Canggu Weekly No 299 Oct 2022

WeeklyMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings

SearchcalledoffforAmericanmanmissingsinceraftingaccidentinUbud

Neilwentwhitewaterraftingwith nineotherforeignersonOct.3 onAyungRiverinKedewatan Village.Thepartywasdivided intotwogroups.

Oneoftheraftstumbledwhen facedwithasuddenstrong current.Theotheralsoflipped overafteritwaspulledby passengersofthefirstraft.

Theraftingguideswhowere presentimmediatelyevacuated bothrafts,buttheysadlylost sightofNeil.

“Thesearchforthemissing victimwasconcludedonSunday becausetherewerenosignsof thevictim,”hesaidina statementsenttoCoconuts, addingthatthevictim’sfamily hasbeeninformed.

Theofficialsaidthattheymay resumeNeil’ssearchandrescue operationshouldtheyreceive tipsregardinghiswhereabouts.

Aftersevendaysofcomingaway empty-handed,authoritiessay theyhavestoppedthesearchfor anAmericanmanwhowent missingafteraraftingaccidentin

Ubudlastweek.

Aspreviouslyreported,64-yearoldAmericanRobinaughClifford

GedeDarmada,theheadofthe BalichapteroftheNational SearchandRescueAgency, confirmed todaythatafterseven daysofsearchingforNeil, authoritieshavecalledoffthe efforts.

Theotherrafters,whoare touristsfromAustralia,India,and Germany,arereportedlysafe andsoundandonlysuffered minorscrapes.Twolocal lifeguardsalsosurvivedthe incident.

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AnIndonesianmanwhohadbuilta reputationasasaviorofunwantedchildren hasbeenarrestedonsuspicionofchild trafficking.

Dubbedthe“fatherofamillionchildren,”the storyof32-year-oldSmovedmanyinthe countryafterhetookin55childrenunderhis care.Thechildrenweremostlybornto

womenwhoconceivedoutofwedlock,who wouldhaveterminatedtheirpregnanciesor ditchedtheirbabiestoescapesocialstigma.

OnWednesday,policeinBogor,WestJava saidtheyarrestedSafteruncoveringa sinisterplotbehindhisadoptionofthe55 children.

“Theculpritofferedtohelpthepregnant women.Afterthechildrenwereborn,[he wouldtaketheminbut]theywould eventuallybegivenupforadoption.Butthe adoptionprocesswasillegal,”BogorPolice ChiefImanImanuddin said,addingthatS hadfakeddocumentstosetuphis organization,theFatherofAMillionChildren Foundation.

“Ifsomebodywantedtoadoptoneofhis

children,theywouldhavetopayIDR15 million(US$985)totheculprit.Theculprit usedtheFatherofaMillionChildren Foundationasafront.”

Sclaimshehasonly“sold”onechildfor adoption,andmaintainsthathedidnotuse theIDR15milliononhimself.Hesaidhe neededthefundstocoverthecostofcare andlaborofthewomenhehelped.

Policesaythewomen’slaborfeeswere coveredbytheBPJSnationalhealthcare program.

Smayfaceupto15yearsinprisonforchild traffickingundertheChildProtectionLaw.

Indonesianmandubbed‘fatherofamillionchildren’arrestedforchildtraffickinginstitution

GlobalRecessionThreatensBali’sEconomyinstitution

basis.DiahUtarisaidthat Bank Indonesia continuescollaboratingwith regionalgovernmentsnationwidetocontrol theinflationrate.

DiahreportedthatinSeptember2022, foreigntouristsarrivinginBalitotaled1.1 milliontravelers,while2.7milliondomestic travelerscametotheIslandinthesame month.

TheDeputyChiefof BankIndonesia inBali, GustiAgungDiahUtari,hasexpressedher concernsthatthecurrentglobaleconomy placestheeconomicrecoveryofBaliat considerablerisk.Withtourismdominating Bali’seconomy,DiahUtariwarnsthata globalrecessioncouldreducethenumberof touriststravelingtoBali.

TherecoveryoftheIndonesianandBali economiesislinkedtointernational economiccircumstances.Hopesfor economicrecoveryarechallengedbya globalgeneraleconomicslowdown,rising inflation,andgrowinguncertaintyinfinancial markets.DiahUtari,speakinginUbud,Bali, onSaturday,01October2022,added:“This (all)hasthepotentialtoaffectthepotential fordomesticandforeigntouristarrivals.”

