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Here in North Wales there are plenty of fantastic clubs and events catering for people on the autism spectrum and their families and friends.
From relaxed cinema and theatre performances to social clubs and sports, there’s lots to discover with the range of activities designed entirely around the needs and wishes of autistic people.
Here are just some of the things going on in the region that welcomes and is geared towards those who have an ASD (Autism spectrum disorder).
For children
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Createasmile Cymru
A group for children and young people up to the age of 16 with Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, global development delay, additional needs and their whole family.
Where:
The charity offer family fun sessions and support monthly at several venues across North Wales:
Creatasmile Centre, The Old School, Towyn Road, Towyn, LL22 9ER
Canolfan Dyffryn Conwy, Nebo Rd, Llanrwst, LL26 0SD,
Ysgol Y Gogarth, Nant Y Gamar Rd, Llandudno, LL30 1YE
Llangollen Leisure Centre, Dinbren Road, Llangollen, LL20 8TG
Canolfan Beaumaris, Anglesey.
Sessions involve soft play, games, crafts and more. Groups in Llanwrst and Llandudno sessions also have access to a climbing wall.
Children must be accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian.
Contact: Visit the Createasmile website here or connect with the team on Facebook here or call 01745 344303
Backstage Youth Club
Youth club for children and young people up to the age of 18 including those with ASD and ADHD.
Ran by AFASIC Cymru.
Where:
TAPE Community music and Film,
Berthes Road
Old Colwyn,
LL29 9SD
When: Thursday 6 - 8pm
Contact: Places need to be booked. Places need to be booked. Call Yvonne Brookes on 01745 550 461 or email yvonne@afaisiccymru.org.uk for more information.
The Sbectrwm Project
Run by Bangor University’s SU for the past 10 years, the student-led Sbectrwm project provides free and enjoyable sessions during university term times for children aged 5 - 14 who have been diagnosed with ASD and their siblings.
Children can engage in arts and crafts, fun games and activities all suitable for children with ASD and hosted in a building with a wide variety of sensory equipment.
The project is completely free with snacks and activities provided.
Where:
Bangor University
Bangor
Gwynedd
When: Every Monday and Wednesday, 5.30pm - 7pm
Contact: Limited spaces available. Call Judith Morris on 01248 388 050 or email Judy.morris@undebbangor.com for more information.`
Climbing Wall
A popular session for children and a great way to burn energy and challenge yourself.
£1 per child. Booking is essential.
Where:
Plas Madoc Leisure Centre
Wrexham
When: Every Thursday 6pm – 7pm and 7pm – 8pm term time only
Contact: For more information and to book call 01978 756804 or email: yourspacewales@hotmail.co.uk
New Dragons Youth Club Flintshire
For young people aged 11-17 although those aged 18+ are encouraged to volunteer.
The main aim of the club is to provide a range of leisure activities that some young people find difficult to access in mainstream.
Alongside this there will be initiatives to develop confidence, self esteem and social communication skills. The young people have enjoyed many great activities including: gardening; clay modelling; circus skills; pizza and smoothie making; arts and crafts and local outings.
They can also get creative at the craft table, watch TV, play pool, play computer games, air hockey, darts, table tennis and make use of a library of books and games.
When: Thursdays from 6pm - 8pm
Contact: All new members will need to complete the referral form - you can download it here.
Disability Skiing Wales
Disability Ski Wales are an entirely voluntary organisation whose aim is to bring the joys of snow sports to all people.
The ski sessions are run in accordance with the Centres Manual which contains guidelines on matters relating to skiing with the disabled.
Where:
The John Nike Ski Slope
Llandudno
Conwy
LL30 2LR
When: The first Saturday in each month, from 10am till Noon
Contact: Call 01492 874 707 or visit the website
Wednesday Social Club
For children and young people who are on the Autistic spectrum. Various activities including art, games, walks, seasonal activities, go to the park, dance, music, baking, model making, to name but a few. This club is a great way for children to form friendships and try different activities. £5 per child. Booking is essential.
Where:
Maesgwyn Resource Centre
Wrexham
When: The sessions run every other Wednesday during term time from:
5pm -7pm aged 8 – 12 years
7pm – 9pm aged 13 and over
Contact: For more information and to book call 01978 756804 or email: yourspacewales@hotmail.co.uk
Autism Friendly Gaming Sessions
One hour sessions, maximum of six gamers per one hour session. For ages 7+, siblings are welcome to attend. Parents/carers remain responsible at all times. Free admission but tickets must be booked for all taking part as spaces are limited.
Siblings and parents/carers able to take part too, but only if you’ve booked a ticket.
To attend any of the events you must abide by the NAS branch rules.
Where:
Mitre Buildings,
Brewery Place,
Wrexham, LL13 7LU
When: Various dates available, more information here
Book tickets here
Contact: Call Wrexham Branch National Autistic Society or for more information visit the website here
Free Disability Swimming Sessions
A free swimming session specifically for swimmers with additional needs. Family members or carers are encouraged to get in and join in with the fun.
Denbigh Leisure Centre: Thursdays 4pm - 4.45pm
Rhyl Leisure Centre: Sundays 3.15pm - 4.15pm
Disability Play Session
A special play session where the adventure play area is reserved for children with additional needs. £3 per child. Children aged 12 months and under go free.
Where:
NOVA Prestatyn
Denbighshire
When: Thursdays 6pm - 7pm
Expressive Arts
Suitable for all children with ASD the club covers numerous creative things during these sessions.
Children from 5 years are welcomed to take part in the different organised activities or they can choose to do something else. Children are able to decide what they would like to do. Activities include painting, drawing, model making, music, gardening, crafts and more.
£1.00 per child. Booking not required.
When: Every Monday 6pm - 8pm term time only
When:
Gwersyllt Resource Centre
Gwersyllt
Wrexham
Contact: For more information call 01978 756804 or email: yourspacewales@hotmail.co.uk
The Autism Initiatives Trampoline Club - children
This activity is open to children aged 4 -15 with an ASC diagnosis and their families, including their siblings. While children wait to use the trampoline they are welcome to play with toys or join in activities such as badminton or football.
Each can work towards an accredited trampoline certificate from level 1 upwards if they wish.
£2.50 for 1 hour session
Where:
Prestatyn Leisure Centre
Prestatyn,
Denbighshire
LL19 8RS
When: Every Saturday, 2pm - 3pm
Contact: This service requires registration prior to attending. Please contact Keeley Bird, Manager of Children and Young People’s Opportunities for further information or a registration pack. Call 01745 817200
NAS Internet Cafe
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Monthly Conwy and Denbighshire NAS Internet Cafe and provides internet access complete with iPads, computers, video games and crafts plus coffee and a chat for parents/carers.
For young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families.
Where:
TAPE Community music and Film,
Berthes Road
Old Colwyn,
LL29 9SD
When: Every second Saturday of the month, 2 - 4pm
Contact: denbighandconwy@nas.org.uk
Ignite Disability Dance Sessions
Learn how to disco dance with qualified instructors.
When: Thursday’s from 6pm - 6.30pm
Or if cheerleading is more your thing, there’s cheer sessions too.
Both dance sessions are suitable for those under 16 with additional needs. £2.50 per session.
Where:
Inferno Dance Club,
Inferno Studio,
Kingsley Avenue
Rhyl
When: Thursday’s from 6.30pm - 7pm
Contact: For any information about lessons and to book please call the studio on 01745 338383.
Football
Small groups take part in a coach-led session along with support from activity workers. They learn various ball skills, and have the chance to engage with other children without any social expectations or pressures.
£1.00 per child. No booking required.
Where:
Plas Madoc Leisure Centre
Wrexham
When: Tuesdays (term time), 5.15 – 6.00pm
Contact: For more information call 01978 756804 or email: yourspacewales@hotmail.co.uk
For Adults
Social Scene
A free weekly club for young people aged 18-25 with speech, language and communication needs.
Where:
TAPE Community music and Film,
Berthes Road
Old Colwyn,
LL29 9SD
When: Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm
Contact: Call Yvonne Brookes on 01745 550 461 or email yvonne@afaisiccymru.org.uk for more information.
Funky Bee Club
Weekly discos for adults 16+ with additional needs. Put on your dancing shoes and come along to Funky Bee Club weekly discos & karaoke being held every week from 7 until 9pm for adults 16+ with additional needs and learning difficulties.
Resident DJ, Paula will be playing all the old cheesy classics and present day tunes with music videos and lighting effects. Entry £3, family and support workers free. The bar will be open serving drinks and snacks.
Where:
Wrexham every Wednesday, 7 - 9pm at the Llay Miners Welfare club and
Prestatyn every Friday, 7 - 9pm at the Nova Prestatyn.
Contact: For more information, please contact Paula on 07973825746 or Gemma on 07484289116 or visit the Facebook page @funkybeewrexham or @funkybeeprestatyn
The Autism Initiatives Trampoline Club - young people
This activity is open to all young people aged 16 - 25 with an ASC diagnosis and their families, including their siblings. While children wait to use the trampoline they are welcome to play with toys or join in activities such as badminton or football.
