CANGGUWEEKLY www.cangguweekly.com No.289/05Aug-12Aug2022WeeklyMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings Baligov’ttoshuttheisland’sbiggestlandfillaheadofG20Summit AsBaligearsitselftohosttheG20 SummitthisNovember,thelocal administrationhasannouncedthatit willshutdownthebiggestlandfillinthe provincejustbeforetheintergovernmentaleventbegins. BaliProvinceʼsForestryand EnvironmentalAffairsAgencyHeadI MadeTeja saidyesterday thatthe Suwunglandfill,whichtakesintrash fromDenpasarandBadung,willbe closeddownbytheendofOctober. “Thelandfillwillbeclosedattheendof Octoberbecauseitʼsalreadyfull,so[we] needtofindanothersiteandtheother reasonisbecausethereistheG20 [Summit],”theofficialsaid. Heexplainedthatthe32-hectarelandfill beganitsoperationsin1980and accommodates1,000tonsoftrashper day. Officialsin Balihavebeenkeentotackle theprovinceʼswastemanagement problemstospruceuptheislandforthe G20Summit,giventhattheeventwillbe attendedbysomeoftheworldʼsmost powerfulfigures. Threesitesaresettoreplacethe Suwunglandfillonceitretires,namely KesimanKertalanguVillageinEast Denpasar,whichcanaccommodate450 tonsoftrashperday;Padangsambian KajaVillageinWestDenpasar,whichcan accommodate120tonsoftrashperday; andTamanHutanRayaNgurahRaiin SouthDenpasar,whichcanhold450 tonsoftrashperday. Itremainstobeseenwhetherornot Suwunglandfillwillbetransformedfor anotheruse,withneithertheBali ProvincialGovernmentnorthecentral governmenthavingannouncedfuture plansforthesite. (Coconuts.co) FREEEDITION
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Alargegroupoftourismoperatorsin LabuanBajo,WestFlores,havecalleda stop-workprotesteventfortheentiremonth ofAugust2022toprotestagainstplansto increasethecostofatouristadmission tickettotheKomodoNationalParktoRp. 3.7million.
ahersaidtheprotestistoexpressthis dissatisfactionwiththerecentsignificant
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Quotedby Balipost.com, RafaelTaher,the group’scoordinator,wasquotedbythe StateNewsAgencyAntara onSaturday,30 July2022,saying,“Wehaveagreedto ceasealltourismservicesatthe Komodo NationalPark andWestManggaraifrom01 until31August2022.”
hikeintheentrancefeeto the KomodoNational Park bytheProvincial GovernmentofEastNusa Tenggara.Hesaid establishinganexclusive franchiseonsomepark activitiesbyaRegional GovernmentCompany– PT Flobamor,representsan illegalmonopolyofthelocal tourismsector. Theprotestorsclaimthatthe government’sincreased admissioncostand appointmentofmonopolieswithinthePark impoverishthepeopleofLabuanBajo. Becauseofthis,thegroupiscallingfora halttotourismactivitiesandservices, Theprotestorsincludetouristboats,ground transportationoperators,restaurantowners, hoteloperators,photographers,guides,and foodproviders. Tahersaidtouristsarenotbannedfrom comingtoKomodoandLabuanBajorduring theAugust“shutdown” periodbutwarned theywouldnotbemetuponarrival. Meanwhile,the HeadofTourismforEast NusaTenggara,ZonySethLibing,saysthe provincialgovernmentwillmoveaheadwith planstochargeRp.3.75millionasan admissionchargetothe KomodoNational Park.SonyZethLibing,saysthefees generatedfromthehigheradmissioncharge areneededtoprotectandpreservethe Park’secosystem. (balidiscovery.com)
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Quotedby RadarBali.com,theheadof the BaliOmbudsmanOffice, NiNyomanSri Widhiyanti,saidthatallbusinessesshould delayoperatinguntilallrequiredpermitsand licensesareinorder.SpeakingonTuesday, 26July,Widhiyantiadded:“If,forinstance, violationsarediscovered,theremustbe administrativesanctionsintheformof officialwarningsandguidance.” Widhiyanticontinued,sayingthatifformal warningshavebeenissuedandthe companyremainsnon-compliant,the businessmustbetemporarilyclosed.“Don’t allowtheseviolationstotakeplaceinthe nameof‘investment.’Thisreasoningallows largebusinessestocontinueoperatingand violatethelawwhilesmallcompaniesare closed.Don’tallowdiscriminationand injusticetooccur,”shewarned. TheOmbudsmanOfficerepresentativesaid thatforthegovernmenttoremainconsistent ingoverningbusinessactivities, enforcementagainstcompanieslackingthe correctlicensesmustbeadministered withoutfavororprejudice.Specialtreatment andaccommodationsmustnotbegivento large-scaleprojects,Widhiyantisaid.
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TheBaliOfficeoftheNational Ombudsman hasspokenregarding widespreadreportsinthelocalpressonthe openingofthe AtlasBeachFest entertainmentvenueinCanggu. Boastedbypromotersasthe“largestparty andentertainmentvenueintheworld,” surveysconductedbythelocalgovernment officialsandmembersofthe Provincial HouseofRepresentatives(DPRD-Bali) now allegethebusinesslacksalltherequired operationallicensesandpermits.
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