CANGGUWEEKLY
WeeklyMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings
No.296/23Sep-30Sep2022
WHO(WorldHealth Organization),”hesaid.
Bidenourtime:UnlikePOTUS,PresidentJokowiwon’tdeclarethepandemicisover PresidentJokoWidodosaidhe won’tfollowinthewayofUS PresidentJoeBidenafterthe latterdeclaredthatthepandemic isoverinhiscountry.
InaninterviewonSunday,Biden saidthatwhiletheCOVID-19 responsecontinuesintheUS, lifehasmoreorlessreturnedto normalandthatthetimehas cometodeclarethatthe pandemicisover.
Speakingtothepresstoday, PresidentJokowioptedfora morecautiousstanceonthe matter.
“Apandemicaffectsallofthe nationsintheworld,andtheone whocangiveastatement,a declaration,thatit’soveristhe
“Wemustremaincautiousand avoidrushingtodeclarethatthe pandemicisover.”
Recentstatsshowthatover400 Americansdieonaveragefrom COVID-19eachday.Indonesia hasreportedafatalityrateinthe rangeof10to30eachdaysince May.
Atanyrate,pre-pandemic normalcyhasmoreorlessalso returnedtoIndonesiathisyear, especiallywithcurrent restrictionsonmobilityandtravel beingthemostrelaxedsincethe onsetofthepandemic.
Unlikeneighboringcountry
Malaysia,Indonesiahaskeptits indoormaskmandatefornow, thoughhealthypeopleare allowedtotaketheirface coveringsoffoutdoors.
Itlikelywon’tbelonguntil IndonesiafollowsWHOandthe
restoftheworldintreating COVID-19asaregulardisease, especiallyaftertheagencylast weeksaidthat theendofthe pandemicisinsight (coconuts.co)
AsBaligearsuptohost leadersofG20countriesfor theforumʼssummitthis November,anofficialhas announcedthatthe committeehasprepared electriccarsexclusivelyfor theevent.
TheG20Summitwilltake placeintheNusaDuatourism complexonNov.15-16. Localauthoritieshaveindeed beenbusy,includingcleaning uptheislandʼsunsightly landfills.
“Allofthecarsaroundthe venuewillbeelectric,so othercarswillnotbeallowed in.Thecommitteewill providethecars,” said Usman Kansong,thedirectorof publiccommunicationsand informationoftheMinistryof Communicationand InformationTechnology.
Thegovernmentwillprovide 616electricvehiclesatthe complex,designatedforG20 delegatesandtheirsecurity details,aswellasshuttle busesforjournalists.
Inaddition,88electriccars and94electricmotorbikes willbeprovidedtothepolice tosecurethesummit.Some IDR66billion (US$4.3million) hasbeenallocatedfromthe 2022StateBudgetforthe procurementofthese vehicles.
Previously,VicePresident MaʼrufAmin said the governmentcouldafterwards adopttheelectricvehiclesfor officialuseorsellthemto privatecompanies.Earlierthis month,PresidentJokoWidodo issued apresidential instruction forelectric vehiclestophaseoutgaspoweredgovernment vehicles.
(Coconuts.co)
OnlyelectriccarsallowedinNusaDuacomplexduringG20Summit:Official Inlinewiththeforumʼs renewableenergydrive, electriccarswillbeprocured asofficialvehiclesatthe summit.
Anonlinepetitionisin themedia spotlight afteritdemandedthe Indonesiangovernmentintervene toquashwhatitdescribedas noisepollutionanddebaucheryin Bali’spopulartourismhotspotof Canggu.
“EndExtremeNoiseinCanggu” wasuploadedthreeweeksagoon Change.orgbyauserwhogoes bythenameP.Dian.Perthis article’spublication,theonline petitionhasbeensignedbymore than7,000people.
Addressedasanopenletterto PresidentJoko“Jokowi”Widodo, TourismandCreativeEconomy
MinisterSandiagaUno,andBali GovernorWayanKoster,among others,thepetitionlamented “boomingsoundfromopenbars” inBatuBolongandBerawa,which issaidcouldgoonuntil3amand, insomecases,4am.
“Almosteverynightoftheweek, everyweek,everymonthbefore andnowafterthepandemic,”the petitionsaid.
Thepetitionalsohighlighted “indecentanddisrespectfulacts”, whichareespeciallytroubling whentheclubsandbarsare locatedneartemples.Theseacts supposedlyinclude“drunkenness,
sexualbehaviors,urinating”and “possiblyconsumptionofillegal substances.”
“Wesincerelyrequestthe governmenttoimmediatelypass strictregulationswithofficialand severesanctions,withstrict monitoringbytheSatpolPP (PublicOrderAgency),”the petitionreads.
Thepetitionersaretargeting7,500 signaturesinthehopethat decisionmakerswillrespond.
Thepetitiondidnotnamedrop anyestablishmentsbyname–in fact,itfocusesonthegeneral
noisepollutionanddebaucheryin thearea.However,some commentersspecifically targeted AtlasBeachFest(previously knownasHolywingsBali), the latestbeachclubtoopenin Berawa
CoconutsBalihasreachedoutto representativesofAtlasBeach Festforcomment.Tobefairto AtlasBeachFest,itshouldbe notedthatitisnottheonly establishmentinthearea–and thatCangguanditssurroundings havebeenrapidlydevelopingin recentyears (yes,eventhrough thepandemic).
Atanyrate,whenaskedaboutthe petition,BaliPolicespokesman StefanusSatakeBayuSetianto toldCoconutsBalithathis departmentwillinspectCanggu establishmentstoseewhetheror nottheyviolatetheiroperational hours.
Healsoadvisedlocalauthorities tocometogetherwithcommunity memberswhofiledthepetitionin ordertocomeupwithsolutions.
“Anyestablishmentthathas openedinacertainareahas alreadyundergoneafeasibility study,”headded.
(Coconuts.co)
BaliPaysRespectstoQueenElizabethII
Governmentof theRoyalFamily andthepeopleof
TheDeputy-Governorof Bali, (CokAce),visitedthe British Consulate inBalionThursday,15 September2022,tosignthe officialbookofcondolenceonthe deathof QueenElizabethII.
SigningonbehalfoftheGovernor ofBaliandtheProvincial GovernmentofBali,andspeaking attheConsulate,theDeputy Governorsaid:“Thereareno wordstoadequatelyconveyour sadnessatthedeathofHer HighnessQueenElizabethII.On behalfoftheProvincial
welcomedbyVice-CounselJohn
AcetotheareaintheConsulate speciallypreparedwiththebook ofcondolence.Speakingwiththe Vice-Counsel,TheDeputy Governorsaidthatthedeathof theQueenwasasourceof profoundgriefandmarkeda challengingtimenotonlyforthe RoyalFamilybutalsoforthe peopleofBali.
CokAcerecalledthatthe connectionbetweentheQueen andthepeopleofBaliwasvery close.QueenElizabethand
PrincePhilipvisitedBaliin1974. TheDeputyGovernorunderlined thatBalienjoysextensive connectionswiththeUKin tourismaswellasculturaland economiclinks.
QueenElizabethIIdiedin Balmoral,Scotland,on08
September2022,aged96.The finalintermentissetfor19 September2022in GeorgeVI MemorialChapelatWindsor Castle, buriedwillbenexttoher latehusband,PrincePhilip,Duke ofEdinburgh.=
(Balidiscovery.com)