Each can work towards an accredited trampoline certificate from level 1 upwards if they wish.
£2.50 for 1 hour session
Where:
Prestatyn Leisure Centre
Prestatyn,
Denbighshire
LL19 8RS
When: Every Saturday, 3pm - 4pm
Contact: This service requires registration prior to attending. Please contact Keeley Bird, Manager of Children and Young People’s Opportunities for further information or a registration pack. Call 01745 817200
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Free Disability Swimming Sessions
A free swimming session specifically for swimmers with additional needs. Family members or carers are encouraged to get in and join in with the fun.
Denbigh Leisure Centre: Thursdays 4pm - 4.45pm
Rhyl Leisure Centre: Sundays 3.15pm - 4.15pm
Ghostbuskers
Ghostbuskers is a musical performance project welcoming people of all ages and abilities.
The group rehearse every week and then perform across the country at community events and concerts through out the year. The group encourage participation from audience members wherever they play. If you have an interest in music at whatever level and fancy coming along to see what it’s all about come along the first session is free and you are guaranteed a warm welcome
Where:
TAPE Community music and Film,
Berthes Road
Old Colwyn,
LL29 9SD
When: Every Wednesday 6pm – 7.30pm
Contact: For more information contact Neil on 01492 512 109 or neil@tapemusicandfilm.co.uk
Llais i Bawb (Voice for All)
The Llais i Bawb is a social club held in Llangefni suitable for anyone with a disability.
Activities vary from week to week, but typically include arts and crafts, some cooking skills, coffee mornings and stimulating quizzes. There is a weekly fee of £5 and covers all refreshments, room hire, materials and volunteer expenses.
Where:
St. Cyngar’s Church Hall
Llangefni
Anglesey
When: Every Thursday from 10am to 3pm
Contact: For more information, please contact Taran on 01407 721933
Disability Skiing Wales
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Disability Ski Wales are an entirely voluntary organisation whose aim is to bring the joys of snow sports to all people.
The ski sessions are run in accordance with the Centre's Manual which contains guidelines on matters relating to skiing with the disabled.
Where:
The John Nike Ski Slope
Llandudno
Conwy
LL30 2LR
When: The first Saturday in each month, from 10am till Noon
Contact: Call 01492 874 707 or visit the website
Mochdre Lions DFC
The club is made up of two pan disability teams; Mochdre Lions Juniors and Mochdre Lions Seniors, and the newly formed Mochdre Dragons Deaf FC which is specifically for deaf or hard of hearing players.
Mochdre Lions Juniors & Seniors welcome players of any impairment and play in the North Wales Network overseen by the Welsh Football Trust. All players have the opportunity to play in the North Wales Network Festivals as well as the National Finals held by the Welsh Football Trust on an annual basis.
The team welcomes players age 16 + of all abilities with the focus on fun football within a safe environment.
Cost of the sessions are £2.00 per player.
For more information call Damion Wilford on 07940 362003 or visit the Facebook page here.
Conwy Castles Boccia Club
Boccia is similar to bowls or boules and is a Paralympic sport played by athletes in wheelchairs with severe physical disabilities.
Conwy Castles’ Class Boccia session will be coached by a former Paralympian and welcomes players new to this fantastically inclusive sport where ramps are available to assist the delivery of balls if needed.
Contact: Call 01492 575593 or email mark.richards@conwy.gov.uk for more information
The Erlas Garden Project
An opportunity for adults over the age of 18 with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and mental health needs.
Erlas Nurseries follows the seasons and caters for these with products such as planters and hanging baskets to bloom all year round. They also produce Christmas wreaths and specially crafted hanging decorations.
Workshops are also available on site at planned times of the year to make these products and teach the people they support to gain these skills.
The Grass Cutting Services work out in the community at various locations with an experienced team teaching the individuals how to cut grass, trim hedges and lean new skills and gain experiences and qualifications leading to finding voluntary and paid work.
Working at Erlas on and off site provides a therapeutic environment which enables individual’s to gain confidence and aid their health and wellbeing.
Where: Erlas Horticultural Garden Project
Bryn Estyn Lane
Wrexham
LL13 9TY
Contact: To receive a service, individuals have to be referred through a care coordinator, which could be either a social worker or a nurse. You can find more information here or call 01978 291898
Conwy Aspergers & Hf Autism Group
A social Group for adults with Aspergers or higher functioning autism.
The group runs for approximately 2 hours every 4 weeks at a local venue in Llandudno.
The evening is very relaxed and informal and is aimed at encouraging people with ASD to socialise with other people with this condition. Parents and Carers are also welcome to attend. There is a pool table, football table, Wii console and access to the internet is available.
The group is run by volunteers from the Learning Disability Team.
Contact: For more information contact Alex Fryer, Transition Manager, LD Team on 01492 575374 or visit the website here
ASD friendly cinema
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Dimensions UK work with ODEON, Cineworld and Vue to host autism friendly screenings at cinemas in North Wales.
On Sunday mornings throughout the month, films suitable for all audiences are screened in a sensory friendly and inclusive environment.
The autism friendly adjustments are designed to make the cinema more inclusive and accessible for people with sensory sensitivities, and others who can benefit from this environment.
Adjustments include:
A relaxed environment where people understand the needs of children and families with autism
Lights left on low
Sound turned down
No trailers or advertisements (unless they are embedded in the film)
Staff trained in autism awareness
Disabled access
Chill out zone, where available
Freedom to move around and sit where you like
Bring your own food and drink
Free entry for carers with a valid CEA Card
Cineworld (Llandudno and Broughton): On the first Sunday of the month
Vue (Rhyl): On the last Sunday of the month
Odeon (Wrexham): One Sunday a month, ODEON host a sensory friendly screening designed to be an inclusive and welcoming environment for people with sensory sensitivities and their loved ones. They are also running a trial of screenings for older audiences in selected cinemas.
Relaxed theatre performances
Relaxed Performances Are specifically designed to welcome people who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders, or a learning disability. The aim is to make the events as inclusive as possible for families so they are open to all, even if you don’t need the specific adjustments made for relaxed screenings.
There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement and some small changes made to the light and sound effects, the lights will be kept on low and the volume turned down slightly.
Theatres that offer relaxed performances (subject to show):
Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Theatr Clwyd, Mold, PONTIO Bangor, and Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
For Parents and carers of people with an ASD
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ASC Coffee Morning
Come along for a chat and to share your experiences with other parents/carers of children and young people with autism. Training for Boardmaker Studio is also available during these sessions.
Where:
Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn
Primary Department
Rhyl Road
Denbigh
When: January 25, March 14, April 24 and June 20 2018 from 10.30am - 12pm
Contact: Call 01745 815 385 for more information.
Gwynedd and Anglesey Asperger / Autism Support Group
Monthly open meetings are held to give everyone the chance to discuss issues in a friendly, informal environment.
The group’s main aim is to provide support for individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their families. The group also welcomes people with an interest in:
- Supporting carers
- Improving services
- Educating people
- Helping to provide amenities to enable those with ASD to socialise and have fun
Where:
Ysbyty Gwynedd,
Bangor
LL57 2PW
Contact: For more information call 01248 364015 or email: almed6@btinternet.com
Wrexham ADHD and ASD group
Supporting parents with children who have ADHD or ASD.
For more information or to put your name down please contact the parenting team on 01978 295 451 or email: parenting@wrexham.gov.uk.
Cafe Cofio:
Cafe Cofio is held three times a week in Anglesey. Carers and/or cared-for meet up in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, talk to people in a similar situation to themselves, receive practical and emotional support and take part in various activities.
The drop-in sessions take place every week as follows:
Tuesdays 2-4 pm, The Bull Hotel, Llangefni
Wednesdays 2-4 pm, The Dinorben Hotel, Amlwch
Thursdays 1-3 pm, The Valley Hotel, Valley
Cafe Conwy:
Cafe Conwy is based on the same idea as the Cafe Cofio sessions. The group is open to all carers and cared-for living in the Conwy area, and is held at:
Mochdre Village Hall, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay, 2-4 pm, fortnightly on Mondays
If you are interested in attending, please contact us at the office 01492 542212 to check when the next group will meet.
The Welsh Autism Shows
A series of free events in Wales providing real life access to the autism community and services. The show has scores of exhibitors and informative seminars.
The show will come to Aberystwyth in April and Llandudno in June 2018.
For more information visit the Welsh Autism Show website here.

