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16 years later Bali remembers the horrific terrorist attacks on October 12 2002, 11.07 pm at Ground Zero , Kuta
On 12 October 2002 (around 11pm), Islamists executed the first major terror attack in Bali, Indonesia. Three bombs in concert were detonated – two in a busy tourist and nightspot precinct in Kuta and one outside the US consulate in Denpasar.
Out of the 202 people killed in this coordinated jihadi attack, 88 were Australian – by far the most of any country. (Of the 114 others killed, 38 were Indonesians – whether living/working nearby or just passing by – with 23 from the UK and 53 from around 20 other nations.) Another 209 people were injured, mostly from horrific burns and wounds from shrapnel or flying/falling debris.
The concerted suicide bombings were masterminded and carried out by members of Jemaah Islamiyah (or 'JI') – a name that means “Islamic Congregation.” JI remains an Islamic terror and anti-colonialist group dedicated for many decades to establishing an Islamic state in Southeast Asia.
Most of JI's victims were young Western tourists – as they intended – many of which were Aussie holidaymakers enjoying their after-season footy trips (a peak tourist period in Bali).
Sometimes called “Australia’s September 11”, these bombings represent the single largest loss of Australian life due to an act of terror and remain the worst Islamic terror attack of our region. But despite (if not in defiance) of the attack, Indonesia, and Bali in particular, remain popular holiday destinations for Australians.
The first bomb was detonated by a young, manipulated suicide bomber (wearing the bomb in his backpack) soon after he had entered Paddy’s (Irish) Bar – straight across the street from the Sari (night) Club. Those who could, fled into the street and were quickly joined by others that heard/saw the incident.
Around twenty seconds later, another young, manipulated suicide bomber inside his white Mitsubishi van parked outside the Sari Club (with crowds now gathered around) denoted his far more powerful car bomb which caused most of the carnage and left a one-metre deep crater.
The third bomb – comparatively smaller and reportedly packed with human excrement, for the US consulate – was detonated by mobile phone shortly before the detonations in Kuta and caused only minor property damage.
A week after the bombings, a recorded voice message (purportedly) from Osama Bin Laden was put to air claiming that the attack was in retaliation for support of the US’ war on terror and Australia’s role in liberating East Timor. It came with a warning to “Expect more that will further distress you [Westerners].”
Within two weeks after the bombings, the UN listed JI as a terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The US and Australia also designated JI as a (foreign) terrorist organization.
Three key perpetrators (other than the suicide bombers) were convicted and executed by firing squad in late 2008, which included Amrozi Nurhasyim (often referred to as “the smiling assassin”). Ultimately, over 30 Islamists were arrested for their involvement in the bombings.
Source : https://www.conservatives.org.au
Bali prison escapee Shaun Davidson posted new picture on Facebook, 15 months after he broke out Kerobokan Jail
A prison escapee who tunneled out of Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail more than a year ago has again taunted police with a cheeky social media post.
Australian man Shaun Davidson, 34, has been on the run ever since he escaped the prison in a daring bid for freedom in June 2017.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Davidson checked in to Queensland's Gold Coast, adding the caption 'Hello Gold Coast'.
His legion of followers welcomed the update on his whereabouts, with one also posting 'Cheers for the beers big fella. Run Forrest run'.
Perth-born Davidson had less than three months left to serve of a one-year sentence for passport fraud when he escaped the Balinese jail.
He has taunted authorities on social media ever since and in a comment in June he had claimed to be living in Tasmania with plans to travel to Asia later in the year.
'Tasmania at the moment but should be moving to Tokyo at the end of the year,' Davidson had written on Facebook.
His comment came in reply to speculation surrounding Davidson's whereabouts a year on from the daring jail break.
When another person wrote they thought Davidson had not escaped at all but was 'eliminated', Davidson simply replied 'lol'.
Davidson escaped from the Bali jail through a tiny tunnel along with three other inmates, two of whom have been recaptured.
Since his daring jailbreak Davidson has used social media to 'check in' at locations including Melbourne, Dubai, Barbados, Singapore and Cuba.
At one point he even claimed to be back in Indonesia, telling his followers he was there to watch police hunt for him.
Shaun Davidson , had less than three months left to serve of a one-year sentence
when he broke out of Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail in June 2017.
