A remark on Kovács's vanishing theorem (Q1928326)

The author gives an alternative proof of Kovács's vanishing theorem by standard arguments of minimal model theory. The statement of Kovács's vanishing theorem is the following: Let \((X, \Delta)\) be a log-canonical pair, and let \(f: Y\rightarrow X\) be a proper birational morphism from a smooth variety \(Y\) such that \(\text{Exc}(f)\cup \text{Supp }f_*^{-1}\Delta\) is a simple normal crossing divisor on \(Y\). In this situation, we can write \[ K_Y=f^*(K_X+\Delta)+\sum_ia_iE_i. \] We put \(E=\sum_{a_i=1}E_i\). Then we have \[ R^if_*\mathcal{O}_Y(-E)=0 \] for every \(i>0\). The original proof of the above theorem involves Du Bois singularities (see [\textit{S. J. Kovács}, Kyoto J. Math. 51, No. 1, 47--69 (2011; Zbl 1218.14021)]).