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Question: EPA to ease emission restrictions on coal-fired power plants

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.
In a plan expected to be made public in coming days, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the Obama-era rule exceeded federal law by setting emissions standards that power plants could not reasonably meet. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the 43-page document, which underscored President Donald Trump's bid to revive the struggling coal industry.
The EPA's new proposal would make good on Trump's campaign pledge to unravel Obama's efforts to curb global warming and follows Trump's promise to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris climate agreement. Nearly 200 countries have committed to combat global warming by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
FILE - In this June 3, 2017, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the nation's top carbon dioxide emitters, stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga. The Trump administration intends to roll back the centerpiece of former President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)
The EPA won't prescribe an immediate replacement to the plan, but will seek public comment on whether to curb climate-warming emissions from coal and natural gas power plants.
A spokeswoman for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt declined to comment Friday on the authenticity of the leaked document but said the Obama administration "pushed the bounds of their authority so far" that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay to prevent the Clean Power Plan from taking effect.
"Any replacement rule that the Trump administration proposes will be done carefully and properly within the confines of the law," EPA spokeswoman Liz Bowman said.
The Obama administration's cost-benefits analysis of the Clean Power Plan was "highly uncertain" in multiple areas, Bowman said, vowing that the Trump administration will present a range of scenarios to the public "in a robust, open and transparent way."
Obama's plan was designed to cut U.S. carbon dioxide emissions to 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The rule dictated specific emission targets for states based on power-plant emissions and gave officials broad latitude to decide how to achieve reductions.
The Supreme Court put the plan on hold last year following a legal challenge by industry and coal-friendly states.
Even so, the plan has been a factor in a wave of retirements of coal-fired plants, which also are being squeezed by lower costs for natural gas and renewable power and state mandates promoting energy conservation.
Repealing the Clean Power Plan without a timeline or a commitment to propose a rule to reduce carbon pollution "isn't a step forward, it's a wholesale retreat from EPA's legal, scientific and moral obligation to address the threats of climate change,'" said former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
While the Supreme Court has concluded that EPA is obligated to regulate greenhouse gases, "this administration has no intention of following the law," said McCarthy, who led the EPA when the Clean Power Plan was completed. "They are denying it just as they are denying the science. They're using stall tactics to defer action, ignoring the courts and the demands of the American people."
Industry groups cheered the planned repeal, saying it would reverse regulatory overreach by Obama and McCarthy.
"The Clean Power Plan represented an unlawful attempt to transform the nation's power grid ... and raise costs on American consumers," said Hal Quinn, president and CEO of the National Mining Association.
The Obama-era plan would have sharply reduced the number of coal-fired plants, making the grid more vulnerable to reliability concerns and increasing costs with "trivial environmental benefits," Quinn said.
The new plan will save an estimated 240 million tons of annual coal production and safeguard more than 27,000 mining jobs and almost 100,000 additional jobs throughout the supply chain, he said.
In the leaked document, the Trump administration argues that repealing the Clean Power Plan could spare an estimated $33 billion in compliance costs in 2030, arguing that the Obama administration overstated the rule's potential health benefits.
Previously, the EPA had estimated that by 2030 the Clean Power Plan would prevent 90,000 asthma attacks and up to 3,600 premature deaths a year.
The leaked document casts doubts on those numbers and says the EPA plans to perform updated modeling and analysis of health benefits and other impacts of the rule.
Liz Perera, climate policy director for the Sierra Club, said repealing the Clean Power Plan "is about one thing and one thing only: helping corporate polluters profit."
The plan was first reported by Bloomberg News.
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Allan Koenig, a spokesman for Vistra, Luminant's parent company, said the decision was made after a year-long review of the plant's economics. Ultimately, Koenig said, it was Texas' highly competitive electricity market, rather than environmental regulations, that led to the closure.
"It's purely economic," he said. "The plant guys tried everything they could to keep it open, but it was a money loser. In a competitive market, you've got to take these steps. This is a coal plant operating in a market that's flooded with cheap natural gas." Koenig said there are efforts to find affected workers other jobs in the company when possible.
Even as President Donald Trump has promoted coal as a critical power source, the cheap natural gas and plummeting prices for wind and solar energy have made coal a less financially-viable fuel.
Environmental groups say Monticello was once one of the nation's most polluting power plants. In 2013, an report from Environment Texas found that Monticello emitted the 17th most carbon of any U.S. power plant. Martin Lake, which is also owned by Luminant and is still open, was the third largest emitter.
"It seems like they've been bluffing for a few years now that it was the regulations that were dragging them under when by their admission today, it's the economics," said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas. "Coal is just not competitive like it was."
In recent years, Luminant started operating Monticello only at times when demand and electricity prices were higher. That's mostly been during summer and winter peaks.
The three units at Monticello opened in 1974, 1975 and 1978. Koenig said there was a boom in coal plant construction in the mid-1970 and some of those are starting to close.
The Sierra Club said Monticello is the 259th coal plant to close since 2010. That's nearly half the coal plants in operation seven years ago, according to the environmental group.
"Our communities in Dallas have borne the brunt of dangerous smog pollution for decades and coal plants like Monticello have been a huge source of that pollution," said Misti O'Quinn of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign in Texas.
Emissions from Monticello and other East Texas coal plants have contributed to local air pollution as well as haze in other states.
Luminant had already closed a pair of nearby lignite coal mines that supplied Monticello. Instead, higher-quality coal was shipped by rail from the Powder River Basin.


