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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson set for DC Comics film Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says he will play a role in an upcoming DC Comics movie adaption but has yet to decide between superhero Shazam and his arch-nemesis Black Adam.
He may not have a hard time making a decision. He told The Associated Press on Monday that he has always been a fan of anti-heroes and said one of his favorite DC Comics characters is Black Adam. Appearing in Mexico City to promote “Hercules,” Johnson said he will make sure comic fans are
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not disappointed. “I am putting my heart and soul and my bones into this role,” he said. Johnson didn’t say whether his character will appear in the film “Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice,” which is scheduled to be released in 2016.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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Jackie Chan’s son detained in Beijing drug bust Associated Press
BEIJING — The actor son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades. Jaycee Chan, 31, was detained last Thursday together with the 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said late Monday on their official microblog, identifying them only by their surnames, ages and nationalities. It was unclear why the detentions were announced several days later. Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams of it were taken from Chan’s home. Jaycee Chan’s management, M’Stones International, apologized to the public on his behalf for the “social impact” caused in a statement on their website. It said they would “supervise his rehabilitation and help him return to the right path.” The detentions follow a declaration in June by President Xi Jinping that illegal drugs should be wiped out and that offenders would be severely punished. In Beijing alone, more than 7,800 people have been caught in the crackdown, police said. A string of celebrities have been among those detained, including Gao Hu, who acted in Zhang Yimou’s 2011 movie “The Flowers of War.” Last week, 42 Beijing performing arts associations and theater companies signed a pledge to not hire any actors connected with drugs in an event organized by the capital’s Narcotics Control Office and the Beijing Cultural Bureau. Pi Yijun, an anti-drug adviser for the Beijing government, said authorities were targeting celebrities because “these people have a large number of fans, so their behavior tends to have a huge influence on young people.” Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of a police search of the younger Chan’s home in Beijing in which he is depicted, his face pixelated, showing officers where he stashed bags of mari-
juana. Police said they acted on a tipoff from the public. Chan is accused of accommodating drug users, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment — a far more serious charge than that of drug consumption. Two other people detained in the same case were accused of selling drugs while Ko is accused of drug consumption. China named the elder Chan an anti-drug ambassador in 2009. Ko, the Taiwanese star, was part of an anti-drug campaign two years ago, CCTV reported, showing footage of the campaign in which he joins other celebrities in a chorus declaring: “I don’t use drugs.” On Tuesday, Ko was shown on CCTV, his face pixelated, tearfully apologizing to his fans and family. “I feel very regretful, very sorry to all the people who support me... I’ve been a very bad example, I’ve made a very big mistake,” Ko said. In a statement online, his management company, Star
Ritz Productions, said Ko had received a 14-day detention and also apologized to the public. Ko, whose real name is Ko Chentung, became a sensation after his 2011 film “You Are the Apple of My Eye,” a box-office hit in Taiwan. He won Best New Performer award for his role in the coming-of-age movie at the Golden Horse awards in Taiwan, considered the most prestigious in Chinese-language cinema. He played the boyfriend of one of the protagonists in China-produced “Tiny Times 3.0,” which appealed to young female audiences and knocked “Transformers 4” off the No. 1 spot as the most watched film after its release in the mainland last month. Illegal drug use has ballooned in China in recent decades, after being virtually eradicated following the 1949 communist revolution. Narcotics began to reappear with the loosening of social controls in the late 1980s.
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Tourism must not leave agriculture Rapid tourism development in Bali should not leave the agriculture becoming one of the tourist attractions.
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DENPASAR - Rapid tourism development in Bali should not leave the agriculture becoming one of the tourist attractions. It happens because the advancement of tourism is inseparable from the agrarian culture denoting the backbone and livelihood of the majority of Balinese people.
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It was expressed by the Policy Maker Council of the Bali Regional Tourism Promotion Board (BPPD), Bagus Sudibya. He said, in the law on the culture-based tourism development in Bali, the agriculture was the culture of Balinese community. This potential should continue to be preserved for the welfare of society
on the island. “Bali Tourism is cultural tourism and Balinese culture is agriculture. Regional Bylaw of Bali on tourism is also cultural tourism. This means that in the Law we have been mandated to preserve our culture (agriculture—Ed), not tourism based on taste or desire,” he said.
According to him, cultural tourism positioned people as the subject of development, not the object. On that account, it was time for players to enjoy the added value of all the activities related to tourism. Moreover, based on statistics, travelers spent their money around IDR 10 trillion each year. Of the IDR 10 trillion spent during a year, Bali could just absorb through food products at the amount of IDR 2.7 trillion. So, the opportunity remained open to be worked on with the value at IDR 6.3 trillion. “Necessarily, this must lead us to sit down together to think about
how many trillions of the potential that we can seize for the welfare of our people. To build the people’s welfare indeed requires money,” he explained. He said that one of the ways to work on the remaining potential was by taking advantage of the cultural potential, namely the agriculture. “Well, one of the potentials can be found the solution through agrotourism. We must draw the remaining amount by offering agro products related to tourism, so that some portion of potential of IDR 6.3 trillion can be seized for the people’s welfare,” he said. By considering the agricultural
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potential to seize dollar spent by travelers, the government with relevant stakeholders had to fix the infrastructure towards the objects offering the ecotourism. “Let us repair this agricultural activity, so that it becomes a tourist attraction that can provide added value for farmer later. This potential must be combined. For example, since the agricultural activities are mostly located in rural areas, the roads leading to those areas posing the center of agriculture must be repaired, such as Jatiluwih, Sidemen and Banyuatis’” said the owner of Bagus Agro Pelaga. (kmb27)