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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio. AP FILE PHOTO JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian immigration official says Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio may banned from returning to Indonesia over his criticisms that palm oil plantations are destroying the country’s rainforests. The Oscar-winning actor made a one-day visit to protected Mount Leuser National Park in Tamiang, an Aceh district neighboring North Sumatra province, last weekend and uploaded photos to his Instagram account, expressing concerns over species whose habitats are threatened. Heru Santoso, the spokesman for the Directorate General for Immigration at the Law and Human Rights Ministry, says Saturday that DiCaprio used his visit to discredit the palm oil industry and the Indonesian government. Santoso says, “We can blacklist him from returning to Indonesia at any time, if he keeps posting incitement or provocative statements in his social media.” Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. … [Read more...] about Indonesia threatens to bar DiCaprio over rainforest comments

In Vietnam there is no tax on buildings although urbanization has created a considerable added value to land, while some countries tax both land and buildings, the government said in a draft bill that is set to be presented to the National Assembly in October next year. The government therefore proposed an accumulative tax on buildings, in which the bigger the value of a property the higher the tax. While it also suggested that the current land tax be increased, the government did not say by how much. In some countries such as Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, and in some U.S. states, the taxable value of a building is its cost of construction. For apartments, the government proposed that the taxable value will be the price of the apartment. Taxes could be higher for premium apartments that are priced over VND50 million ($2,132) per square meter. Social and worker housing, and temporary buildings will be exempt from the tax so that low-income people will not be … [Read more...] about Vietnam considering taxing land and buildings separately

Manchester United have one of the largest scouting networks in the world that has helped them get the jump on their rivals. To date, their signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 for a paltry £12.24 million remains one of the greatest of all-time and probably won't be bettered. Many United fans will be hoping for a similar success story from Ivorian starlet Amad Diallo, the 18-year-old who signed from Atalanta for £37m in January, while Facundo Pellistri is another talent recently signed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Red Devils have had many success stories owing to their scouting knowledge in Latin America; the signing of a virtually unknown Javier Hernandez in 2010 is testament to that. But even the best managers in the world such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Louis van Gaal are partial to making blunders when it comes to transfers. Here are 10 flops who turned out for Manchester United and what happened to them since… 1. Radamel Falcao … [Read more...] about Man Utd flops: What happened to Bebe, Obertan and 8 other transfer disasters

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines slipped 14 notches from its previous ranking in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), a rating of global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has shown. In the group’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, the Philippines scored 34 to land in the 113th spot – a decline of 14 places from its previous rank at 99 in 2018. The Philippines tied with five other countries namely El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Eswatini, and Zambia. The index uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is “highly corrupt” and 100 is “very clean.” The index ranks 180 countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.” The Asia-Pacific region, where the Philippines belong, has an average score of 45, Transparency International said. It pointed out that the Asia-Pacific region “performs only marginally better than the global average” despite it being often seen as “an engine of the global economy, in terms of political … [Read more...] about Corruption worsens: PH falls 14 notches to 113th spot in global index 2019

Most of everyone now preaches the gospel of private-public sector collaboration in education. Few will remember the contentious missionary struggle to establish the basis for this approach. With both parties needing additional funds, neither sector had the resources or the inclination to invest in a task that required: a source of “free” funds, an enabling environment to permit access to these funds, and dedicated agents committed to make things happen. Even fewer will recognize the three missionaries without whom, in the assessment of UP historian Bonifacio Salamanca, the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) might never have been born. In his monograph on the founding and first decade of FAPE, Salamanca credits John W. McCarron, SJ, Thomas R. Fitzpatrick, SJ, and Pacifico Ortiz, SJ, with seeing the need for education collaboration, identifying the source of funds, and persuading decision-makers to deploy the funds for the purpose. All three were administrators of the … [Read more...] about Education competition-collaboration