Question: Thai beach made famous by film set for tourism respite

MAYA BAY, Thailand (AP) — Once a pristine Thai paradise, the secluded bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" has been exhausted by mass tourism. It's now getting a break from the daily influx of dozens of boats and thousands of visitors unsuccessfully scrambling for an unspoiled view of glistening white sands and emerald waters.
Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh Island in the Andaman Sea will close to tourists for four months from Friday to give its coral reefs and sea life a chance to recover from an onslaught that began nearly two decades ago. Thai authorities, who have promoted unfettered tourism but now claim to be striving to balance profit and conservation, say the closure will happen every year.
It's part of a rethink happening globally about unrestricted tourism that brings big dollars but damages historic sites, harms the environment and often alienates locals. Last month, the Philippines began a six-month closure of popular Boracay Island, whose waters President Rodrigo Duterte described as a "cesspool." Venice, the famed Italian lagoon city that lives off tourism, installed gates at two access bridges during a four-day holiday in April so it could turn back visitors if numbers became overwhelming.
Many of Thailand's marine national parks are closed from mid-May to mid-October during the monsoon season but because of Maya Bay's popularity, it hasn't had a break since a Hollywood crew set foot on its sands in 1999 to film the dark backpacker tale based on a novel by Alex Garland. Its corals have been decimated by the suffocating clouds of sand and sediment churned up by speedboats.
"I tried to push this campaign for many many years, but you know in Thailand we are a tourism industry country and we need a lot of money, so before not so many people listened," said Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine biologist and member of a government committee on development and the environment. "It should have been done 10 years ago but at least it has been done," he said.
Thailand had about 35 million international visitors last year, a five-fold increase in little more than two decades.
Shi Pengfei, among the last tourists to visit Maya Bay before its closure, said he had no idea that there would be so many people on the beach.
"I feel that there are so many people here," said Shi, from Henan, China. "The government's plan to close off the beach for a few months is only natural because the ocean needs a break, a chance to recover, so that the next generation can have a better and even more beautiful destination."
But locals aren't entirely happy. The head of Phi Phi Tourist Business Association, Watrapol Jantharo, said he was surprised when the closure was announced in March.
He said locals were under the impression that Maya Bay would only be closed to boats, while visitors would still walk to the bay from the other side of the island.
"We are not against protecting our environment," he said. "We know full well that Maya Bay is our important resource, like a rice field to a farmer, but we wish there are more communications about the government's plan before the decision was made."
Thon, however, said the plan was discussed with locals for three years before a decision was made.
"In the past, we made some mistake because we think that the money is very important. But now we are trying to change our idea," he said. Overseas visitors are "very important to our country, but the most important thing is our national resource. We have to preserve and hand it to the next generation."
The government has set a limit of 2,000 tourists a day when the bay reopens — about half the current number. Boats will no longer be allowed to anchor but must dock on the opposite side of the island.
"Now that the government has this plan, we can't change it. But we could use this opportunity to tell the world that we do not just have Maya Bay. There are 10 other beautiful beaches and islands around here that tourists can enjoy," said Watrapol.
Thailand's efforts to protect certain islands after decades of unregulated tourism began about three years ago.
Yoong Island, part of the Phi Phi island chain, and Tachai Island in the Similan Islands National Park, have been off-limits to tourists since mid-2016.
Thon, who surveyed both islands recently, said he was amazed by the results. Waters that were devoid of fish are now teeming, he said, and there is about 10,000 square meters (107,600 square feet) of newly recovered coral off one of the islands.
At Maya Bay, park rangers have been preparing a coral propagation program, attaching it to rocks that will be placed in the bay once the tourists are gone.
"We're almost certain that something good will happen in Maya Bay," Thon said.
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The special election in Georgia to fill HHS Secretary Tom Price’s old congressional seat could end with a historic Democratic upset. The Sixth District seat has been held by a Republican continuously since Newt Gingrich won it in 1978, but changing demographics and what’s known as a “jungle primary” are giving Democrat Jon Ossoff a shot at winning today’s vote.
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Spanning wealthier and Republican-leaning suburbs north of Atlanta, Tom Price’s old seat is just the kind of place Democrats would love to pull off an upset. They’d point to it as evidence of excitement in their base, and support from the upper-income Republicans and college graduates who eluded them in 2016. But winning will be tough. We look at data from the 50,000 early votes already cast to gauge the contest.
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Alabama lawmakers could send a bill to the governor this week that would allow a megachurch to establish its own police force. The bill has already passed the state Senate and is awaiting a House vote. We take a look at why the plan is getting mixed reactions.
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In this file photo taken on March 6, 2018 a general view shows the main entrance to Salisbury District Hospital in Salisbury, southern England.
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LONDON — British police declared a major incident Wednesday after a man and a woman were exposed to a nerve agent close to the city of Salisbury, where a Russian former spy and his daughter were poisoned with the same chemical four months ago.
Emergency services were called to the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire county in southern England, after the pair, both in their 40s, were found unconscious in a property Saturday evening.
“They are both currently receiving treatment for suspected exposure . . . They are both in a critical condition,” Wiltshire Police said in a statement.
Police said the two were initially thought to have used heroin or crack cocaine from a contaminated batch of drugs. After more tests, police said the pair were exposed to nerve agent Novichok, the same material used on the ex-spy, the Associated Press reported.
British tabloid newspaper The Sun reported that the two were poisoned and that samples were sent to Porton Down, the nearby government laboratory, for testing.
The Sun reported that security chiefs fear that they could have been poisoned with same batch of Soviet-developed nerve agent used on Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, who were found unresponsive on a bench about 10 miles away in Salisbury on March 4.
More: Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal discharged from hospital after poisoning
Related: Yulia Skripal says nerve agent recovery slow and painful
London’s Metropolitan Police Service said that counterterrorism officers were working with local police on the investigation, “given the recent events in Salisbury."
The places the Amesbury pair — whose identities weren’t immediately released — frequented before they became ill have been cordoned off in Amesbury and Salisbury as a precaution and police patrols have increased. The Sun reported that they are not known to have any links to Russia or security services.
Public health officials said there is not believed to be a significant health risk to the public, but this “will be continually assessed as further information becomes known.”
More: Who is Sergei Skripal? Russian spy found unconscious in English park sparks intrigue
Britain says the Skripals were poisoned with Novichok nerve agent and blames Russia. The Kremlin denies any responsibility. Sergei Skripal was jailed in Russia in 2006 for passing state secrets to Britain. He was released as part of a spy swap in 2010 and moved to Salisbury.
That poisoning incident has soured relations between Russia and many British allies including the expulsion of hundreds of diplomats on both sides.
Yulia was discharged from Salisbury District Hospital in April and her father was discharged from the same hospital in May. Both were taken to an undisclosed location for their protection.
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SEATTLE (AP) Malachi Flynn scored eight of his 16 points in the final 2:13 and Washington State rallied in the closing moments for a 79-74 win over Washington on Sunday night.
Washington State (8-5, 1-0 Pac-12) closed the game on a 12-3 run thanks to Flynn and Josh Hawkinson. Trailing 71-67, Flynn and Hawkinson took over, combining to score the final 12 points for the Cougars and give them their first conference victory in nearly a calendar year.
Hawkinson finished with 26 points and eight rebounds, while Flynn made 6 of 10 shots and added six assists.
Markelle Fultz led Washington (7-6, 0-1) with 26 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, falling just short of the first triple-double in Washington history. But after carrying Washington for most of the second half, Fultz went scoreless in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
Noah Dickerson added 19 points for the Huskies.
Washington led by as many as 13 in the first half, only to see Washington State surge in the opening moments of the second half. The Cougars scored the first 14 points of the half and built a 49-41 lead before David Crisp finally knocked down the Huskies first shot of the half.
Washington’s rally was on the shoulders of Fultz. He spent the first 25 minutes getting others involved, before taking over to rally the Huskies. Fultz scored nine of 13 points during a 5 1/2 minute stretch to pull Washington even at 64-64 with 7:37 remaining after a layup by Dickerson.
Washington State briefly took a 67-66 lead after Hawkinson split a pair of free throws with 4:20 remaining, but Fultz’s 17-footer with 3:22 remaining put the Huskies ahead 68-67. Less than a minute later, Fultz’s 3-pointer over Hawkinson as the shot clock expired extended the lead to 71-67.
Flynn answered quickly with a driving layup and Hawkinson’s basket underneath with 1:36 left pulled the Cougars even at 71-71.
Fultz turned the ball over on Washington’s next possession and Flynn beat Crisp off a screen and scored with 48.6 remaining to give Washington State the lead. Fultz missed a driving layup with his left hand and rather than foul, Washington played out the remaining time. Flynn beat Dickerson off the dribble and scored at the rim with 13.9 seconds left for a four-point lead.
BIG PICTURE
Washington State: The Cougars snapped an eight-game losing streak in conference openers. Washington State’s last conference opening victory came in the 2007-08 season when the Cougars beat Washington 56-52 in Seattle.
Washington: Fultz got little help from his supporting cast outside of Dickerson. Washington’s other three starters – Crisp, Matisse Thybulle and Malik Dime – combined for just 18 points.
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Washington State: The Cougars face Oregon State in Spokane on Wednesday.
Washington: The Huskies host No. 21 Oregon on Wednesday.