Source : https://www.dailymail.co.uk
Bali Food, Music, Clothing, Kite, Surfing and Sunset Run at the Kuta Beach Festival Oct 19 - 20 - 21 2018
On last day on the eventh there wil be the KRC Sunset Run on October 21 th2018 at 4.20 PM. at Kuta Beach ,
5 Kilometers long distance with beautiful stunning sunset views across kuta beach ,
This event is open for International and Indonesian participants.
Bali surrounded by 10 Indonesian warships to secure the IMF World Bank event
During the implementation of the IMF-World Bank activities from 8-14 October 2018, there are 10 Indonesian Republic Warships (KRI) that secure the territorial waters of Bali from various sides as long as the IMF-World Bank activities take place from 8-14 October 2018 specifically for marine security.
in cooperating with maritime agencies in Bali, Polsek, Pol Air, Basarnas, Pelindo, PLP, and Immigration.
The Indonesian Navy has prepared 10 warships in the context of implementing safeguarding throughout Bali waters .
Layouts for KRI elements are on the north, west, east and south sides.
During the activities all of Bali has been surrounded by elements of the Republic of Indonesia warship. For the situation of the waters in Bali, the information from colleagues who are at sea is now safe,"
The KRI that has been deployed is the type of corvette ship (KRI Raden Martadinata), KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai, KRI Banda Aceh, KRI Terampang, KRI Rupat Island and others.
With the number of TNL AL personnel approximately 2 thousand, then from the Stakholder elements related to around 800 personnel.
"There are ten more or less. The specifications of each are from warships such as this type of combat, a combat ship that can anticipate air strikes, under water, and can carry thousands of passengers,"
On the sea road, it collaborates with other military institutions and other special forces along the sea to give the best protections for the head of state and delegation across the sea highway
Starting on H-2 10 KRI has been relying on Bali waters and maintaining security and comfort during the IMF-World Bank activities.
Source : http://bali.tribunnews.com
IMF World bank 2018 has started with first meeting where 1 billion rp aid has been offered for the earthquake victims in Lombok
IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting has started on Monday (8/10/2018) with various solidarity activities for Indonesia, conducted by the organizing committee.
One of them is concern for the Lombok community affected by the earthquake.
In yesterday's Solidarity for Lombok activity , the boss of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde helped extend the assistance.
Lagarde handed over the assistance collected from the IMF management and staff amounting to Rp. 2 billion for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Lombok (NTB) and Palu-Donggala (Central Sulawesi).
According to a press release issued by the Executive Committee of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting yesterday, the aid was handed over directly by Lagarde, which was channeled through the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and a number of NGOs including World Central Kitchen and World Vision.
"Three years ago when Indonesia was selected from the 10 best countries that could hold the Annual Meeting of the 201F-WFG, we did not know that Mount Agung would experience turbulence. We also don't know that there will be an earthquake in Lombok , and we also never know that there will be an earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi . What we know is that Indonesia is the best choice, and the team leader, Mr. Luhut, makes us believe that we will hold this annual meeting in Bali, "explained Christine Lagarde whose official position at the IMF was the managing director.
Lagarde, a French woman said that after he saw firsthand the situation in Lombok and Palu, he would ask for a helping hand from all participants of the 2018 IMF-World Bank meeting in Nusa Dua.
"By having seen first hand the conditions in Lombok and Palu, we will ask all participants of this meeting to be able to reach out and share their generosity," he added.
Previously there had also been a relief visit to Palu by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and IMF representatives.
During the visit, the group visited 4 locations to meet directly with disaster victims in Central Sulawesi .
In addition to delivering assistance, face-to-face opportunities with the Palu community are also used to identify crucial assistance needed by the local community, such as clean water.
Join Lagarde and also provide assistance in Lombok yesterday were Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Bank Indonesia Governor (BI) Perry Warjiyo, and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan.
Luhut handed over the contribution of the Lombok Disaster Management through the "East Java Peduli Lombok PWNU " of Rp. 500 million, along with 241 school uniforms for Guntur Macan 1 and 2 SDN.
Meanwhile, Governor of Bank Indonesia donated Social Programs Bank Indonesia amounting to Rp 500 million for the rehabilitation of buildings and infrastructure to the 5 mosque and two schools in Lombok Barat, Lombok Utara, and Mataram.
