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Miyabi (AKA Maria Ozawa) apologizes to Indonesian fans for canceling her visit, says she misses Bali in particular this off but, um, I was going to go to Indonesia … but the staff and I decided not to go this time because I heard there’s gonna be a little [demonstration] over there.” “It’s very devastating because I was really, really, really excited to go to Bali and to see all of my fans there … I think we are just going to kinda like wait until the news dies down. I hope that I can go back again this year. Not long after her anticipated special gala dinner scheduled for this weekend got canceled, former Japanese adult film star Maria Ozawa (more popularly known as Miyabi among Indonesians) recently took to her Instagram to express regret about canceling her Indonesia trip. “Hello, Indonesian people. [I] apologize. For several reasons, I have to cancel going to Indonesia and have the gala dinner with you,” she wrote in the caption. In the video, she said, “Hi guys. This is Maria Ozawa, um, I don’t know how to start
“So, um, I’m sorry for all the cancellations that I had to do but for my safety, we all decided I shouldn’t go this time. And maybe see you guys very, very soon, hopefully this year.” As of today, the post has been liked by more than 16,000 accounts. Many of the comments showed support for the vixen, with some suggestions that she should plan the dinner in Bali instead of Jakarta. As previously reported, the gala dinner was scheduled for this upcoming Sunday but it was canceled due to “overwhelming negative public response.”
One of the complainants, Damai Hari Lubis, former spokesman of firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab, feared a hidden political agenda behind the gala dinner. He demanded Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to reject the permit for the event because he feared it would be a stain on the politician’s career at the end of his administration, as he has been widely touted as a presidential candidate in the 2024 election. It should be noted that Miyabi, a darling amongst many Indonesians despite retiring from pornography years ago, have visited Bali a couple of times in the past. Most recently, she visited Bali in April, right in the middle of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. Miyabi enjoys immense popularity in Indonesia – ironic given the country’s draconian pornography laws. There was even a local comedy movie about an obsession towards her, named Menculik Miyabi (Kidnapping Miyabi), which was released in 2010. (Coconuts.co.)
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Peter Semone Chairs PATA’s Executive Board Human Capital Limited Advisory Group, which assists tourism destinations in aligning policy, strategy, planning, and project implementation.
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced its new Executive Board comprised of senior members of the global travel industry. Elected as Chair of PATA’s Executive Board is a man with extensive personal and professional connections with the Island of Bali – Peter Semone. Semone, who replaces Soon-Hwa Wong as chair, is an American national who has made Asia his home for most of his professional life. A native of California, he is a graduate of Cornell University’s Hotel Administration Program. Semone established and operated a Bali-based destination management company early in his career. More recently, in his threedecade-long career, he has become an acknowledged travel industry strategist, educator, and author specializing in tourism development and destination management across the Southeast Asia region. He is a co-founder and president of Destination
1951. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought unprecedented devastation on tourism destinations and businesses across Asia and the Pacific. In these times of crisis, organizations like PATA play a critical role. Semone maintains a home on the island of Now is the time to rethink tourism in the Asia Bali with his Balinese wife and their children. Pacific and ‘build forward better’ through an intelligent pathway that balances economic Peter Semone is currently based in Dili, growth with socio-cultural and Timor-Leste, where he works as Chief of environmental considerations. PATA is Party of the USAID Tourism for All central to this narrative. We can leverage Project. He has also worked in Lao PDR the PATA brand and the power of our and Vietnam as a Chief Technical Adviser diverse membership that spans the earth’s and Team Leader for tourism projects. Other premier tourism locales and engages professional assignments have included stakeholders across the public and private expert roles for the United Nations World sectors. Together, the PATA family can Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Asian combine forces and energize our region and Development Bank, Australian AID, The industry to get back on track.” Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), International During the 71st PATA Annual General Labor Organization (ILO), New Zealand Meeting held virtually on Friday, May 13, AID, and the World Bank. 2022, it elected six new members to its Executive Board, including Benjamin Past positions at PATA include serving as Liao, Forte Hotel Group, Chinese Taipei; Chairman of the PATA Foundation. He Suman Pandey, Explore Himalaya Travel also joined various PATA Task Forces and and Adventure, Nepal; Tunku committees. Iskandar, Mitra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia; SanJeet, DDP Publications Semone is a popular speaker and lecturer at Private Ltd., India; Luzi Matzig, Asian Trails colleges, universities, and international Ltd. (Thailand), and Dr. Fanny tourism forums. Vong, Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), Macao, China. Commenting on his latest appointment with PATA, Semon said: “Today, we are (balidiscovery.com) emerging from the most severe crisis to hit our community since PATA was founded in
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