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We all thought Bow Wow was doing better regarding his suicidal thoughts after his interview on the Breakfast Club earlier this month, but according to his tweets, that’s not the case.
Remember how shook most of us were after the rapper’s “last interview ever” with Charlamagne, Angela Yee and DJ Envy?
Bow Wow's interview on The Breakfast Club is important! He said he's depressed because he's done everything he's wanted and doesn't know what else to do. It's a reminder to appreciate the struggles in your journey. The destination isn't what makes the dream, it's the journey! — Iyanla Fix My Life Type Beat (@Binedu_) April 18, 2018
Well, Bow, er, Shad Moss, must’ve been having a really rough morning on Tuesday, because he hopped back on Twitter to express once again that he didn’t want to be alive anymore.
Feel like jumping off this balcony — Bow Wow (@smoss) April 24, 2018
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Folks may sit on social media and drag Shad for his wild antics all day long — but let’s be real, we all care about Lil Bow Wow.
Aye man, somebody check on Bow Wow for real. We joke but nobody actually wants to see him kill himself. — ĸayтranada’ѕ ѕтυnт doυвle (@BarkyBoogz) April 24, 2018
Bow wow is crying out for help. Someone please help him before it’s too late — WHITNEY (@WWWHIIITNEYYY) April 24, 2018
He eventually hopped back on social media to let everyone that he is in fact okay.
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But maybe we just need to keep an eye on the young, old head, just for safety measures. Sidebar, Bow recently released the tracklist for his upcoming album, in the midst of his suicidal thought rampage.
MAY 21st Greenlight 6 pic.twitter.com/rjR7daGRnS — Bow Wow (@smoss) April 19, 2018
Also, peep the title of tracks 4 & 8. For real yall…let’s keep Bow in our thoughts.
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President Donald Trump re-reads a statement he made on Saturday regarding the events in Charlottesville, Va., while addressing members of the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. Standing behind Trump is Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)
President Donald Trump will speak at Sheffer Corp. in Blue Ash on Monday, and Air Force One is expected to land at Lunken Airport.
The president’s travel route is kept secret until Monday for security purposes, so we won't know for sure which roads will be blocked off. Here are the best guesses:
Lunken to Blue Ash
The most direct route from Lunken to Blue Ash is via Interstate-71, making it the most likely to close.
Wilmer Ave., Wooster Rd. and Redbank Rd. onto the Redbank Expressway are all good bets to be blocked off at some point Monday.
I-71 between Exits 9 and 15 may also be closed.
After exiting I-71, the president’s motorcade would take Pfeiffer Rd. to Deerfield Rd. before arriving at Sheffer Corp. on Cornell Rd.
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Linwood Ave., Observatory Ave. and Dana Ave. could close if the president’s motorcade drives through Mount Lookout and Hyde Park to exit onto I-71.
Getting around Blue Ash
Pfeiffer Rd. and Deerfield Rd. are the most likely to close in Blue Ash.
Expect certain delays on Cornell Rd., Sheffer’s street address.
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Also, Sycamore Community School District informed parents that administrators are preparing for the visit:
Sycamore Families, The Secret Service has informed local authorities that President Donald Trump will visit the Sheffer Corporation in Blue Ash during the afternoon on Monday, February 5. The visit will likely cause disruptions in traffic around the surrounding area. Sycamore Community Schools is planning ahead for the potential impact on our afternoon transportation services. The President's arrival and departure will likely impact our ability to transport students home in a timely manner and may require us to adjust the school day and dismissal schedule.
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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and actress Kathy Griffin had "special guests" as they helped CNN's audience welcome in the New Year.
Cooper and Griffin had puppets of themselves before the live televised audience in Times Square while viewers waited for the ball to drop in New York City.
"I've never felt this way about a puppet before," Cooper joked on camera. Griffin's puppet teased Cooper's puppet about drinking on camera.
"I'm trying to get fired by 9:05 p.m.," Cooper's puppet shot back. Watch a clip from the interaction below courtesy of CNN.

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Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham chastised corporate advertisers who left her program over a tweet she made about Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg in March, charging they “gave in to the mob.”
Meanwhile on her nationally syndicated radio program on Monday, Ingraham praised the companies that stuck with her show, noting ratings for “The Ingraham Angle” are up significantly following the controversy.
In the March 28 tweet in question, Ingraham dinged the 17-year-old for “whining” about not being accepted to some California universities, including UCLA.
Hogg reacted to Ingraham’s tweet by calling on his over 700,000 followers on Twitter to pick one of her top advertisers and contact them.
CNN Money reported that the liberal group Media Matters gave Hogg the advertisers information.
According to The Wrap, many of the companies the high school student listed (and more) announced they were pulling their ads from Ingraham’s program, including Allstate, TripAdvisor, Bayer, Hulu, Liberty Mutual, Office Depot, Johnson & Johnson and Sleep Number.
One prominent advertiser that did not join the boycott was MyPillow. Further, Ace Hardware reversed its decision to stop advertising on “The Ingraham Angle” after only a week.
On her Monday radio program, Ingraham encouraged her listeners to support Ace Hardware, and pointed out, “Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy, he’s selling so many pillows.”
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“They said no to the mob,” the FNC personality proclaimed.
She observed of her liberal opponents, who tried to chase her from the air: “They can’t argue with you so they demonize you.”
“OK, well, keep demonizing me,” she continued. “Go. Bring it on. Meanwhile, our ratings are sky high on Fox, by the way. And that’s my team, we have a great team, great television team, and we try to put on a good show every night. And a show that makes you think.”
Ingraham stated her show’s ratings are “up, up, up…,” including among the younger 18-34 demographic, which she said is up 47 percent since the boycott.
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The rankings for Monday’s night’s program had “The Ingraham Angle” in third place among all cable news programs, with over 2.7 million viewers. The show regularly wins its 10 p.m. Eastern time slot.
Fox News overall filled 7 of the top 10 slots, with MSNBC taking the other three.
According to Nielsen Media Research, “The Ingraham Angle’s” viewership is up nine percent from the program’s first quarter average, since the host’s return to the air earlier this month from a week long vacation following the Hogg controversy.
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New Jersey Devils defenseman Andy Greene looks on after scoring a goal on the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- While the New Jersey Devils are hanging around in the playoff race, they are not making up much ground.
Devils defenseman Andy Greene scored the go-ahead goal on a power play and Kyle Palmieri converted on an odd-man rush with Taylor Hall to lead New Jersey over the struggling Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The win was the Devils' fourth in six games (4-1-1), but they remain five points out of a postseason spot. They are almost as close to the bottom of the standings in the Eastern Conference.
''You don't want to lose two in a row ever, especially this time of year with the homestand,'' goaltender Cory Schneider said after making 28 saves. ''If you get off to an 0-2 start out of the break, you're chasing. It was a game we needed to win and we were ready to play.''
The win came just two days after the Devils were beaten at home by San Jose. It was also one New Jersey needed against the NHL's worst team.
''They're on the board every day when you come in,'' Palmieri said of the standings. ''Everything is so close. You can't pick and choose and hypothetically go over things in your head. You just have to focus on the things that happen in this room.''
Jeremy Smith stopped 37 shots in his NHL debut after seven seasons in the minor leagues. Recent waiver pickup Mark Barberio and Mikhail Grigorenko scored for Colorado, which has lost four straight and is 4-22-1 in its last 27 games.
''I thought he was fantastic; the best player by a country mile,'' Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of Smith, who will turn 28 in April.
The win was only the Devils' second against Colorado in 11 meetings.
Greene, who had his streak of 350 consecutive games played snapped on Jan. 6, scored his first goal since Dec. 3 with a shot from the left point. It came after Travis Zajac won a faceoff three seconds after Andreas Martinsen was penalized for hooking.
The goal at 8:55 of the second period was initially waived off because the officials thought Miles Wood interfered with Smith. The Devils challenged the call and the ruling was overturned after the replay showed the interference came after the puck was in the net.
''I thought that was a good goal all day,'' Bednar said.
Palmieri stretched the lead to 3-1 at 16:25 of the second period. He picked up a loose puck at center ice, sent it to Hall and then took a return pass in close for a shot into an open net.
''Some guys would kind of quit on a play after they make a pass on a 2-on-1, but Kyle followed it up to the net and that's huge,'' Hall said.
Grigorenko cut it to 3-2 with 1:26 left in the period. Matt Duchene stole the puck in the Devils end and found the forward between the circles for his sixth goal.
Smith, who kept Colorado in the game, gave up a goal 2:04 after the opening faceoff.
A turnover in the Avalanche end set up Jacob Josefson for a shot from the right circle. Smith knocked it down with his glove and made a stop on a rebound in close by Stefan Noesen, but had no chance on a backhand by Pavel Zacha .
''I think I played pretty well,'' Smith said. ''A couple of things I could have done different to give myself a better chance to make saves, but I think there are a lot of good things you can take from the game.''
Barberio tied it with a power-play goal at 6:43 of the second. The former Montreal Canadiens player took a great cross-ice pass from Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog for a shot into an open net.
NOTES: Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard got the night off after playing in five straight games and seven of eight. ... Devils D Jon Merrill was activated and returned to the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury. ... The 24-year-old Landeskog played in his 400th NHL game. ... Barberio's previous goal came against Minnesota on March 12 last season.
UP NEXT
Avalanche: At the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in the fourth stop on a five-game road trip, their longest of the season.
Devils: Host the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Fiala scored on a backhander 16:44 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to push the Blackhawks to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 victory early Tuesday morning in Game 3 of the first-round series.
Filip Forsberg scored twice in the third period to force overtime. Pekka Rinne made 34 saves, even with his franchise playoff scoreless streak ending early in the second period at 141 minutes, 5 seconds.
Game 4 is Thursday night in Nashville.
Dennis Rasmussen and Patrick Kane each scored the first goals this series for the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed.
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But the Blackhawks, winners of three Stanley Cup titles in the past seven years, now trail 0-3 for the first time since the 2011 quarterfinals. They lost that series in seven games to Vancouver.
MAPLE LEAFS 4, CAPITALS 3, OT
TORONTO — Tyler Bozak scored 1:37 into overtime to cap Toronto’s comeback from two goals down in the second period, and the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Auston Matthews and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist, and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves.
Toronto trailed 2-0 in the first period, and then 3-1 early in the second before Kadri and Nylander scored 4:07 apart late to tie the score in the final minute of the period.
Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov all scored for the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 24 shots.
All three games so far have been decided in overtime.
Game 4 is Wednesday night.
SENATORS 4, BRUINS 3, OT
BOSTON — Bobby Ryan scored on a tip-in on a power play 5:43 into overtime, and Ottawa recovered after giving up a three-goal lead to beat Boston and take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Ryan got free in the zone, tapping it in on assists by Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson. Mike Hoffman added two goals for Ottawa, with Derick Brassard scoring the other. Craig Anderson finished with 17 saves.
It was the second straight overtime game of the series, and second consecutive win for the Senators following their 4-3 victory in Game 2.
This time Bruins rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three goals in second period, tying the game on a power play goal by David Pastrnak.
Noel Acciari and David Backes also scored for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots.
Game 4 is Wednesday night.
DUCKS 5, FLAMES 4, OT
CALGARY — Corey Perry scored the game-winner in overtime over the Flames. The Ducks went into the third period down 4-2 and got goals from Nate Thompson and Shea Theodore to draw even. Anaheim leads the series 3-0. Game 4 is set for Wednesday at 10 p.m.


