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Monday, February 29, 2016
Ahead of Oscars, composer Morricone honored with Walk of Fame star
LOS ANGELES - Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, nominated for an Oscar this year for his work on “The Hateful Eight,” was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Friday, honoring his diverse career spanning decades. Morricone, 87, has composed the scores for more than 450 films, from 1960s Spaghetti Westerns including “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” to Quentin Tarantino’s frontier drama “The Hateful Eight.” “The international composers that had written in film, they have never had the pleasure that I have had today,” Morricone said in Italian at Friday’s ceremony. The veteran composer is the frontrunner to win his first ever Oscar in the best original score race on Sunday, after five nominations in previous years. “I never would have said it would be me, I never thought I would get it, when I would get it, if I would get it,” Morricone said about his Oscar nomination. Tarantino and Weinstein Company cofounder Harvey Weinstein were on hand to pay tribute to Morricone on Friday, with the director saying he had been a long-time fan of the composer. “I had a huge record collection I’d been collecting since I was a kid and I realized I
had more Ennio Morricone records than I have of anybody else,” Tarantino said. “This is one of the richest careers in our industry, who has brought so much joy,” Weinstein added. A Rome native, Morricone began his career as a film music composer in 1961 with “Il Federale.” He received an honorary Oscar in 2007 for “his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music,” working with directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Lina Wertmuller, Brian De Palma, Roman Polanski and Oliver Stone. The composer most notably collaborated with Sergio Leone on the director’s westerns starring Clint Eastwood, such as “A Fistful of Dollars,” “For a Few Dollars More,” and “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” Additionally, he wrote the scores for “The Battle of Algiers,” “Cinema Paradiso” and “Once Upon a Time in America.” (rtr)
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Huge Rally to Reject Reclamation Plan
Denpasar - The rejection on the reclamation plan is spreading throughout Bali. On Sunday, February 28, thousands of people from customary villages in Denpasar rallied to reject the plan. The customary villages joined the rally were Kepaon, Pemogan, Pedungan, Sesetan, Sanur, Jalak Sidakarya, Serangan, Renon, Ketewel, Blahbatuh and Lembongan.
They rallied on Bali Mandara toll and it was finished by placing a giant banner stating that they reject the Benoa bay reclamation plan. The head of the rally committee, I Made Pung Rahmanadi said that the rally is done because the members of the parliament don’t do anything about the reclamation plan. They cannot support the aspiration of the people in Bali. “There is great hope that this rally can make Indonesian President Jokowi cancel the decision to do reclamation in Benoa. The rally done by many people in Bali show that we reject the plan. We don’t want any kind of revitalisation or reclamation in Bali,” he added. The Head of Kepaon Customary Village, Ida Bagus Suteja said that to reject the plan, they even will go to Jakarta to meet the President himself. This is the effort to reject the reclamation plan. With all of this rejection, will the investors continue the plan or find another way to develop the tourism accommodation? Most of the people reject the revitalisation or reclamation plan because they think that it is not necessary and doesn’t give any benefit.(win)
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Italian composer Ennio Morricone poses on his star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California February 26, 2016.
Philippines may ban pop singer Madonna for disrespect to flag MANILA - American singer Madonna may face a ban in the Philippines for disrespecting its flag in her concerts this week in the capital Manila, a domestic broadcaster said on Friday, citing a historical commission official. The 57-year-old entertainer is on a world tour to promote her “Rebel Heart” album, and did sold-out shows on Wednesday and Thursday. “She ridiculed our flag,” the of-
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Madonna performs during her Rebel Heart Tour concert at Studio City in Macau, China February 20, 2016.
ficial, Teodoro Atienza, told radio station dzBB, adding that Madonna violated a law that prohibits the wearing of the Philippine flag “in whole, or in part, as a costume or uniform”. The singer and concert producers could be held liable for the violation even if they were unaware of the law, said Atienza, who is chief of the heraldry section of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. “They may face deportation and might not be able to return to the country. She also allowed the flag to touch the stage floor, which is another violation.” There was no immediate re-
sponse from the organisers of the concerts, held in the same hall where Pope Francis met Philippine families last year. Madonna’s next stop will be in Singapore on Sunday. A Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines this week urged the faithful to boycott Madonna’s shows over her “suggestive” performance and “vulgar” clothes. Roman Catholics make up about 80 percent of a population of more than 100 million in the Philippines, where the church has strong influence, blocking legislation on the death penalty, divorce and same-sex marriage. (rtr)
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The customary villages from Denpasar and other regencies rallied on Sunday, February 28 to reject the reclamation plan
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Verdict of drug case depends on the role of defendant From being freed to be sentenced for life
D E N PASAR - Latent drug hazards have actually been long echoed by the government. But lately, the drug eradication is increasingly supported by the government of the Republic of Indonesia because it can affect anyone indiscriminately
starting from the law enforcement officers, business community to people’s representatives. Nationally, many drug cases have been revealed by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). But in Bali, either police authority or the BNNP are equally excited to com-
bat drug trafficking. From the fact exposed by the BNNP and police authority, drugs are rarely seized at nightlife spots. Actually the nightlife spots such as discotheques are gold mining for drug traffickers. Then, what about the punishment of drug dealers, users or drug
abuser? If attending a number of drug case trials, particularly in the Denpasar District Court on Jalan Sudirman, the punishment received is very varied. However, in most cases there are dissents between the prosecutors and the judges making the verdict. But in fact, virtually
there is no punishment of drug offenders increased from the prosecution. However, in many cases the verdict decreases or drastically decreases from the prosecution. drug.... Continued on page 2