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| Aerosmith cancels Jakarta concert Posted: 05 May 2013 08:53 AM PDT
"We received the official confirmation yesterday from the Aerosmith management cancelling the May 11 concert in Jakarta over safety concerns," said Sarah Deshita, spokeswoman for co-promoter Ismaya Live. "They gave no specific reasons for the cancellation. We are sad and disappointed over the decision. We did all we could to ensure security was tight and even engaged the marines but it's not enough," she said. She said 85 per cent of the 15,000 tickets to the concert had been sold. The band had apologised in the letter of cancellation, which was posted on the promoter's website. "Aersomith have been forced to cancel concert... due to safety concerns," the statement said. "We want to apologise to all our fans who were expecting to see us and hope that one day we can make it up to them," it added. Officials on Friday said two Indonesians have been detained over a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta as radicals rallying in the city called for "jihad in Myanmar" to avenge the death of Muslims in clashes with Buddhists. – AFP/Relaxnews |
| France to honour film director Wong in Hong Kong Posted: 05 May 2013 02:34 AM PDT  PARIS, May 5 – Chinese film director Wong Kar Wai will join one of the art world's most exclusive clubs today when he is appointed a Commander of France's Order of Arts and Letters. The renowned filmmaker (picture) is to be presented with the medallion awarded to recipients of France's highest cultural honour by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the opening of the French May arts festival in Hong Kong. Wong's work has long been acclaimed in France. He won the Best Director award at the 1997 Cannes film festival for "Happy Together" and picked up a Cesar, the French equivalent of an Oscar, in 2001 for "In the Mood for Love." His induction into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres sees him follow in the footsteps of fellow stars from the film world Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery and Michael Caine, as well as other illustrious artists including the poet TS Eliot and singer David Bowie. As well as honouring Wong, Fabius is due to sign a visa accord with the Hong Kong authorities intended to facilitate travel and business links between France and the territory, which is home to up to 20,000 French expatriates. The foreign minister is also hoping to stimulate investment in France by Hong Kong business figures and will deliver a speech on Europe-China relations at a lunch hosted by the Asia Society tomorrow. – AFP/Relaxnews |
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