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DHAKA (REUTERS) - Akayed Ullah, the man suspected of trying to bomb New York City's Port Authority, had no criminal record in Bangladesh and last visited his home country in September, Bangladesh's police chief told Reuters on Monday (Dec 11).
Inspector General of Police A K M Shahidul Hoque said the information was based on the man's passport number.
The man was from the southeastern Bangladeshi district of Chittagong, Haque said. He last visited Bangladesh on Sept 8.
Ullah, who had a homemade bomb strapped to his body, set off an explosion at a New York commuter hub during rush hour, injuring himself and three others in what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called an attempted terrorist attack.
He had burns and lacerations while three other people, including a police officer, had minor injuries.

President Donald Trump said Monday a bomb blast in Manhattan highlights the need for an immigration overhaul - as the man arrested was revealed to be part of a large Bangladeshi family sponsored by his aunt or uncle.
Trump said that the U.S. 'must fix its lax immigration system, which allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people' into the country.
The Republican president pointed to his controversial travel ban as an example of the kind of policy that needs to be put in place.
And he called on Congress to end 'chain migration,' in which family members are permitted to join relatives who have immigrated.
A Bangladeshi man identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah was taken into custody with serious injuries after a pipe bomb he was carrying malfunctioned and exploded prematurely inside a Midtown Manhattan subway station.
He had come from Bangladesh in 2011, apparently with his parents and three or four siblings - all of them sponsored by his aunt or uncle, his immigration status showed.
Statement: Trump issued a lengthy statement on the White House website on Monday afternoon, after the failed terror attack in New York
A 27-year-old Bangladeshi national was arrested on Monday after a pipe bomb partially exploded in a New York City Subway tunnel
Akayed Ullah, a resident of Brooklyn, was taken into custody after the attack. He says he wanted to carry out the terrorist attack in retribution for Muslim Palestinians. Ullah is seen here being taken to the hospital
Neighbors in Brooklyn say Ullah (left and right) did not appear to be married or have any kids. He lived in the basement of a building in Flatlands, below an apartment where his brother and sister live
A woman in a headscarf was seen being led away from an address in Ocean Parkway connected to Ullah on Monday
Armed NYPD officers at the scene on Monday morning await instruction after the suspect was taken away
IT'S ALL ABOUT IMMIGRATION: TRUMP'S FULL TERROR STATEMENT Today's attempted mass murder attack in New York City - the second terror attack in New York in the last two months - once again highlights the urgent need for Congress to enact legislative reforms to protect the American people. First and foremost, as I have been saying since I first announced my candidacy for President, America must fix its lax immigration system, which allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people to access our country. Today's terror suspect entered our country through extended-family chain migration, which is incompatible with national security. My Executive action to restrict the entry of certain nationals from eight countries, which the Supreme Court recently allowed to take effect, is just one step forward in securing our immigration system. Congress must end chain migration. Congress must also act on my Administration's other proposals to enhance domestic security, including increasing the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, enhancing the arrest and detention authorities for immigration officers, and ending fraud and abuse in our immigration system. The terrible harm that this flawed system inflicts on America's security and economy has long been clear. I am determined to improve our immigration system to put our country and our people first. Second, those convicted of engaging in acts of terror deserve the strongest penalty allowed by law, including the death penalty in appropriate cases. America should always stand firm against terrorism and extremism, ensuring that our great institutions can address all evil acts of terror.
Ullah is a Bangladeshi national who has been living in the U.S. for the past seven years. Fox News reports that the former taxi driver came to the U.S. on a F-4 visa, a preferential visa for those who have family already in the U.S. The Post says he is a legal green-card holder.
His immigration designation is F-43, which means he claimed the right to a green card because he is the child of the brother or sister of a U.S. citizen.
The U.S. citizen can be newly naturalized. Trump's statement suggests that Ullah claimed a green card by virtue of a citizen who was also an immigrant.
Records show that Ullah moved to the U.S. from Chittagong, Bangladesh in February 2011 on the F4 visa, and is now a legal green-card owner.
He reportedly immigrated with his parents and three to four siblings. Trump's statement suggests that one of his parents' siblings had gained citizenship then petitioned for multiple family members.
Ullah had recently visited his home country on September 8.
Investigators have yet to determine an official motivation for the failed attack, but there have been reports that Ullah was inspired by ISIS.
It was the second time in two months that New York City was the target of a terrorist attack, and the first since President Trump sparked Muslim outrage around the world last week by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Trump has not spoken on camera about the attack that happened earlier today. His only only tweet today was about a New York Times story that claimed, among other things, that he drinks 12 diet cokes a day.
'Another false story, this time in the Failing @nytimes, that I watch 4-8 hours of television a day - Wrong! Also, I seldom, if ever, watch CNN or MSNBC, both of which I consider Fake News. I never watch Don Lemon, who I once called the 'dumbest man on television!' Bad Reporting,' he said.
At a quarter to 5 pm, Trump released a statement via the White House press office that said the attack 'once again highlights the urgent need for Congress to enact legislative reforms to protect the American people.
'America must fix its lax immigration system, which allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people to access our country,' he said. 'Today's terror suspect entered our country through extended-family chain migration, which is incompatible with national security.'
Bangladesh is not on Trump administration's list of countries whose residents require extreme vetting to enter America.
Police were seen speaking to residents at the Flatlands home on Monday morning. Police reportedly talked to Ullah's father, mother and brother at this home
The president said in his Monday statement that the executive action, which the Supreme Court let take effect after several revisions, 'is just one step forward' and that is why Congress must move to a merit-based immigration system.
He also demanded that Congress increase the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
And he called for the use of the death penalty 'where appropriate'.
He had previously called for the death penalty for Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who killed eight people and injured 12 in an October 31 truck attack in New York.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions echoed the comments saying the two recent attacks in Manhattan highlight the nation's 'failed immigration policies.'
Sessions says the Monday blast shows the need for immigration reform.
Sessions says relatives of U.S. citizens shouldn't get priority ahead of 'someone who is high-skilled, well educated, has learned English, and is likely to assimilate and flourish here.'
He says a merit-based immigration system would be safer.
The Bangladeshi former taxi driver who botched his 'revenge' attack on the US with a homemade bomb: What we know about Akayed Ullah Akayed Ullah moved to the U.S. from Bangladesh with his family seven years ago.
He came to the U.S. on a F-4 visa, a preferential visa for those who have family already in the country, according to Fox News. He is now a legal green-card holder according to the New York Post.
Bangladesh's police chief said the suspect, who lived in Chittagong, had no criminal record and wasn't on the radar of authorities.
Ullah lived in Brooklyn and held a taxi license from 2012 to 2015, when it lapsed. It was for a livery service rather than a yellow cab.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told CNN that Ullah was 'disgruntled' and learned how to make the pipe bomb online.
There are conflicting reports about where Ullah made the device.
The New York Post say he constructed it at the electrical company where he worked, while a law enforcement source who spoke to the AP said he made it in his apartment.
Law enforcement sources who spoke to Ullah at the hospital say he confessed to plotting the attack in retribution for recent actions by Israelis against Muslim Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Investigators have yet to determine an official motivation for the failed attack, but there have been reports that Ullah was inspired by ISIS.
Law enforcement officials told the Associated Press he was not in direct contact with the terrorist group.
So far, officials believe that Ullah carried out the attack as a 'lone wolf'
Commuters piled on to escalators to get out of the station after the explosion which occurred just after 7:20am
Law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that Ullah was inspired by the group, but not in direct contact with them. The attack is being celebrated on pro-ISIS 'channels'.
So far, officials believe that Ullah carried out the attack as a 'lone wolf'.
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told MSNBC's Morning Joe that the suspect 'supposedly was setting the device off in the name of ISIS' and that it was 'definitely a terrorist attack, definitely intended'.
At a morning press conference, current NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said that the suspect 'did make statements' but that they are not going to comment on them yet.
Though it's still early in the investigation, New York City officials say it was definitely an attempted terror attack.
'This was an attempted terror attack and thank God the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals,' Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the largest in the country and the busiest in the world - serving about 225,000 commuters a day.
It's what's known by law enforcement officials as a 'soft target' because it handles a lot of traffic but doesn't have the same kind of security as a place like an airport.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said a bombing in the subway is 'one of our worst nightmares' - but he said New Yorkers will get through this as they have before on 9/11 and even the most recent terror attack on Halloween.
'This is the New York. The reality is we are the target by many who would like to make a statement against democracy and against freedom. We have the Statue of Liberty in our harbor and that makes us an international target.
'We understand that anyone can go on the internet and download garbage and vileness on how to put together an amateur-level explosive device and that is the reality that we live with.
'The counter reality is that this is New York and we all pitch together and we are a savvy people and we keep our eyes open and that's what 'see something, say something' is all about. And we have the best law enforcement on the globe and we're all working together extraordinarily well,' Gov. Cuomo said.


