ASIA / PACIFIC February 15, 2016 THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 5 Chinese artist imitates photo of Syrian toddler on the beach NEW DELHI (AP) — Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has re-created the famous image of a three-year-old Syrian child who drowned in Turkey last year by staging a photo of himself lying face down on a beach in Greece. The photograph last year of the child lying on a Turkish beach triggered international outrage as people saw the helpless toddler as the devastating human face of the refugee crisis in Europe. Ai posed on a pebbly beach on Lesbos island for the picture for one of India’s largest English- language news maga- zines, India Today. Rohit Chawla, the maga- zine’s photographer and visual director, travelled to Lesbos to take the picture. The photograph was displayed at an art fair in New Delhi and many visitors took pictures of it. Ai has set up a studio on Lesbos where he is working on several projects with refugee-related themes. Lesbos is the main entry point for refugees seeking a better life in Europe. Ai also said he decided to withdraw his works from two Danish museums out of deep anger at a new law allowing Denmark to seize valuables from migrants. The Chinese artist is famous for works address- ing human-rights abuses, official corruption, and the collision between Chinese culture and western con- sumerism. An image in the India Today news magazine shows Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei posing as he lies face down on the beach on the Greek island of Lesbos. Ai re-created the famous image of a three-year-old Syrian child who drowned in Turkey last year by staging a photo of himself lying face down on the beach in Greece. (Rohit Chawla/India Today via AP) Arriving soon: More and better bus service This year, we’re kicking off a 10-year expansion of transit throughout the Portland area, with a focus on better bus service. ROYAL ADDITION. Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, left, his father and the fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, center, and Queen Jetsun Pema, right, pose with the royal couple’s newly born son, Crown Prince Gyalsey, on Losar, the Bhutanese New Year based on the lunar calendar, at the Lingkana Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan. The Royal Media Office announced the baby boy was born on Fri- day, February 5 to the royal couple. (Photo/The Royal Office for Media of the Kingdom of Bhutan via AP) Bhutan’s queen gives birth to a baby boy By Wasbir Hussain In addition to improvements planned for March and June, we’re gearing up for an even bigger boost in bus service in September 2016 and March 2017 – and we’d like your feedback. On some lines, we’re proposing to add more buses (they’ll come more frequently) and increase the hours of operation (they’ll come earlier and later in the day). On others, schedules would change to help buses stay on time, and proposed route changes would affect some riders. Proposed Service Changes Line 21-Sandy Blvd/223rd Ave: Add weekday trips during rush hours. Line 36-South Shore: Run buses on Jean Road to Jean Way and Boones Ferry Road to better serve the Lake Oswego Commerce Center, Walmart, and other employment. Discontinue service on Pilkington Road, Childs Road, 65th Avenue and McEwan Road due to low ridership. The Associated Press G AUHATI, India — The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan has a new crown prince. The Royal Media Office in the capital, Thimphu, said the baby boy was born to King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. The Oxford-educated Wangchuck, who is currently 35, married commoner Jetsun Pema, now 25, in an elaborate Buddhist ceremony in 2011. The child, the royal couple’s first, was delivered by a medical team at the Lingkana Palace in Thimphu. “Her Majesty and His Royal Highness (the newborn) are both in perfect health,” the Royal Media Office said in a statement, adding that Wangchuck was by the queen’s side during the delivery. “We welcome the news with great joy and happiness. The day calls for a great celebration throughout the country,” Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tsering Tobgay said in a statement. But Tobgay said the king directed that any celebrations be modest. “Therefore, the government has decided to declare … a national holiday to celebrate the joyous occasion so that people may offer their prayers and good wishes.” In November, Wangchuck announced the couple was expecting their first child, saying, “I consider my son extremely fortunate because he will be born in our blessed country.” The young couple made news in Bhutan while they were dating. Wangchuck had displayed open affection for his wife-to-be by publicly holding hands and even planting kisses on her cheek, something rare in conservative Bhutan, particularly among royalty. Wangchuck ascended Bhutan’s throne in November 2008, when his father, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, abdicated in his favor. By that time, Jigme Singye Wangchuck had also guided the remote Himalayan kingdom toward democracy. In Continued on page 7 Line 63-Washington Park/Arlington Heights: Add Saturday and Sunday service to provide trips through Washington Park and neighboring areas. Line 71-60th Ave/122nd Ave: Split into two bus lines. One line will continue to run on its current routing and frequency along 60th Avenue between Parkrose Transit Center and Clackamas Town Center. The other line will be re-named and re-numbered and will continue to run between Parkrose Transit Center and SE 94th and Foster with additional trips during the weekday rush hours. Line 83-Washington Park Loop: Discontinue service. The Washington Park TMA will provide a free shuttle through Washington Park during the summer months. Line 87-Airport Way/181st: Add weekday mid-day trips between 182nd/Powell and Gateway Transit Center. Line 97-Tualatin/Sherwood: New bus line running between Tualatin and Sherwood along Tualatin Sherwood Road with weekday rush-hour service. To see all the details and weigh in on these and other proposed service changes, visit trimet.org/betterbus or stop by our public hearing/open house (below). Notice of TriMet Public Hearing and Open House for Proposed Service Changes Thursday, February 25, 2016, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Mt. Hood Community College – Maywood Park Campus 10100 NE Prescott St., Portland, OR 97220, Rooms 305 & 311 If you require materials in alternative formats, sign language interpretation or other communication aids, call TriMet’s Senior and Disabled Citizen Information at 503-962-2455 (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays) or TTY 711 for Oregon Relay Service, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. trimet.org/betterbus