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3 shots equal 3 days of quarantine in Indonesia starting March 1 days of quarantine upon arrival in Indonesia. The partially vaccinated (one dose) are required to quarantine for seven days.
Indonesia is set to cut its mandatory quarantine period for boosted international travelers on March 1, a senior minister said today, allowing the group to go about their business in the country after just three days in isolation. Under current regulations, fully vaccinated travelers, AKA those who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, are required to undergo five
No specific regulations on boosted travelers existed until today, when Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan announced the concession during a press briefing. “The quarantine period for international travelers, whether foreign or Indonesian, who have received booster shots is reduced to three days, under the condition that they carry out entry and exit PCR tests,” he said. “The exit PCR test can be carried out on the morning of the third day, and the
traveler can leave [quarantine] if their test comes out negative.” That said, boosted travelers are advised to carry out a PCR test independently on the fifth day after their arrival, and report their condition to a healthcare facility. Indonesia’s travel policy in the face of the Omicron threat has evolved the more the world learns about the variant. In the first few days of 2022, Indonesia imposed a mandatory 14-day quarantine and banned arrivals from countries deemed high-risk from the variant. The government then gradually shortened the quarantine period for fully-vaccinated travelers to 10 days, then seven, and then five, all in the month of January. It has also lifted all travel bans related to Omicron. (coconuts.co)
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Bali Peace Park – Far from a Done Deal Quoted by MSN.Com, JacksonFinn said: “We’re coming up to the 20th anniversary, so I think that will be of great significance to have that park there instead of looking at a vacant block of land.” Continuing, Jackson-Finn added: “It’s prime commercial real estate. We’ve factored in the loss of income, compensation and it works out at about 17 cents per Australian.” Nearly 20 years after a terrorist bomb killed 202 people and injured scores of others on 12 October 2002, the owner of the 560-square meter plot at Jalan Legian No. 66 in Kuta, once home to the ill-fated Sari Club, has reportedly agreed to sell the land for Rp. 45 billion. Should the final sale go through, it will pave the way for ta memorial park to honor the victims of the bombing in the middle of the traditionally busy heart of Kuta’s nightlife zone. MSN.com. detik.com, and many Indonesian news outlets report that Indonesian businessman, Sukamto Tjia, has signed “an agreement to sell” the plot of land at the agreed price equivalent of around US$5,800 per square meter. Clock Ticking on Finalizing Sale The document signed by Sukamto is not a sales agreement but a formal offer to sell the land providing the payment of an amount equivalent to around US$3.2 million is paid before the end of March 2022. In 2019, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised to consider government assistance in the purchase if a “ballpark figure” price agreement was already in hand. Should the funds be secured in time for the fast-approaching deadline, it would mark the end of two decades of disputes and discords surrounding the controversial project. Internal arguments within the BPPA on how to continue with efforts to secure the site precipitated the resignation and departure of the group’s Australian founder, Dallas Jackson-Finn, who decided to go it alone and try to negotiate a deal for the parcel of land with its Indonesian owner.
Jackson-Finn and the BPPA once envisioned creating a beautiful meditative garden on the side of a normally busy street in a now-vacant lot bordered on three sides by shops. The vacant lot is located only a few meters away from the Ground Zero Monument where the names and nationalities of the 202 people who died in the 2002 bombing are inscribed. Another short distance away stands the reopened Paddy’s Bar that was also targeted by the bombers. Back to the questions at hand: Will the substantial sum of money be found before the March deadline, together with the additional amount needed to build and develop the peace park? The question also arises on who would become the “new owner” of the park proposed for the vacant lot? Prime Minister Morrison’s offer “to consider” the project is far short of a firm commitment from the Australian government to underwrite the entire amount needed to close the deal. In the past, former prime ministers, Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, both pledged US$450,000 towards plans to purchase the Sari Club site. Further promises of support were also made in the past by Australian territorial governments. Whether these past pledges still stand remains unclear. The federal opposition in Australia is lobbying the government to expend “sufficient funds in the budget” and work with the government of Indonesia and other stakeholders to secure the plot before the end-March deadline so plans for the park can proceed as the 20th anniversary of the October bombing draws nigh. A parliamentarian backbencher, Luke Gosling, stated that the 88 Australians who died and the many more injured in CANGGU WEEKLY, 18 Feb - 25 Feb 2022
the 2002 bombing “must not be forgotten.” Gosling added: “The bombings were horrific. Australia and Indonesia have a long history together and it’s in the national interest to have a Bali Peace Park built on the Sari Club site as a living memorial.” The ability to close the deal and build the proposed peace park is further complicated by the BPPA’s dissolution. Before its dissolution, a BPPA spokesperson declared it had “terminated its interest in acquiring the land following prolonged negotiations and has indicated that Australian government-committed funds would not be required.” Before dissolving the association and abandoning the Bali Peace Park Project, the BPPA had accused the owner of the plot of making “outrageous” demands for a sales price far in excess of the land’s commercial value. During the negotiation with the owner, the estranged BPPA founder, Dallas Jackson-Finn, surprisingly came to the defense of the Sari Club plot’s owner offering a price that included compensation for lost revenue over the past two decades in addition to the cost of purchasing the land. Jackson-Finn took issue with the BPPA for depicting Sukamto Tjia and his son, Ronald, as “greedy,” claiming the land’s owner was a businessman entitled to fair compensation in the proposed sale and any lost income over the past two decades. The current design for the Bali Peace Park Association (BPPA) includes a mural depicting the tragedy and a “reflection corner” where visitors can pause and quietly reflect on the event and its victims. Assuming money needed to purchase the site can be secured before the end of March, further questions arise on who or what organization will be the legal new owner of the land and where additional funds will come from for the development, and perpetual can and maintenance of the park. Bali Peace Park – far from a “done deal.” (balidiscovery.com)
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Koster Fights to End Bali Quarantine Bali’s Governor said the arrival of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ 938 on Wednesday, 16 February 2022, carrying 109 foreign travelers and 47 Indonesians, made him very happy as it represents the reopening of Bali to international travel.