The assistance provided on both occasions is a step for each agency to help Indonesian people in need.
Meanwhile, Sri Mulyani said that the meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from around the world at AM IMF-World Bank 2018 is currently still giving great attention to Indonesia's domestic situation.
"Even though we host the IMF-World Bank 2018 Annual Meeting, we from the central government continue to pay full attention to all affected areas, both in Lombok and Palu. We will continue to carry out recovery processes, "Sri Mulyani said.
He said that the central government to date has disbursed funds of up to Rp 2.1 trillion for NTB, for emergencies and housing assistance.
That amount of funds for handling the house was severely damaged Rp. 50 million, the house was damaged Rp. 25 million, and the house was slightly damaged Rp. 10 million.
While the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, Zulkieflimansyah expressed his gratitude to the central government for its great attention.
"But at the same time this is an opportunity for us to rise again," he said.
Source : http://bali.tribunnews.com
32.0000 delegates from 189 countries present for the IMF World Bank Meeting hold in Bali International Convention center, Nusa Dua
Initially, the National Development Planning Agency estimated that the meeting would be attended by 19,000 participants, who are estimated to spend some Rp 1.5 trillion (US$98.79 million), during their stay on the island.
The government also believes the event will further promote Bali and other regions as tourist destinations.
The final coordination meeting was attended by among others, representatives of the Finance Ministry, the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, the State Secretariat, the Foreign Ministry, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the Indonesian Military, State Intelligence Agency, Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation Center as well as representatives from regional administrations in Bali.
597 hotel rooms that would be converted into offices. He further explained that 148 offices would be hired by representatives of the government.
The other rooms would be used for other delegations such as those from the IMF, the World Bank, private companies, non-governmental organizations, social organizations and other international institutions.
Because of earthquakes in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara and Palu and its neighboring areas, the structures of hotels and other venues for the event have been reassessed, adding that the result of the assessment showed that hotels in Bali were in good condition.
Considering the importance of this important Bali event, Indonesia government has taken serious measures to ensure all facilities including Bali MICE venues and infrastructure are well prepared. This includes the construction of a roundabout and an underpass from the airport to Nusa Dua in order to reduce heavy traffic flow. Moreover, the government also increases garbage cleaning activities to remove excess wastes on beaches and streets. This is aimed to create a cleaner and eye-pleasing environment for the delegates. When it comes to the venue, Nusa Dua Integrated Resort Complex will provide accommodations and meeting places during The IMF Event 2018. Nusa Dua is the premier Bali travel resort area in Bali. It has an excellent tourism infrastructure with more than 4000 available rooms available from international 4 and 5-stars chain hotels, a close by 18-holes Golf & Country Club, Amphitheater, alongside luxurious shops, Cafe and Restaurants.
Inside the area, there are two large convention centers, namely the Bali International Convention Center and the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center. Each of the venues could add people up to 20.000 in its capacity. Aside from meetings, there are luxurious facilities offered by vast collections of five stars Bali Nusa Dua resorts where visitors can enjoy. The venue is blissfully situated nearby the beach area with a stunning backdrop of Indian Ocean, making the Nusa Dua Convention Center as a favorite Bali MICE event venue. Attending The IMF Event 2018 is not only about serious discussions and seminars. Supported by The Ministry of Tourism, the government encourages all delegates travel around in Bali and discover wonderful Indonesia places. To start off, the Bali island itself has plenty of attractions from beautiful natural landscapes, white sands beaches, to cultural temples and famous dining destinations.
In the end, the IMF Event 2018 in Bali is expected to create lots of opportunities in the terms of promoting Indonesia tourism. If you are planning on attending this event, tourfrombali offers affordable bali travel packages and other destination that are well-packed with exciting itineraries. Even you are on a tight schedule, you can still enjoy the whole Indonesia experience without doing any extra efforts. Click here for more information.
Source : http://www.thejakartapost.com
Bali Hash House Harriers 2 presents the 24 th edition of the Victor Awards on Nov 2 nd , Hong Kong Garden in Sanur
Peaceful demonstration in front Denpasar Police station, hours before the start of the IMF event
Two days before the start of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Bali in October this was marked by protests from popular organizations. The people's organizations that are members of the Alliance of the Global People's Conference assess the cooperation between the government and the IMF and the World Bank only further impoverishes the people.