Asreportedby Beritabali.com, theinflation rateforBaliinAugust2022was6.38%–the sixth-highestinflationrateonanational

“Weareworkingtogethernationallyto reduceinflationratesforfood.(For example),incooperationwithregional governments,77,000chiliseedshavebeen distributedtoalldistricts/cities.Wesupport cooperationbetweenallregions,depending ontheirrespectivereportedplusandminus inflationrates,”saidDiah.

Continuing,shenotedthatBali’seconomyis boomingagainaftersufferingthesetback of COVID-19 overthepasttwoyears.This revivalisdemonstratedinthe3.04% economicgrowthrateyear-on-yearforthe secondquarterof2002.

Thesecondquarterofeconomicgrowthin 2022improvedfromthefirstquarterwhen thegrowthratewasonly1.46%year-onyear.Theimprovinggrowthfigures, accordingtoDiah,weretheresultofgrowing touristarrivalsmadepossiblebyeasing travelrestrictionsforbothforeignand domesticvisitors.Thenationalsofsome86 countriesarenowallowedaccessto Indonesia,withincreasinglymoredirect internationalflightsnowlandingonthe Island.

“Withtherecoveryandrevivalofthe Balineseeconomy,thefinancialsector systemhasbeguntorevive,credithas beguntorecover,althoughthelevelof financingriskisquitehighasreflectedin currenthigh-interestrates,”Diahadded.

Separately,IndonesianFinanceMinisterSri Mulyanihasforecastthattheglobal economywillplungeintoarecessionin 2023.Mulyanisaidworldbanksareraising benchmarkinterestratestoreduce inflationarypressure.

Speakingatarecentpressconference, Mulyanisaidrisinginterestratesvirtually guaranteeaglobalrecessionwillcommence in2023.TheIndonesianFinanceMinister notedthatthe BankofEngland raised interestratesby200basispointsin2022.

Similarly,the U.S.CentralBank hashiked interestratesby300basispointsto3.25% thusfarin2022.InflationintheU.S.A.is averaging8.3%

By CarmenJacques, EdithCowan University

Around11pmonOctober122002,the firstofthreeseparatebombs detonatedwhenasuicidebomber enteredPaddy’sBarinKuta,Bali.

Anotherbombdetonatedshortlyafter outsidetheSarinightclub,beforea finalexplosioninfrontoftheUS consulate.

Stan’snewseries,Bali2002,takesa lookattheseattacksandtheir aftermath.Thephysicalandemotional traumasplayoutwithdesperationand intensity.

Theseriesalsoshowshowour humanitycomesouttoshinein desperateandviolenttimes.Itshows friendshelpingfriends,peoplehelping strangers,doctorsonholidayrushing tothehospitaltolendahandandthe AustralianFederalPolice’sdirectiveto helpeveryone–andnotonlyprioritise Australians.

Whiletheseriescreatorsshouldbe laudedfortheircloseconsultations withattacksurvivorsinmakingthe series,thisdramatisationhighlights theverypublicnatureofterrorism. Thispublicnaturecanhavehighly personalimpacts.

In myresearch intotheeventsofthis nightandtheiraftermath,Ihave spokentomanypeoplewhowere thereorlostsomeoneintheattack.

Somesurvivorswillfindsolaceinthis sharingoftheirstories;otherswill strugglewiththepublic commemoration.

Somepeopleaffectedbyterrorismfind tellingtheirstorycanbeharmfulto theirhealthandwellbeing.Itlocks themintoatimeandplaceofpainand suffering.

Forothers,tellingtheirstoriesandof lovedone’sexperiences,livesand deathsisanimportantpartoftheir healingprocesses.

KevPaltridgelosthissonCoreyinthe Balibombings.Hetoldmeclosureis “bullshit”andhestillhas“shitbad days”.

Buthealsosaideverytimehetellshis story,ithelpshim.

Kevdoesn’tshyawayfromthedarker sideofhishealingpathway–thethree yearsofexcessivedrinking,his continuedsufferingandgriefforCorey –becauseheknowstherearesome whoweretherewhoarestilldrinking andhaven’tfoundanalternative pathwayyet.

Hehopeshisstorywillhelpothersas muchasithelpshim.