As reported by NusaBali.com, Governor Koster promised that he would fight for an end to the current mandatory 3-day quarantine period beginning from March 2022.
for us to comfortably and safely receive visits by foreign tourists,” he said. Bali’s Governor went on to explain that 90% of those now testing “positive” for COVID-19 are without symptoms or only manifesting mild symptoms. Meanwhile, those with medium to severe symptoms and must be hospitalized amount to only 10% of those testing positive for COVID. Koster added that people with mild symptoms
“So, from the standpoint of vaccination, Bali’s rates are very high, and the Islands if relatively protected from the contagious spread of COVID-19. In short, the people do not need to panic; there’s little to fear. The important thing is to remain on alert and strictly follow the health protocols,” said Governor Koster.
The Governor’s comments were part of a press statement issued at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport, where Koster was on hand to witness the arrival of the Singapore Airlines flight. n support of his desire to eliminate the current mandatory quarantine period by March, Governor Koster pointed to a continuing decline in new Omicron variant cases, a trend he hoped would continue over the coming two weeks. “I will work in the future so there will be no quarantine for tourists. The important point is that tourists coming to Bali must be fully vaccinated and have a negative PCR swab test result. I think that is sufficient
105%. The achieved target for the second injection in Bali has now hit 94%. Among the elderly, the vaccination coverage is climbing. Older people living in Bali have been vaccinated, with 84% of the target already injected with the first dosage, and 74% for the second injection. Among children 6-11 years of age, 105% of the targeted number for the first injection has been achieved, with more than 90% receiving the second dosage.
recover in less than five days. The Governor interprets this to mean that the risks posed by the Omicron variant can be controlled and is not particularly dangerous. The Governor also underlined that percentage of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bali is very high. Those receiving the first injection exceed the government’s target by
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The foreign national landing in Bali on Singapore Airlines on Wednesday hailed from 25 countries – led by Australians (21), French (14), UK (13), USA (12), and Dutch (7). A majority of 82 foreign travelers arrived using a B211A visa. (balidiscovery.com)
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Indonesia to go on ‘all out assault’ against Bali’s trash problem ahead of G20 summit Bali is about to carry out some spring cleaning (or whatever the tropical equivalent is) as the island is set to welcome some esteemed guests at the G20 summit. Indonesia is keen to impress in its presidency of the intergovernmental forum this year, which will culminate in a summit in Bali in October/November 2022. Acknowledging a trash problem on the island of the gods, the central government said the time has come to clean up Bali with nine months to go until the summit. “We have to go on an all out assault because we don’t have much time left. This is also an opportunity for Bali to
become clean,” Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said during a virtual briefing attended by Bali officials today. The senior minister cited Denpasar as an example of poor waste management, as approximately 900 tons of trash from the Bali capital end up at the Suwung landfill, which is quickly filling up, each day. The landfill is set for closure in the near future. “For this reason, we will support the construction of three integrated waste management facilities and nine recycling centers in Denpasar,” Luhut said.
The Public Works and Housing (PUPR) Ministry said construction of the integrated waste management facilities, which would be able to handle 1,024 tons of waste per day, could begin soon and be complete by September 2022. The project is expected to cost IDR105 billion (US$7.3 million), and the central government is hoping for a grant from the World Bank for its funding. Indonesia is aiming to push for more cooperation among G20 members with world economic recovery in mind, by adopting “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” as the theme during its presidency. (coconuts.co)
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