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“Thecurrentsituationisthatwecanno longeraddroadinfrastructuretothe maximumcapacityintheurbanpartsinBali. So,likeitornot,wemustuseothermeans oftransportation.Peoplewon’tswitch[from privatevehiclestopublictransport]ifthe [public]transportisnotreliable,”he said
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WhileBaliisperhapsnotfamousforits masstransportation,theisland’sofficialsare eyeingtodevelopanelectrictrainsystem withNgurahRaiAirport-Seminyakasitsfirst route,anofficialhasconfirmed.
Concedingthattheplannedtrainwouldcost alotandmaybederailedifconfrontedwith financialchallenges,Samsisaidtheelectric railwaywouldbegoodfortheIslandofGods inthelongrun.
closingtobereachedin2023.
“Therearestillmanycalculations[andit’s] notsimplebecauseitwillinvolvea skyrocketingbudget.But[thefirst]routeis fromtheairporttoSeminyak,”Samsi said, referringtotheposhareainBadungpopular foritsnightclubs,beaches,andboutiques.
BaliTransportationAgencyHeadIGWSamsi Gunartasaidtodaythatthegovernmentis conductingfeasibilitystudiesfortheplanned electricrailway,butexpectedfinancial
Balicurrentlydoesnotpossessanyrailway systems.Theislandisalsohardlyknownfor itsmasstransitsystems,withoneofthefew publicbuses(notincludingtouristbuses) beingthestate-ownedbusserviceTrans Metro.
Otherroutesthatarebeingstudiedinclude connectingtheairporttoDenpasar,Renon, Sanur,andBenoa,Samsiadded.
WeeklyMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings BaliplanselectrictrainconnectingNgurahRaiAirporttoSeminyak
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Indonesiansthroughoutthecountrywill undoubtedlyfeelthebruntofrecentprice hikestogovernment-subsidizedfuel, includingintourism-reliantBali.Asenior officialontheislandhascalleduponthe localstoremainpatientandmakethemost useofwhattheislandalreadyhas–includingpublictransportation.
“Let’stakeadvantageoffacilitiesthat havebeenprovidedbythegovernment, likepublictransportation.”
“Fornowwehaven’tseen[theimpact], obviouslypriceswillcertainlysurge. Astungkara[Godwilling]fortourism consumptionisstilllow.Evenifthepricesgo
upperhapsitwon’tbefeltbecausehotels arenotfullyoccupiedyet,”he said,adding thatthepricehikeswouldaffectflightsmore withairfaresgoingtoBalistillconsidered pricey.
Inresponsetoconcernsaboutwhatthe pricehikewouldmeanforBali,whichonly thisyearsawitstourismindustrybeginto awakenfromapandemicslumber,BaliVice GovernorTjokordaOkaArthaArdhana
WhileCokAce’sproposedsolutionsounds obviousonthesurface,it’simportanttonote thatBaliisnotexactlyknownforitsmass publictransportation,i.e.thosethatarenot taxisormotorcycletaxis.Fortravelers,Bali hasmerelyahandfulofmasstransit options,includingTransSarbagitabuses thatconnecttheNgurahRaiInternational AirportandNusaDua,TransMetroDewata, andKura-Kurabuses.
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CokAce added thathedoubtsthefuelprice hikeimpactontheisland’stourismindustry wouldbegreat.
PresidentJoko“Jokowi”Widodoannounced energysubsidycutsovertheweekend, includingforthe90octane-ratedsubsidized fuelPertalite—themostpopularfuelvariant producedbystate-ownedoilandgasfirm Pertamina.Pertaliteisnowsoldat IDR10,000(US$0.67)perliter,upfrom IDR7,650(US$0.51).
Sukawaticalledoncitizenstobeless reliantonprivatetransportation.
“Letusallbepatient.Let’soptimize whatwehavenow,” said theofficial, whoislocallyknownasCokAce.
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post,Ahearn lamented thathe hadtogopublicaboutthecase, claimingthattheraceorganizers ignoredcallsbyhimandhis friendsandevenblockedtheir numbers.
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Yethereweare.
