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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Bon Jovi shows in China canceled for ‘unforeseen reasons’ BEIJING — Bon Jovi’s concert tour in China next week has been abruptly canceled because of what promoters said were “unforeseen reasons.”
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AEG Live Asia declined to give the reason for the cancellation, but said in a statement Tuesday that refunds will be offered for shows scheduled Sept. 14 in Shanghai and Sept. 17 in Beijing. AEG also apologized “for the inconvenience and disappointment that this will cause.” A representative for Jon Bon Jovi didn’t immediately reply to an email seeking comment. The Financial Times newspaper reported that the shows had been called off because the Culture Ministry had discovered that the band once included
a picture of the Dalai Lama in a video backdrop during a concert in Taiwan in 2010, citing people familiar with the matter. The ruling Communist Party is sensitive to any perceived support from foreign governments and celebrities for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, who they denounce as a separatist. A recently released video shows Jon Bon Jovi singing a famous Chinese love ballad from the 1970s in Mandarin, adding to the buzz in China around this tour. Chinese fans expressed their disappointment and anger on social media, with some complaining that they had booked airline tickets and time off work to see the concerts. Authorities tightened scrutiny over foreign musicians performing in China after Icelandic singer Bjork shouted
For Gere, playing a homeless man was a humbling experience
NEW YORK — The last time Richard Gere walked into this bar, he did it as a homeless man. Gere plays one in “Time Out of Mind,” a movie that he shot almost entirely on the streets of Manhattan — in East Village back allies, among the trash cans outside Grand Central Station and inside the Houston Street bar he’s returned to in order to reflect on an unusually spare and neo-realistic movie, one Gere has wanted to make for more than a decade. “I really believe this was one of the things I was meant to do,” says Gere, sitting in a booth in the back. Inspired by the photography of Saul Leiter, director Oren Moverman (“The Messenger, “Rampart”) frequently shot Gere from far away, hiding the camera from view to capture an unwitting city moving around one of the more famous faces on the planet. It was an audacious approach, one that, if successful, would only further prove part of the movie’s point: Most of us are oblivi-
ous to those suffering around us. Gere (also a producer) and Moverman nervously gave it a test run on the first day of shooting in the East Village’s Astor Place, where the man forever linked to “Pretty Woman” begged for change with a coffee cup. “As someone who would probably never stand on a street corner that long, it was an anxiety-ridden moment,” Gere recalls. “None of us really knew what was going to happen. We thought maybe we would get five minutes before crowds started to screw up the shot, that I would be recognized and it would be over. A couple minutes into the shot, we realized no one was paying attention.” They went on shooting unnoticed for 40 minutes, and the same lack of recognition continued throughout the production. “They could have seen Richard Gere if they looked into his eyes,” says Moverman. “Here we are putting make-believe in the middle of reality, and reality is saying, ‘No, that’s reality. That’s not make-believe.’ It
doesn’t matter who it is.” In “Time Out of Mind,” which opens Friday, Gere plays a vagrant named George Hammond whose unfortunate fate is teased out slowly and without sentiment. His backstory comes through only in Moverman’s patient observation of his movements around New York. (ap)
“Tibet, Tibet” following a song called “Declare Independence” at a Shanghai performance in 2008. A concert by U.S. pop group Maroon 5 planned for Saturday in Shanghai was canceled in July following a reported tweet by a band member about meeting the Dalai Lama. The announcement of the Bon Jovi cancellations came on the same day as the Communist Party held grand celebrations in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa to mark 50 years since it established Tibet as an ethnic autonomous region firmly under Beijing’s control. China claims Tibet has always been part of its territory, but many Tibetans say the Himalayan region was virtually independent for centuries and that Beijing’s tight control is draining them of their culture and identity. (ap)
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
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Benoa Bay reclamation’s plan
ForBALI send letters to president
Sam Smith to sing next Bond song
LONDON - British soul singer Sam Smith on Tuesday said he will sing the theme song for the next James Bond film, “Spectre,” following in the footsteps of top artists selected for the prestigious spot. Title songs for the popular British spy films typically open the movie to a backdrop of flash graphics and sultry silhouettes, and usually guarantee the artist major airplay. “Spectre,” the next instalment in the bond franchise, stars Daniel Craig and is due to be released on October 26 in Britain and Ireland before being rolled out elsewhere. “This is one of the highlights of my career. I am honoured to finally announce that I will be singing the next Bond theme song,” Smith posted on his Instagram account. “I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations.” Smith, who until a few years ago was a bartender in London, amassed a global fan base with his soulful ballad about a one-night stand, “Stay With Me.” He was the big winner at the latest Grammy Awards, taking home three of the four most prestigious prizes. Other artists who have provided vocals for Bond film title tracks include Shirley Bassey, Paul McCartney & Wings, Lulu, Carly Simon and Adele. (afp)
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Cranes are seen over a construction site for office and residential buildings in central Jakarta, September 9, 2015. Indonesia announced a major deregulation package on Wednesday aimed at luring more investment and supporting a currency that has weakened to 17-year lows.
THE FORUM of Bali’s People Rejecting Benoa Bay Reclamation (ForBALI) sent letters to Presiden Joko Widodo, protesting the reclamation plan for Benoa Bay. There are at least 56 letters that have been sent to President Jokowi voicing people’s rejection of the reclamation plan. Previously, ForBALI also send a document to the president with the statement of all actions since 2013 to 2015. “We want to make sure that the president received the rejection letter from the Balinese so that Jokowi can clearly assess the situation and makes the right decision. Of course, that would be a decision in favor of the environment, the sustainability of coastal culture, and the social and cultural life of Bali,” said coordinator of ForBALI’s Political Division, Suriadi Darmoko on Tuesday. Continue to page 2 Letters ...
President announced economic policy packages
JAKARTA - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced economic policy packages on Wednesday at the State Palace. He mentioned that the economic policy packages will benefited industry and improve investment climate. Prior to the announcement, Jokowi hold a meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro and Chairman of the Financial Ser-
vices Authority’s Board of Commissioner Muliaman D. Hadad. Previously, the president had received a report from Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution on the policy packages, which will implemented to stimulate the national economy.
Darmin said that the first part of the package will be directly announced by the president himself. The package, that’s been announced, is part of four economic packages promised by the government to reduce the effects of global economic slowdown and improve investment climate in the country. The package that will be announced today will cover simplification of several regulations and stimulus in the finance and investment sector.
In connection with investment deregulation, the government will simplify the 154 existing regulations that burden investors. Fiscal and financial policies consists of six or seven points, including those that mention foreign property ownership. Another policy will facilitate the disbursement of village funds, particularly for three main projects: irrigation, bridges and roads. The government also planned to
distribute more rice to the poor to help low-income families handle their economic problems. (kmb) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.