The domonstration was ornanised on Friday (5/10/2018) also to protest the excessive reaction of the Bali Regional Police which banned all people including to express their opinions during the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank. The actions of various people's organizations began in front of the Bali Legal Aid Institute office located on Jalan Plawa, Denpasar with the aim of the Bali Regional Police Office.
The action coordinator, Dimas said, his side brought 3 demands in this action. First, they demand that the authorities and the government stop policies and regulations that suppress and curb the people's right to freedom of assembly, expression, organization and expression of opinion, especially when addressing the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bali.
Then, they also urged that the Bali Regional Police's letter banning the people held a demonstration addressing the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank to be revoked. Finally, urging the government to provide guarantees and protection for the implementation of civil society activities in order to respond to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank as a form of democracy enforcement.
In the action, police officers from the Bali Regional Police gave an excessive response to the actions held by various people's organizations. Officials appeared to be trying to disperse the action held by the demonstrators. There was tension. The reason, the authorities asked the demonstrators to move the location of the action. The demonstrators did not move. The leaders of the people's organizations were then accepted for an audience with the leadership of the Bali Regional Police.
In the action, the demonstrators chanted "Jokowi-JK American Dolls, Jokowi-JK Anti-People's Regime, Anti-democracy, Anti-poor people, Jokowi Fasis" and a number of other yells.
Responding to this ban, Presidential Spokesman Johan Budi SP, through WhatsApp, said it should be asked directly to the Indonesian National Police Chief and the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security, Wiranto. Separately, the Main Expert Staff of the President's Staff (KSP), Abetnego Tarigan said, he claimed to be surprised by the ban. The reason is that similar activities held by civil society have not been banned.
"Maybe RRI is excessive, try checking again. I don't follow this issue well about the IMF and the World Bank, "Abetnego said.
The main agenda for the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Bali is to promote what is called hyper globalization. This term refers to what is referred to as maximizing development financing And the World Bank Group has established the MFD approach in March 2018. Its vision until 2030 targets the role of G20 financing and the Multilateral Development Bank collectively between 25 percent and 35 percent in every three-year period.
The G20 will measure the performance of MDB to what extent it utilizes private investment. And MDB will measure the performance of countries that get loans as effectively as they use private investment. The MFD pilot project involved 9 countries and Indonesia was one of them.
The MFD pilot project is the involvement of the private sector in the energy, transportation and infrastructure sectors. In the future - although the World Bank Group initially focused on infrastructure - the MFD project will also be involved in the health sector, education, finance and small and medium-sized agriculture. In short, the World Bank Group wants to promote efforts to eliminate most of the obstacles or in other words, the efficiency of transaction costs which has been considered to hinder capital trading flows. That is what will be unveiled which not only involves the IMF and the World Bank but also the United Nations.
source : https://koransulindo.com/
Bali Vegan Festival, Ubud Oct 5 - 8 th , Canggu Oct 12 - 18 th 2018
The Bali Vegan Festival is an annual 3-day event held at Paradiso Ubud and the surrounding area. A celebration of animals, the environment and the earth; it is open to vegans and the vegan-curious.
The community-minded festival aims to inspire, educate and enlighten about an alternative way of living.
2018 sees the addition of a second festival held in Bali’s southern beach village of Canggu. From October 12th -14th The Canggu Vegan Festival will be held for the very first time! Stay tuned for notifications of venues and activities over the coming months.
The Bali Vegan Festival was established by Down To Earth Bali in 2015 with the aim of inspiring people to choose a healthier, compassionate, ethical lifestyle through plant-based eating. Now in its third year, the festival hopes to fuel a global movement by joining a number of progressive-minded communities around the world who host plant-based festivals from Nigeria to Romania.
The festival is open to all, proud vegans, vivacious vegetarians, omnivores, flexitarians and the vegan-curious. We hope that through expert education, cooking demos’, talks, fantastic vegan products and community discussions we can expand the plant-based community and spread the message of one peaceful world through nutrition.
Inspiring a Cruelty-Free Lifestyle!