Former Barcelona Academy member Sandro Reyes is headed back to Europe. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Sandro Reyes, the former FC Barcelona academy member who has become a promising mainstay of the Philippine Azkals, is taking his talents back to Europe. The 19-year-old midfielder on Tuesday announced that he has signed with SpVgg Greuther Furth, a second division club in Germany, after spending the past two years juggling his act on the domestic front and for various national age group squads. “[The] past couple [of] football years haven’t been the smoothest, but hours of work every single day, faith in God’s will, and of course, positivity and optimism always in between kept me going through my rough football days,” a reflective Reyes said. “This one is for those beside me through it all, and for the young boys and girls in the Philippines to dream big; one big para sa bayan (for the country),” he added. Reyes’ former Azkals teammate Stephan Schrock played for Greuther’s main squad … [Read more...] about Teen Azkals mainstay Reyes signs with German club Furth

close Video Tomi Lahren reacts to report claiming Biden donors 'panicking' Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren said that it's 'not looking too good' for moderate Democrats. A high-profile former lawyer who donated big money to Democrats and hosted a fundraiser for President Biden was indicted by federal grand juries on Wednesday in two states for allegedly embezzling more than $18 million from legal clients. The Justice Department announced that Tom Girardi, 83, was charged in Los Angeles with five counts of wire fraud, which carries a maximum 20-year federal prison sentence. According to prosecutors, the charges were part of an indictment accusing him of embezzling more than $15 million from clients and using the funds to cover his law firm's payroll and pay his personal expenses. The case also includes charges against Christopher Kamon, the former chief financial officer of Girardi's LA-based law firm, Girardi Keese, indicating they "devised, … [Read more...] about Major Democrat donor tied to Biden indicted for allegedly embezzling millions from suffering clients

(CTN NEWS) – TOKYO – According to polls released on Wednesday, Asia’s manufacturing activity decreased in January as the COVID reopening in China failed to fully offset the region’s economic recovery’s headwinds from the declining economies of the United States and Europe. A private sector study revealed that after Beijing removed strict COVID controls late last year, industrial activity in China declined more gradually in January. Initial signals of hope for Asia can also be found in easing input price pressures, with surveys revealing that the rate of output decline is moderating in Japan and South Korea. However, other economists say there is doubt about Asia’s ability to withstand the blow of weakening global demand and persistently rising inflation. / REUTERS According to Toru Nishihama, chief economist at the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute in Tokyo, “the worst of Asia’s downturn is behind. But problems in important export destinations, … [Read more...] about Factory Activity In Asia Falls In Spite Of China’s COVID Re-opening

Silver and bronze medalists will get $500,000 and $200,000. The bonuses result from a deal signed by the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) and a strategic partner of the International Sports Funding & Support Association (ISF) in South Korea that will sponsor the entire amount. VOC General Secretary Tran Van Manh said at the signing ceremony on Wednesday: "Athletes will also get a bonus from the government. We will keep looking for sponsors to increase the bonus." For the 2020 Olympics, Vietnam announced bonuses of $80,000, $51,000 and $27,300 for gold, silver and bronze medalists. Singapore paid $738,000 to its gold medalist, while Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines paid $346,000, $237,000 and $200,000. Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, who won the a gold and a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, received VND180 million ($7,675) from the government though bonuses from others took the total amount to nearly VND5 billion ($213,220). Only four Vietnamese athletes have won … [Read more...] about Vietnamese athletes to get $1M bonus for Olympic gold medal

The world's most obese child embarked on the most incredible weight loss journey – thanks to a bodybuilder. Before his transformation , Arya Permana, from Indonesia, tipped the scales at 31st (around 200kg). He mainly ate processed foods and chugged soft drinks where he consumed around 7,000 calories a day. READ MORE: Man 'too big' for rollercoaster looks unrecognisable after 5st weight loss Arya loved playing video games which he spent most of his days doing, meaning he didn't do much exercise. As he couldn't fit in a regular bathtub or shower, Arya had to be bathed in a specially-built small pool outside his home. He would wrap a sarong around himself because he couldn't get regular clothes to fit. Until one day, at the age of 11, Arya was rushed to hospital in need of bariatric surgery, which is when he met three-time world natural bodybuilding champ Ade Rai. Ade, who ran a gym nearby, decided to visit the hospital to offer his help and expertise to the … [Read more...] about World’s most obese kid sheds 18st as bodybuilder shares his weight loss journey