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CANGGU WEEKLY Weekly Magazine For Canggu & Surroundings Bali gov’t to shut the island’s biggest landfill ahead of G20 Summit Suwung landfill, which takes in trash from Denpasar and Badung, will be closed down by the end of October.
As Bali gears itself to host the G20 Summit this November, the local administration has announced that it will shut down the biggest landfill in the province just before the intergovernmental event begins. Bali Provinceʼs Forestry and Environmental Affairs Agency Head I Made Teja said yesterday that the
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Three sites are set to replace the Suwung landfill once it retires, namely “The landfill will be closed at the end of Kesiman Kertalangu Village in East October because itʼs already full, so [we] Denpasar, which can accommodate 450 need to find another site and the other tons of trash per day; Padangsambian reason is because there is the G20 Kaja Village in West Denpasar, which can [Summit],” the official said. accommodate 120 tons of trash per day; and Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai in South Denpasar, which can hold 450 He explained that the 32-hectare landfill tons of trash per day. began its operations in 1980 and accommodates 1,000 tons of trash per It remains to be seen whether or not day. Suwung landfill will be transformed for another use, with neither the Bali Officials in Bali have been keen to tackle Provincial Government nor the central government having announced future the provinceʼs waste management problems to spruce up the island for the plans for the site. G20 Summit, given that the event will be attended by some of the worldʼs most
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Month-long Protest at Komodo & Labuan Bajo
A large group of tourism operators in Labuan Bajo, West Flores, have called a stop-work protest event for the entire month of August 2022 to protest against plans to increase the cost of a tourist admission ticket to the Komodo National Park to Rp. 3.7 million. Quoted by Balipost.com, Rafael Taher, the group’s coordinator, was quoted by the State News Agency Antara on Saturday, 30 July 2022, saying, “We have agreed to cease all tourism services at the Komodo National Park and West Manggarai from 01 until 31 August 2022.” aher said the protest is to express this dissatisfaction with the recent significant
hike in the entrance fee to the Komodo National Park by the Provincial Government of East Nusa Tenggara. He said establishing an exclusive franchise on some park activities by a Regional Government Company – PT Flobamor, represents an illegal monopoly of the local tourism sector. The protestors claim that the government’s increased admission cost and appointment of monopolies within the Park impoverish the people of Labuan Bajo. Because of this, the group is calling for a halt to tourism activities and services, The protestors include tourist boats, ground transportation operators, restaurant owners, hotel operators, photographers, guides, and food providers. Taher said tourists are not banned from coming to Komodo and Labuan Bajor during the August “shut down” period but warned 4
they would not be met upon arrival. Meanwhile, the Head of Tourism for East Nusa Tenggara, Zony Seth Libing, says the provincial government will move ahead with plans to charge Rp. 3.75 million as an admission charge to the Komodo National Park. Sony Zeth Libing, says the fees generated from the higher admission charge are needed to protect and preserve the Park’s ecosystem. (balidiscovery.com)
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Bali Ombudsmen Disdains Atlas Beach Fest
The Bali Office of the National Ombudsman has spoken regarding widespread reports in the local press on the opening of the Atlas Beach Fest entertainment venue in Canggu. Boasted by promoters as the “largest party and entertainment venue in the world,” surveys conducted by the local government officials and members of the Provincial House of Representatives (DPRD-Bali) now allege the business lacks all the required operational licenses and permits.
26 July, Widhiyanti added: “If, for instance, violations are discovered, there must be administrative sanctions in the form of official warnings and guidance.”
Widhiyanti continued, saying that if formal warnings have been issued and the company remains non-compliant, the Quoted by RadarBali.com, the head of business must be temporarily closed. “Don’t the Bali Ombudsman Office, Ni Nyoman Sri allow these violations to take place in the Widhiyanti, said that all businesses should name of ‘investment.’ This reasoning allows delay operating until all required permits and large businesses to continue operating and licenses are in order. Speaking on Tuesday, violate the law while small companies are
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closed. Don’t allow discrimination and injustice to occur,” she warned. The Ombudsman Office representative said that for the government to remain consistent in governing business activities, enforcement against companies lacking the correct licenses must be administered without favor or prejudice. Special treatment and accommodations must not be given to large-scale projects, Widhiyanti said. (balidiscovery.com)
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