JournalistNickWaywasatthesiteof theSariClubbombinghoursafterit occurred.Helaterworkedasoneof theproducersonthedocumentaryCry Bali.Duringthisprocess,working closelywithsurvivorsandtheir families,hetoldme“Ilearntthatvery often,expressingfeelingsispartofthe healingjourney.”

Beforeandafter

Whenaterrorattackoccurs, the mediacancreate asenseofa “victim”identity,whichdividesa person’slifeintoonebeforeandafter terror,asiftheycameintobeingat

thatmoment.

Bali2002buysintothisdivision.It givesscanttimetooursurvivors beforetheevent,andthesecharacters feelshallow.

Theseriesalsostrugglesinfindingthe rightbalancebetweenthestoriesof theterroristsandthesurvivors.Too muchfocusisgiventotheindividuals whoundertooktheseattacks.More importantarethestoriesofthevictims, survivors,familymembersandfirst responders.

ForsomesurvivorsIhavespokento, thetraileralonehastriggered traumaticresponses.Theircapacityto watchtheseriesisdoubtful.

Theseriesweavestogethera dramatisationoftheeventsalongside realfootage.Thisrawfootageadds realism,buttheuseofthisfootageis notsignposted,anditcouldbe triggeringeventosurvivorswhomight feeluptowatchingadramatised versionofevents.

Endurance

Bali2002isbeingreleasedinadvance ofthe20thanniversaryoftheattacks.

Inmyresearch,Ifoundrecognising andrememberingtheseeventson fewer,more“significant”anniversaries wedisavowtheexperienceofliving withterroraftertheexperienceofan event.

AllthesurvivorsIhavespokenwith endureeveryday.Kevtoldmehe speakstohisson“everymorning withoutfail”.

Thisendurancemustbe acknowledgedandrecognised.

Thestoriesoftheirsurvivalcouldhave beenstoriesofvengeanceandhate andpromotingmoreviolence.

Instead,Ihaveoverwhelminglyfound thesestoriesareabouthopeand responsibility.

Nicktoldmehethinks“aboutbuilding anewfutureforthepeoplewhofeel oppressedanddisadvantagedsothat theymightbe[less]opento radicalisation”.

Thesearenotsaccharinestories aboutclosureorforgivenessor forgetting.Theyareaboutlivingwith andpromotinganawarenessofthe effectsthattheseattackshaveupon everydayindividuallives.

Lastingimpacts

EverypersonIhavetalkedwithisstill deeplyaffectedbytheirexperience.

Bali2002takesusfromtheweeks beforethebombingtothe2005death ofthebombmaker,Husin.Viewers withlittleconnectiontotheeventwill morethanlikelycomeawaywithoutan understandingofhowsurvivors,their familymembersandfirstresponders arestillimpactedtwodecadeson.

Aterrorismbombingisamoment whereoneismadepowerless.They aresubjecttothewilloftheterrorist.It issofaroutsidethenormaldaily experiencesitcancauseadeep identityshift.

Myresearchshowssurvivorsof terrorism,theirfamilymembersand firstrespondersmustfindawaytofold theexperienceintotheirongoinglives.

Sometimestheywalkthetightrope gracefullyandarewell-balanced,at othertimestheycan’tfindtheirfooting andareswayingdangerouslyoverthe abyss.

Ihopesomewillfindpeaceand healingintheairingofBali2002and thesharingofthesestories,butthis won’tbetrueforall.

Bali2002isstreamingonStanfrom September25.

TheMinistryofLawandHuman Rightshaspassedanew regulationextendingthevalidity ofIndonesianpassportsfrom fiveyearsto10years.

Theregulation,signedby MinisterYasonnaLaolyonSept. 19,cameintoeffectonSept.29.

Thoseeligibleforthenew10yearpassportareIndonesian citizensaged17andabove. Passportsofchildrenholding dualcitizenshipswillonlybe validuntiltheyareoldenoughto declarewhetherornotthey

wanttoremainIndonesian citizens.

It’salsoworthnotingthatvalid 5-yearpassportswillnothave theirvalidityautomatically extendedto10years.People withvalid5-yearpassportswill receivetheir10-yearpassports intheirnextrenewal.

Wejusthopethattherewon’tbe anymoresurprisesaboutour passportsnotmeeting internationalstandards.