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, we would all be vegetarian.” ― Paul McCartney
The Bali Vegan Festival seeks to unite the community and spread a message of kindness, compassion and love for animals and the earth. We are dedicated to the proposition that World Peace and universal consciousness starts with each of us cultivating an inner sense of compassion for ourselves and others.
We believe in nourishing the body and soul through organic plant-based food, yoga, meditation and promoting a healthy, cruelty-free lifestyle.
A Community Event
The Vegan Festival features food and drinks from restaurants across Bali and beyond. Entry to the Ubud Soccer Field (The Vegan Village) is free and will feature yoga classes, a vegan marketplace and daily entertainment. Talks, cooking classes, workshops and screenings can be accessed by purchasing a daily or weekend pass.
Local residents receive 50% off ticket prices with the presentation of their KTP – making the festival as accessible as possible for all the community to enjoy.
Past festivals have featured a children’s circus, family-friendly films and documentaries, art and craft workshops, children’s yoga and all-ages entertainment throughout the weekend. Educating the next generation and informing our children about Organic, Macrobiotic, Raw, and Vegan lifestyles is key to real change.
Now more than ever we need to come together with our cumulative knowledge and insights to reaffirm, en masse, our dedication to cruelty-free living. Come and meet with like-minded individuals so we can show the power of communal action. As long as we stand together we can bring about “One Peaceful World Through Nutrition.”
More info : http://www.baliveganfestival.com/
Bali has nine sirens and one buoy for tsunami warnings on most popular beaches
To warn people located in coastel areas has Bali 9 sirens installed in Double Six-Seminyak Beach, Kuta Beach, Kedonganan Beach, Sanur Beach, Nusa Dua Beach, Tanjung Benoa Beach, Tanah Lot-Tabanan Beach, Seririt-Buleleng Beach, and Serangan-Denpasar Beach. Siren monitoring and checking are carried out every month by BMKG together with the Bali Regional Disaster Management Agency
While the activation of sirens is the authority of BPBD Bali. "All tsunami sirens are active and operating well," said the Head of the BMKG Regional Office for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, when confirmed on Wednesday (3/10/2018).
The tsunami siren was handed over by BMKG Region III Denpasar to the Provincial Government of Bali in 2009 as many as 6 units and 3 units in 2016. This tool activation system occurs if there is tsunami early warning information with a level of alert or alert preceded by a large earthquake and confirmed a tsunami occurs, the information will be followed up by the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) to order evacuation of affected communities. "One of the equipment systems for tsunami commands is this tsunami siren," he said.
Meanwhile, a tool for detecting sea level, Bali only has 1 unit placed in Benoa and monitored by the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG). "Some of the sea level data entered BMKG,"
As a tsunami-prone area, Bali needs more tsunami sirens covering beaches across the island, an official has said.
Jaya Seratabrana of the Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency’s (BPBD) operation control center said Bali had nine tsunami sirens installed at several beaches, mostly in southern Bali. They were Sanur, Seminyak in Kuta, Kedonganan, Benoa Bay, Serangan, Nusa Dua, Seririt in Buleleng and Tanah Lot in Tabanan.
"We need 13 more tsunami sirens in several other places, especially in eastern and western Bali," Jaya said.
Jaya ensured the nine sirens were working properly, as a test run was conducted routinely at 10 a.m. local time on the 26th of every month. "The test run is carried out to ensure all sirens are in good condition. In the latest test this month, all sirens were working properly," he further said.
Jaya went on to say that the Bali administration had proposed the installment of 13 more tsunami sirens to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). Up until now, the proposal has not been approved.
He asserted that Bali needed more tsunami sirens as the island was prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. The sirens are needed to warn people early on so evacuations can be carried out, he added.
The BPBD Bali has also helped many hotels on the island prepare to serve as evacuation shelters. Once a tsunami is predicted to occur, people in nearby areas will be evacuated to the hotels.
BPBD Bali head Dewa Made Indra said the agency had cooperated with hotel associations to ensure that hotels were prepared for tsunamis. "We choose hotels, which have strong construction," Indra said.
He went on to say that several seaside areas in Bali were far from areas of high elevation. Therefore, tsunami evacuation routes in several areas were designed to direct people to the closest high building. Citing an example, Indra said, Kuta and Sanur beaches had no areas of high elevation.
Source : http://www.balipost.com
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