was reclaimed. “Nowadays, it is not yet overcapacity, but the worries of the minister will actually happen if the Benoa Bay reclamation is implemented by force. The growth of the accommodation today has been higher than the number of tourist visit, let alone be coupled with reclamation plan with the establishment of hundreds of accommodation. Bali will not only be overcapacity, but
also overloaded,” said Kade Sutawa when met on Monday (Sep 29). According to him, the concept of tourism aimed for people’s welfare had deviated. Today, the Bali tourism even more benefited investors rather than the public. “Although I am a tourism businessman, I reject the reclamation because it will not benefit the community. Let’s see and it is said that it will absorb
hundreds of thousands of workers, what percentage of Balinese people gets absorbed and what percentage of the outsiders. I have confidence the outsiders will dominantly get absorbed,” he said. He added that local government should no longer direct investors to Southern Bali, yet evenly distributed them to the Northern, Eastern and Western Bali. Thus, the concept on the distribution of tourism pie could be enjoyed equally by Balinese people. “Investors should not be taken to southern region, but take them to the northern and eastern region to create equity by providing infrastructure in the region. Surely, the investors want to invest in southern region as no longer needs intensive campaign,” he said. He supported if the government built infrastructure that would con-
nect the Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern Bali to create equity. “Otherwise yes ... Bali will be obviously overloaded, especially in the Southern Bali,” he concluded. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Intellectuals Association (ICPI) of Bali Chapter, Putu Anom, argued that the number of tourist accommodation in Bali had been overcapacity since 20002010. “Based on the results of our study, the excessive number of hotel rooms can lead to a price war having been going on since 2010. We just recommended the establishment of homestays at tourism village. However, it is often violated,” he said. He said that the addition of hotel rooms by the county or municipality government was always done based on the number of tourist arrival
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to Bali, so the quality of travelers making a visit tended to decrease. Actually, calculating the carrying capacity was not based on the quantity of travelers coming to Bali. “It is happening now. Many see that the arrival of travelers exceeds the number of rooms, so that we need additional rooms. Moreover, there is now a reclamation plan that will add to the growth of the accommodation,” he said. It was mentioned that the concept of calculating the carrying capacity of Bali tourism should put priority on the needs of local community such as the need for water and land. “After that, it can be exploited for tourism. It must be calculated what percentage of the land and water can possibly be allocated for the needs of travelers,” he affirmed. (kmb27)