TheAustralianwastherunnerupfortheinternationalmen’s categoryattheIIM,whichtook placeonJune26.Hewaspartof theShuffleandStridesteam,a groupofrunning(andwalking, asthenamesuggests)
enthusiastsinBalifocusingon raisingmentalhealthawareness intheisland.
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WhenMikeAkermantookthe podiumattheinaugural IndonesiaInternational Marathon(IIM)inJuneandwas promisedIDR100,000,000 (US$6,700),itdidnotcrosshis mindthatitwouldtakemonths forhimtoactuallycollecthis prizemoney.
Theblamegame AhearnandBrouwerreceived theirmoneylastweek,while NishaandAkermanfinally receivedtheirsyesterday.But theyhadtogothrough numerousbureaucratichurdles, includingbeingblamedfor not havingKITAS (limitedstay permit)amidconfusion surroundingtherace’stermsand conditions,andnothaving Indonesianbankaccounts.
OtherShuffleandStridesteam memberswhowontheevent includefellowAussieJack Ahearn,whowasfirsttothe finishlineintheinternational men’scategory;DutchAustralianHenriettaBrouwer, whocamethirdinthe internationalwomen’scategory; aswellHongKong-basedIndian nationalNisha,whowonfirst place.
ItwasnotuntilAhearn’s Instagrampostwentviralinlate Augustthattheissueattracted publicscrutinyandturnedintoa mediacircus.IntheInstagram
Ahackerthathasbeenselling breacheddatafromIndonesia onanonlinemarketplacehasa fewchoicewordsforIndonesia’s MinistryofCommunicationsand Information(Kominfo).
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OnTuesday,Bjorkawroteina newpost,“Mymessageto Indonesiangovernment:Stop beinganidiot.”Thehackeralso uploadedascreenshotofa translatedlocalnewsreport containingSemuel’sstatement.
containingprivatedataofmore than 17millioncustomers of stateutilityfirmPLN,aswellas confidentialdocumentsfrom 21.7thousanddomesticand multinationalcompaniesin Indonesia.
Thestatementfurtherhighlights Kominfo’sapparentinabilityto identifytherootofthedata breachproblem.Previously,the ministrysaiditwouldblocklocal
“Ifyouwanttoshame[the government],findotherwaysto doso.Don’tspreadthepeople’s data.”
ThePersonalDataProtection Bill,whichaimstobejustthat, hasstalledinparliamentsince 2014.
accesstothedataleak marketplace,beforerealizing thatdoingsowouldprobably impedeitsefforts toinvestigate databreachesinthecountry.
compromisethepublic’sdatawill facelegalconsequences.
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HackertellsKominfo:‘Stopbeinganidiot’
Overthepastmonth,Kominfo hashadtoanswerseveral queriesregardingalleged massivedatabreachesfrom Indonesia,includingone
Indeed,therehavebeenno apparentlong-term commitmentstostrengthen cybersecurityinthecountry followingmassivedatabreaches inthepast,includingasocial securitydataleakof 279million people (includingthedeceased) inMay2021andhowthedataof 91millionusers ofe-commerce platformTokopediaweretraded onlineinJune2020.
Themessage,writteninanew postbyaselleronthe marketplacewhogoesbythe handleBjorka,cameafter KominfoDirectorGeneralof InformaticsApplicationsSemuel AbrijaniPangerapanappealedto hackerstotapintotheirgood conscience.
Acommonsentimentamong netizensonlineisofhelpless resignation,asmajordata breacheslikethesehavebeen alltoocommoninIndonesiain recentyears.Manylamented howcallsforacomprehensive lawondataprotectionhave largelygoneignored.
“Ifyoucan,don’tattack.Every timedataisleaked,thepeople loseout,becausethat’sillegal access,”Semuelsaidduringa pressconferenceonMonday, addingthatthosewho
Kominfohasalso denied negligenceonitspart after Bjorkalisted1.3billion IndonesianSIMcardregistration dataforsaleonthemarketplace lastweek.Theministrypassed regulationsrequiring IndonesianstoregistertheirKTP (IDcards)andKK(Family Cards)withtheircellnumbersin 2017.
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