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Question: Get a first look at Splitsville Luxury Lanes in Downtown Disney

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Custom bowling balls at Splitsville Luxury Lanes, celebrate their grand opening at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The new Splitsville Luxury Lanes has a California feel including hand painted locally-themed murals at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Filet sliders with tenderloin beef topped with an onion ring and horseradish cream at the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The new Splitsville Luxury Lanes overlooks the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guy Revelle, left, and Mark Gibson, co-owners of Splitsville Luxury Lanes, watch as Goofy demonstrates how to bowl during their grand opening at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guy Revelle, center, throws a giant bowling ball at inflatable pins as he and Mark Gibson, far left, co-owners of Splitsville Luxury Lanes, celebrate their grand opening at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cheeseburger sliders at the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Fig and prosciutto pizza at the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The new Splitsville Luxury Lanes has a California feel, complete with hidden Mickeys, at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The upper floor of the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pot Roast slider with mashed potatoes hash, arugula and blue cheese at the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Harvest rice with quinoa, bamboo, brown rice topped with filet in a mushroom burgundy sauce with sauteed vegetables at the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Margherita pizza at the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guy Revelle, center, and Mark Gibson, left, co-owners of Splitsville Luxury Lanes, celebrate their grand opening with Goofy at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Goofy, center, along with Guy Revelle, left, and Mark Gibson, co-owners of Splitsville Luxury Lanes, celebrate their grand opening at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mark Gibson, center, and Guy Revelle, left, co-owners of Splitsville Luxury Lanes, celebrate their grand opening at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The upper floor of the new Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Splitsville Luxury Lanes at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Downtown Disney and Splitsville Luxury Lanes rolled out the welcome mat with a confetti cannon and bowling “instructions” by Goofy for a grand opening on Thursday, March 15 in Anaheim.
Background: Splitsville is part of a larger project to revamp dining and retail in Downtown Disney that includes the recently opened Disney Home, and Ballast Point, a 73,000-square-foot outpost of the popular craft brewery coming this fall.
Basics: A two-story lounge and entertainment center with 20 bowling lanes, an outdoor patio, three bars and two kitchens in the 40,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by The House of Blues. The lanes aren’t all in the same spot but spaced out with their own separate lounges. Lanes are 110 feet by 12 feet, run up area is a bit shorter than typical.
The look: FC Studio Inc. of Chicago hit it out of the park with this architecture student’s dream: It’s sleek West Coast mid-century modern in every detail — Googie logo, lounge furniture, brick, stone and warm wood facings, artsy murals, concrete screens and a fire element on the patio. The enormous space is divided into separate lounges. The main dining room on the second floor has pendant lighting and picture windows with views of Downtown Disney. They call it Neutra- and Palm Springs-influenced but never too stark or serious, “No Eames chairs,” said principal architect Rachel Crowl. “Building a bowling alley is very much in line with mid-century principles,” said Bob Quellos. (Done well, they’re comfy, clean, whimsical and very American – yeah, Walt Disney would have loved it.)
Vibe: Casual and lively.
Food: Apps ($10-$18), pizza ($18-$21), sushi ($12-$24), sandwiches, entrees and salads ($18-$32). Desserts: ($8-$12) Our favorites: Steak and Mushrooms, pan roasted filet and sauteed mushrooms with beef burgundy sauce served with linguine and garlic bread ($30); Filet Sliders, two, topped with crunchy onion rings and horseradish cream ($18); Fig and Prosciutto Pizza with goat cheese, fresh figs, fig jam, onions, topped with arugula ($21).
Drinks: Heavily California wine list by the glass ($9-$15) or the bottle ($36-$60). Craft on draft in 19-ounce pours with some locals such as Golden Road and Left Coast ($11-$14); bottles too ($8-$10). Sixteen-ounce cocktails on tap ($15-$22); 18-ounce bowl drinks ($18) and signature cocktails like Spicy Mango Margarita ($14) and The Londoner gin and tonic ($14)
What to wear: Chinos, “Mad Men” fedora and a snazzy bowling shirt.
Rates per bowler: $19-$24 Monday-Friday; $24 Saturday and Sunday. Includes shoes, but you’re allowed to bring your own.
Family friendly: Kids menu for age 9 and younger, and bumper rails so there are no gutter balls and no crying. Parents too pooped to play can relax with a drink while they watch the kids bowl.
Live music policy: Entertainment every night, starting at 5.
Info: 1580 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, 657-276-2440, splitsvillelanes.com.
The last word: Laidback co-owners Guy Revelle and Mark Gibson don’t care if you call it an “alley” and invite you in whether you bowl or not. “It’s bright, happy and California cool,” says Gibson. “We wanted it to be restaurant forward and for the bowling to be a surprise.”

