WeeklyMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings
Plansforworkfromhome,onlineschoolduringG20SummitinBalinextmonth:Official
TheG20Summitisjustaround thecornerandpublicofficials haveconstantlybeenharpingon aboutmeasurestoensurethe prestigiouseventrunssmoothly –thelatestbeingreinstating workingandlearningfromhome policies.
Theideawasfirstbroughtupby CoordinatingMinisterfor MaritimeAffairsandInvestment LuhutPandjaitanearlierthis week,whocalledupontheBali ProvincialGovernmenttoreduce publicactivitiesduringthe
summit.
“Ithinkthiswillnotbeaproblem becauseduringCOVID-19 [pandemic],wewereusedto onlineactivitiesandthisisvery helpfulduringorganizingthe G20Summit,”he saidina statement
Whilenoformalpolicieshave beenofficiallyannouncedyet, theidea wasseconded byBali ViceGovernorTjokordaOka ArthaArdhanaSukawati,orCok
Ace,yesterday.
SpeakingtoreportersinSanur, CokAcesaidthatwork-fromhomeandonlineschoolpolicies willonlybereintroducedbriefly duringtheevent,settotake placenextmonth.
“When[theG20Summit]isover, sowillthesepolicies,”hesaid.
Balihas,indeed,beendoing everythingitcantospruceup beforetheevent,including
shuttingdowntheisland’s biggestlandfill,onlyallowing electriccarsaroundthe summit’svenue inNusaDua, and erectingbarrierssurroundi (coconuts.co)
Asreported by Detik.com, the Indonesian MinisterofTourismandthe CreativeEconomy, SandiagaUno, hasdeclaredthat “1,000luxury bathrooms” willbeopenedat touristattractionsacrossthe nation.
The “LuxuryToiletInitiative” was recentlyinauguratedviaapilot projectat “TheBerawa,”a parking lotforBerawaBeachinNorth Kuta.Inrealizingtheproject,the
TourismMinistryiscollaborating with “Toiletuntuk Negeri” (Lixil.Jamban.id), Tukang. com, EthisIndonesia,Gringgo, and Frday).
Accesstothepilot “luxury toilet” locatedonBerawaBeach costsRp.5,000andispaidusing aspecialstoredvaluecard. Sandiaga,commentingatthe inaugurationofthetoiletfacilityon Tuesday,09September2022, said:“Iamhappytogetherwithall
thoseinvolvedin the‘Toiletsforthe Country’project. Cangguisbeing readiedasanideal destinationfor digitalnomadswith anemphasison qualityand sustainability.
TheBerawa Toilet istheprototypefora nationwideprogramtocreate 1,000high-qualitytoiletsin leadingtourismdestinationssuch asBali,LakeToba,Mandalika, andKupang.“Themeasureof progressandqualityinmany tourismvillagesisthequalityof toiletfacilitiesavailableto tourists,”saidSandiaga.
ThevillagechiefofBerawa,I KetutRiana,toldthepress that BerawaBeach hadbeena designatedtourismdestination since2005.Adding:“Ourpublic relationsandourlocalteam
proudlycreatedtheprototype ‘ToiletsuntukNegeri.’Inthe future,wehopetoincreasethe numberoftouristsvisitingBerawa Beach,”saidRiana.
TheBerawaToiletsarebuilttoa highstandardmatchingthatfound instarredhotels.Visitorsare chargedRp.5,000tousethe toiletsviaacashlesse-money cardsystem.Thesamesystem willapplyattheremaining100 toiletsplannednationwideby the ‘ToiletuntukNegeri’ initiative.
Halloweenisjustaroundthe cornerand,forthosewholiketo dressupfortheeventbutprefer doingsoduringtheday,this eventmightjustbeforyou–especiallyifyou’reintoThe
RockyHorrorPictureShow.
SolemenBaliWalkwillmarkits 10thanniversarythisyear.On Oct.22,thecharityeventwillbe
allaboutHalloweenandRocky Horror.
TheSolemenFoundationisone oftheisland’sprominent organizationsthataimsto providesupportforlocalchildren withacuteandchronicillnesses –bothphysicalandmental.
Thewalkwasfirstinitiatedin 2011byfounderRobert Epstone,whoraisedUS$1 millionforthecharitybywalking barefootforthefoundation.He wassoonfollowedbycofounder,SarahChapman,and thepairpropelledSolementobe amongBali’smostwellknown
andrespectedoutreach programshelpingthedisabled.
TheOct.22walkwillstartfrom BaliDynastyKutatoFinns RecreationClubinBerawa.
Forthosewhowanttojoinbut arenotsureaboutthedressing upandputtingspookymakeup part,thecrewofSeminyak’s horror-themedcabaret restaurantFrankenstein’s Laboratorywillbethereto ensuretheirtransformationinto fabulousmonsters.
A64-year-oldAmerican,Clifford NeilRobinaugh,ismissingand presumeddeadontheAyung RivernearTanggayudaVillage, northofUbud.TheAmericanhad joinedawhite-waterraftingtrip onTuesday,04October2022, travelinginagroupoften,when hisraft,carryingfivepeople, flippedinoneofthefast-moving
rapidsatapproximately4:45pm.
\WhenRobinaughdidnot immediatelyresurfaceandrejoin theraft,theguideandother passengersdidalocalarea searchinandalongtheriverfor theAmerican.Thesearchparty wasquicklyjoinedbytheSearch andRescuedivisionoftheBali
police,theBadung PolicePrecinct,and GianyarRegency officials.Thesearch wassuspendedat sunsetandresumed onWednesday morning.
Quotedby RadarBali.com,the spokesmanofthe BaliProvincialPolice,Stefanus SatakeSetianto,confirmedthat searchpartieshadfoundalife vestonthe river.Aphoto publishedin RadarBali.com showedalifevestbearingthe nameofthe “AyungDewata” raftingcompany wasrecovered bysearchers.
OnWednesdaymorning,the searchfortheAmerican continued.Policeandsearchers, basedonpasttragediesonthe river,expecttheman’sbodyto bediscoveredonWednesday.
Themanwaspartofa10-person groupofforeignnationals travelingtheriverontwo inflatablerafts.Thetrip commencedintheBanjarof BegawaninPayanganandwas targetedtoendinPayangan oppositethe HotelRoyal Pitamaha.
Localreportssuggestheavyrain begantofallduringthetripwhich oftenresultsinrapidincreasein theferocityoftheriver’srapids.
(Balidiscovery.com)
