Canggu Weekly No 303 Nov 2022

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TheSummerOlympicGames,a quadrennialevent,issettotake placeinParisin2024,LAin 2028,andBrisbanein2032.In otherwords,allcitieswith existingsportsculturesand infrastructure.

Asofthisarticle’spublication anduntilatleast2024, Nusantaraisstillunder construction.

Onecanonlyimaginehowmuch morecostlyitwouldbetostage the2036OlympicsinNusantara, whichisdesignedasan administrativehub,overthe tried-and-testedJakarta.

AmidhisbusyG20Summit scheduleinBali,PresidentJoko Widodotodaytookthetimeto announcethatIndonesiais consideringabidforthe2036 Olympics,whichhehopescan bestagedinthefuturecapital cityNusantara.

Inavideohepostedtoday,

Jokowisaidheconveyedto otherworldleadersIndonesia’s intentiontohosttheOlympicsin 14years’time.

“Iunderscoredtheimportanceof sportsforhealthanditspowerto unitetheworldespeciallyinthe currentglobalsituation,”Jokowi said.

Tobefair,Indonesiahasshown thatitisperfectlycapableof stagingamajorsportingevent, withthe2018AsianGamesin JakartaandPalembanga remarkablesuccess.

Infact,Jakartawasatonepoint consideredforthe2032 Olympicsbeforehostingrights wenttoBrisbane.

OnethingaNusantarabidwould haveinitsfavoristime.Qatar servesasanexampleinthis regard,asitbuiltmostofits soccerstadiumsinthe12years betweenthecountrywinning FIFAWorldCuphostingrights andtheactualtournamentthis month.TheGulfnationshelled outsomeUS$220billionforall thenecessaryinfrastructure development,whilethousandsof manuallaborersreportedlydied amidinhumaneworking conditionsandotherabuses.

(Coconuts.co)

BlazingFerryAbandonedinBaliStraits

KMPMutiaraTimurI–aninterislandferrycaughtfrenear BanjarBanyuningin KarangasemRegencyon Wednesdayat4:00pm.

Preliminaryreportssuggestthat atruckcarryingindustrial chemicalsloadedontothe vesselwasthesourceofthefre thatquicklyspreadtoall adjacentvehicles.Asaresultof theblaze,260passengersand 35crewpanicked.Somewasted notimeandleapedintothesea, wherelocalfshermenrescued them.Otherswaitedonboard theburningshipforevacuation bytwonavyships,KALKadet6 andKALKadet7,whichquickly cametotheimperiledship’said.

KMPMutiaraIisaRo-Ro/ Passengerferryownedand

operatedbyPTAtosim LampungPelayaran.Theship, builtin1991,hasatotallength of166metersandagross registeredtonnageof11,523. Theshipwasinvolvedinits regularservicefromEastJava toLombok–arouteithad operatedsince2016.Previously, theKMPMutiaraTimurIsailed arouteconnectingJakartaand BandarLampung,South Sumatra.

Theshipwascertifcatedto carryupto500passengers,128 largetrucks,and75fourwheeledvehicleswithagross weightof11,523tons.

Theactualloadofvehiclesand goodsabandonedontheship duringtheblazehasyettobe released.

Atthetimeoftheincident,the shipwassailingtothePortof GiliMasatLembarinLombok.

Nusabali.comquotesacrew member,YosaFatrikelo,who saidtheshipwasfollowing alongthenortherncoastofBali

andhadjustenteredthewaters offKarangasemRegency, enteringtheBaliStraitswhen smokestartedpouringoutof ventsonthedeckarea.Yosa saidthesmokewasgrowingin volumeanddensitywhenthe frewasseencomingfromthe vents.Theship’sMaster, CaptainWilliam,stoppedthe mainenginesasthe35-crew distributedlifejacketstoall passengers.

TheCaptainthenissuedan “abandonshiporder”ata positionthatwasapproximately 1.5kilometersforBanyuning BeachintheAbangDistrictof Karangasem.Somepassengers chosetojumpintotheocean ratherthanawaitthe deploymentoftheship’s lifeboats.

TwoIndonesianNavyBoats (Kadet6andKadet7)rushedto thescenetoboardpassengers pluckedfromtheseabylocal outriggerfshingboatsandany remainingpassengersandcrew stillaboardtheburningship.The rescueeffortwassoonjoinedby 11DenpasarSearchand

RescueCommandpersonnel usingtworigid-backzodiacs. Alsojoiningtherescueeffort weretwoIndonesianNaval Vessels(KRIRE Martadinata-331andKRISultan Hasanuddin-366)whowere coincidentallyonstandbyinBali inconnectionwiththeG20 SummitinSouthBali.

Passengersandcrewwere transportedbyseatothePortof TanjungwangiatBanyuwnagi, EastJava.Eightpeople reportedlymanagedtoland ashoreinKarangasem,Bali.

Pressreportssaytheblaze consumedanddestroyedthe passengers’personal belongingsandallmotor vehiclesonboard.

Noinjuriesorfatalitieshave beenreportedinconnectionwith theincident.Atlastreport,the KMMutiaraTimurIwasstill afoatinthewatersclosetothe Karangasemshoreline.

(Balidiscovery.com)

connectingSeoulandBaliearly nextmonthinamovethatis expectedtofurtherattractSouth KoreantravelerstotheIslandof Gods.

TheSeoul-Denpasarfightis scheduledtooperateevery SundayandMondaywithan AirbusA330thatcancarryas manyas251passengers.The frstfightisscheduledonDec. 4,connectingtheIncheon InternationalAirportandtheI GustiNgurahRaiInternational Airport.

“ThereturnoftheSeoulDenpasarfightcommemorates the50thanniversaryofthe bilateralrelationsbetween

IndonesiaandSouthKorea,” GarudaIndonesiaCEOIrfan Setiaputrasaidinastatement yesterdayevening.

SouthKoreanstraditionally makeupalargeportionof foreigntravelersinBali. AccordingtotheEmbassyof SouthKoreainJakarta,atleast 200,000travelersfromthe countryenjoyedBaliin2019–beforethepandemic.

ThepopularityofBaliamongst SouthKoreanswasevidentwith theopeningoftheConsulateof SouthKoreainMay2021.

OnJuly14,theNgurahRai airportwelcomedaKoreanAir planethatbrought265 passengersfromtheIncheon InternationalAirportinitsfrst fighttoBalisincethepandemic. (Coconuts.co)

Kamsahamnida!Indonesia’sfag carrierGarudaIndonesiaisset toresumedirectfights

GarudaIndonesiatoresumeSeoul-Baliroutenextmonth

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