A new wine and cheese bar that will focus on trendy grilled cheese sandwiches is slated to open in August at 105 South King Street in Leesburg.
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The relentless rise in the voting power of Wisconsin's fastest growing county, Dane, is the brightest political trend for Democrats in a state where they have suffered a string in painful defeats
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It’s 2017. God help us.
A few weeks ago, the good people at CityLab, the Atlantic’s website celebrating all things urban, asked me to get out my crystal ball and predict what the big headlines will be in Seattle in the year ahead. You can read my full response here, but it won’t surprise anyone who follows the news in this town. The three biggest issues that will dog Seattle in 2017, I said, will be skyrocketing housing costs, homelessness and police reform.
All three are at critical pivot points right now. The coming year will show us if we have the fortitude to take action that could lead to real change, or whether we’ll be content to slap Band-Aids on them as we have in the past.
Ruminating on that question set me to thinking about a larger challenge that Seattle faces right now — a conundrum captured recently by longtime Seattle sportswriter Art Thiel, writing for Crosscut about the University of Washington’s winningest football team in years. He quipped that the toughest part of coach Chris Petersen’s job wouldn’t be leading his team to the Pac-12 Conference championship (he did that, ably).
“The heaviest lift for Petersen will be managing success,” Thiel wrote. “In big-time college sports, being the best can bring the worst.”
He then reminded Huskies fans of the devastating scandals that engulfed past teams, such as the Rose Bowl-winning 2000 squad that, it was reported only later, included players suspected of domestic violence, rape and robbery.
While I’m not much for sportsball metaphors, this one seems particularly apt: Seattle is currently an economic powerhouse, but success brings its own set of perils.
Just look at this place: We’re living the dream. The economy is booming. People and employers are arriving in droves. But it has become abundantly clear that not everyone is profiting from this explosion. Our middle class has been hollowed out. The historically African-American Central District is now less than one-fifth black. The gayborhood just isn’t what it used to be.
Just this week, the Seattle Times provided a stark reminder that the apartment-building boom has been largely “luxury units” that bring developers the most money, while the parts of the city that need living quarters the most are not getting them.
While the housing market has shown signs of softening lately, no one is predicting a bust, at least not soon: Housing costs and rents are just projected to increase more slowly than they have in the past few years.
Of course, any longtime Seattleite will tell you that every boom is inevitably followed by a bust. And with President-elect Donald Trump raising the specter of trade wars and cooling relations with China (and threatening to cancel Boeing’s contract for Air Force One), it’s anyone’s guess what the future will bring.
But the good times are rolling, at least for now, and at least for some. So how does a prosperous city manage this success?
Having lived through a few booms and busts myself, here’s what I would suggest: Use what’s left of the boom to prepare for the next bust — and to help those who never benefited from the boom in the first place.
Get serious about funding, and building, affordable housing. Put in place more protections for mom-and-pop businesses. Rebuild the public schools. Do more to draw immigrants and refugees into the city’s social and civic fabric. Get a grip on the homeless crisis. Fix the damned streets. Invest in that much ballyhooed, but still tattered, bike infrastructure.
Prepare for the Really Big One — and the Even Bigger One. Nothing says bust like a megaquake.
Maybe even consider deliberately dampening the boom a bit. North of us, in Vancouver, B.C., the provincial government last summer instated a 15 percent surcharge on foreign buyers who have been blamed for skyrocketing home prices. Foreign investors walked away; many of them headed south to Seattle. Still, it’s something worth considering in this town that has ridden an economic rollercoaster for much of its young life: Success may not be worth the price we’ll inevitably pay.
Seattle has started, however sluggishly, to think about many of these issues. But have we done enough? Have we addressed the root causes of the problems that continue to dog this region year after year? Not by half.
The coming year will tell us just how serious we are about backing our progressive values with action.


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Question: 75 Years of Golden Globe Best Series Winners

2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the Golden Globes, and a lot has changed since the original 1943 awards.
Take television, for instance. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn't even recognize the smaller screen in the beginning. In fact, the first series to be awarded were My Three Sons and What's My Line? in 1962.
The television categories continued to evolve after that. In 1963, the HFPA broke out the drama and comedy categories for Best Series. However, the organization went back to selecting a single winner from 1965 to 1969.
All in the Family, The Golden Girls and Sex and the City are some of the most awarded series. All in the Family took home the prize four times—winning three years in a row. The Golden Girls and Sex and the City also had three consecutive wins each.
In honor of the award show turning three quarters of a century, here's a look back at all of the Best Series winners in the Drama and Musical or Comedy categories.

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He\'s a "performance artist," Jones\' lawyer told a court, during a recent hearing in preparation for a child custody trial between Jones and his ex-wife.\nThe lawyer reportedly used an analogy to Jack Nicholson playing the Joker in "Batman," arguing that in a child custody case, Nicholson wouldn\'t be judged based on having once played the Joker, according to the Austin American-Statesman.\nWhether arguing that Jones is the Joker (or a joke), the fact that he\'s taken very seriously by his fans is an undisputed reality.\nFor those who might\'ve lived a blessed life free of Jones, he\'s the radio host and CEO of Infowars.com, best known for peddling conspiracy-based "news," like a "report" that the Sandy Hook massacre never happened. Jones also tends to go off on bizarre rants and, sometimes, rips his shirt off.\nJones (or at least his lawyer) is making this argument at what\'s arguably the height of his fame. Once just another shock jock, Jones built a strong following among anti-establishment conservatives that would later be seen as a major source of support for Donald Trump. Since his election, Infowars in particular has emerged as a reliably pro-Trump outlet. There were even reports that the Trump White House would be issuing press credentials to Infowars.\nInfowars, however, is Alex Jones, much in the way that Glenn Beck (in many ways the precursor to Jones) turned himself into a multimedia presence that catered to the far right. But where Beck\'s toned down his rhetoric and even seemed to take a step back from the spotlight, Jones is constantly front-and-center of his empire.\nAnd that person—Alex Jones, of Infowars—according to Jones\' lawyer, is just an act.\nTo bolster his case, Jones is echoing a similar claim from a high profile trial that happened just more than a year ago— Hulk Hogan\'s lawsuit against Gawker.\nHogan at the time claimed that his privacy had been violated by the website\'s posting of a short clip of a sex tape depicting Hogan and the wife of a friend. Gawker claimed Hogan\'s own speech concerning his sex life made the footage newsworthy. Hogan then claimed that those public statements were part of his persona, and that the tape was of Terry Bollea (Hogan\'s given name).\nA Florida jury sided with Hogan, awarding him more than $140 million—a finding that would force Gawker to be sold off. And Jones certainly can seem like a professional wrestler, growling into a microphone, or even confronting his rivals in person.\nIf Jones can use the Hogan defense, then the equivalence is clear: For Alex Jones and the far right, there\'s little (if any) difference. The world Jones inhabits is filled with cartoonish figures with shifting alliances and few journalistic scruples. Look at the adventures of figures like Milo Yiannopolous and Tomi Lahren, the latter of which became a far-right star after finding that embracing the fringe put her on television. Their calculated personas rival anything seen on the WWE—just replace spandex with business casual, and the wrestling ring with Twitter.\nIt\'s a pretty nihilistic way to look at modern media, though not one entirely without its fans. Jeff Zucker, president of CNN, recently responded to criticism of the channel\'s willingness to put on less-than-qualified pro-Trump voices by saying that they\'re all "characters in a drama." That drama? It\'s pushed CNN to the most successful run in its history.\nHow does journalism or the search for truth factor into all this? For Jones\'s character, it\'s a combination of the honesty of the jester and the "I\'m as mad as hell and I\'m not going to take this anymore" rage made famous in "Network." Jones seems to ask: Can you trust your anchor if he\'s not tearing his shirt off? (Looking at you, Wolf Blitzer.)\nWhether Jones wins in court isn\'t terribly important to the media world (it is extremely important, of course, to the future of his family). In the Trump-based reality in which we now live, Jones is trustworthy even if he does end up telling a judge that his public persona is entirely fabricated. Besides, a Jones supporter might retort, all of media is fabricated.\nIt\'s just that Jones is just the most honest liar. 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- The People’s Committee of south central Binh Dinh province has licensed an investment certificate to Japan-based Marubeni Lumber Co Ltd to invest in a project worth 5 million USD.The project, located in the province’s Nhon Hoi Economic Zone (EZ), is the first foreign direct investment (FDI) project that has been implemented in the zone since its establishment in 2005.A representative of Marubeni Lumber Co Ltd said the project, covering an area of 10ha in Park A in Nhon Hoi EZ with an operation period of 50 years, would be implemented in the second quarter of this year and completed in the second quarter of 2018.Once completed, the project will provide wood and wood products for export, such as industrial wooden goods and wooden furniture. The investor will also lease land for factory construction.The project is expected to help increase export volume for Binh Dinh province, contributing to the growth of the province’s wood processing industry, creating jobs for more than 200 labourers and stabilising the province’s social welfare.Marubeni Lumber Co Ltd plans to raise the project’s investment capital to 20 million USD in the second phase. The company hopes to attract more investors, especially Japanese firms, to the project.Also at the ceremony on February 13, Saigon-Nhon Hoi Industrial Park Corporation signed a contract with Marubeni Lumber Co Ltd to lease land-use rights of Park A in Nhon Hoi EZ to the Japanese company.Since the beginning of February, Binh Dinh has granted investment certificates for two FDI projects.The previous project is a garment factory funded by a Canadian investor in An Nhon town.-VNA

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Local specialty food producer Confirel Co Ltd has secured the first-ever export contract for Cambodian salt, finalising an order for 20 tonnes to French consumers and offering a ray of hope as the local salt industry teeters on insolvency. Under an agreement signed with French company Le Guerandais, the bulk shipment of unprocessed raw salt collected from salt farms in Kep and Kampot provinces will be refined in France for the use in food products.
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