E.R. in Bali
Bali Emergency Rooms Busy Over New Year’s Eve Treating Traffic Accident and Firework Casualties
A grim tale retold each year in Bali after New Year’s celebrations records scores of residents have again fallen to wounds suffered in the handling of fireworks, traffic mishaps and inter-village rivalries. The State News Agency Antara quotes an attendant on duty at an emergency room at one of Bali’s main hospitals reporting a steady stream of ambulances bringing the wounded and injured to their door over the New Year’s Eve period.
Since before midnight, patients came in a steady flow. There were those injured by…
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Governor Pastika: Stop the Bickering
Declaring Bali Geothermal Plan Dead, Bali’s Governor Calls for End to Divisive Polemic
Bali Governor Made Pastika has asked that the polemic over the exploration and exploitation of geothermal energy in the hills of Bedugul be brought to an end. As reported by Kompas.com, Pastika has rejected requests for a new review of the geothermal energy project in Bali, despite urgings to do so from fellow-Balinese, Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Jero Wacik. Governor Pastika has said that revisiting the controversy over geothermal energy in Bali will only serve to foster conflicts on social, economic and cultural…
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Inside Out
Inside Out – Debut Solo Exhibition by Setyo Mulyo at Adi’s Gallery, Ubud, Bali January 7-28, 2012
East Java artist Setyo Mulyo is holding his first solo exhibition at Adi’s Gallery in Ubud Bali January 7-28, 2012. Born in 1979 in Sidoarjo, East Java, he began painting in 1998 and is currently studying at the Fine Art Institute of Surabaya – (STKW) in East Java. In his debut exhibition, Setyo will present 39 painting – all measuring a uniform 40 x 50 centimeters. Described by the artist as depictions of his fantasies on the universe, global issues and his private…
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My Left Foot
An Undercover and Under Anesthesia Review of a Recent Stay at the BIMC Hospital in Bali
Bali Update editor J.M. Daniels spent his New Year holiday as a patient at BIMC Hospital in Bali, undergoing surgery for a broken leg. That stay allowed Jack the opportunity to experience first hand the services and accommodation offered by Bali’s leading medical facility. Now back at work and on the mend, here are Jack’s recollection of his recent stay at BIMC Hospital, information he hopes is useful for visitors to Bali in need of surgical treatment.
Carry on Komang
I’m blaming my mishap…
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Australia To Grant Four Hercules Planes To Indonesia
The Australian government is expected to grant four C-130 Hercules planes to Indonesia as the technical teams from the two countries may meet in the middle of this January, Spokesman for the Defense Ministry, Hartind Asrin, told ANTARA here Tuesday.
The two teams are expected to discuss technical matters on giving the grant, he said, adding that the grant was earlier expected to be given in 2011, Hartind said. Besides in Jakarta, the teams would also meet in Australia to directly inspect the four Hercules aircraft. The Australian grant has been approved by the US as the producer of Hercules,…
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Balinese Celebrating New Year
Yesterday New Year holiday was coloring by hard rain in Karangasem. At noon it has harvesting brief rain in some areas including Amlapura. In Karangasem villages drizzles are bounding people activities though it was not enough to binding people to visit some tourist destination such as Tirtagangga object, Aband Subdistrict, Karangasem. Local people are using raincoat or umbrella to celebrate New Year in this destination with their families.
The flock of visitors was filling the parking lot until it was sweeping Amlapura-Singaraja road in the left side and flooded a 500 meters area in front of Tirtagangga destination. Besides Tirtagangga,…
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Kedonganan Fish Market Harvesting Customers
Fish Market Kedonganan in Kuta area, Badung filled by buyers at New Year’s eve. ANTARA review at Saturday noon was resulting some buyers from Kuta and Denpasar in this market. They were bought large amount of fresh fishes for New Year party in their houses. If you were buying fresh sea food products here, you will find fresh fishes due to it was a fresh catch from local fishermen, said Hadiwinoto Tan, a local people who lived on Tukad Balian Street, Denpasar. He was visiting Kedonganan market to buy fishes for New Year party.
Paris Syahroni, a fish trader in…
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Record Visa Fees Collected in Bali
US$42 Million in Visa-On-Arrival Fees for Bali January – September 2011
Revenues earned by visas-on-arrival (VOA) at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport declined slightly over the last month, but on a cumulative basis January – September 2011 generated a record US$42 million. Visitors from a large number of countries are allowed to purchase a 30-day visa upon arrival in Indonesian [Visa-on-arrival policy] . Bisnis Bali quotes Sunarto, an economist from the Denpasar office of Bank Indonesia, as saying that revenues from tourists to Bali declined over the last three-month.
In a statistical analysis prepared for Bali, Sunarto said tourism revenues declined…
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Kids Behind the Wheel
428 Bali Road Accidents in 2011 Involved Under-Aged Unlicensed Children
A chain collision accident on the Denpasar-Gilmanuk Road near Kediri, Tabanan on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, has once again underlined the dangers of driving on Bali’s highways and the additional threat to safety posed by unlicensed under-age drivers. The accident rook place at approximately 5:00 p.m. and involved three trucks and a single Avanza sedan driven by 16-year old I Putu Agung Prama Jipana, a Tabanan high school student.
In the chain collision, Jipana and his 16-year-old companion, I Kadek Agung Prama Wistara, were horrifically pinned inside their crushed vehicle…
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Road Work Ahead
19% of Roads in Bali’s Capital of Denpasar Classified as Badly Damaged
It will not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with traveling in Denpasar that much of the roads in Bali’s capital are in a poor state of repair. The Bali Post reports that of the 555.076 kilometers of road in Denpasar, 106,525 (19%) are considered to be badly damaged. The head of the Public Works Department for Denpasar, Ir. I Ketut Winarta, told The Bali Post that money has been allocated to improve road conditions over the coming year.
Wayan Dirgayasa, the head of Bali’s Bina…
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