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NorthKutaPoliceChiefPutu DiahKurniawandarisaidthat thevictimexchangedEUR300 forarateofaboveIDR15,000 pereuroandthusexpectedto receiveIDR4.7million. However,Deakinonlyreceived IDR2.7million.
Deakinrealizedthathewas scammedandfledareportwith thepolice.
ABritishmanwasshortchanged bymoneychangersinBali, policesaid,inyetanother instanceofsuchfraudulent activityinBali–thistimein Canggu.
ScottJamesDeakin,27,who stayedattheParadisoHotelin Kuta,claimedthathelostsome IDR8million(US$509.84)after
exchanginghisforeigncurrency attwomoneychangerson MundukCatuRoadinCanggu, NorthKuta.
Deakinwasinthetouristhotspot onNov.14andsoughtto exchangemoneywhilehewason hiswaybacktohishotelat around7:30pm.
Thevictimlaterwenttoanother moneychangerinthesame streetinthehopeofexchanging hisUS$800(IDR12,552,240). However,thesecondmoney changerclaimedthatheonly gavethemUS$600.
Deakinsaidhewantedtoargue butchosenottomakeabig fussrightthereandthen.Heleft withIDR6million,whichwas stilllessthantheIDR9.4million hewassupposedtogetfor US$600.
Afterhewentbacktohishotel,
Inaswiftresponse,police launchedaninvestigationand foundthatthetwomoney changershadbeenincahootsto scamtourists.Theyarrestedone employee,whowasidentifedby hisinitialsIKRW,21.
Twootheremployees,aged16 and17,wereapprehendedand releasedduetotheirstatusas minors.The17-year-oldnow servesasawitnessashewas notpresentwhenDeakindealt withthemoneychangers.
BadungPolicespokesmanI KetutSudanatoldreportersover theweekendthatinvestigation intotheallegedscamisongoing. (Coconuts.co)
TheIndonesianIslandofBali hasplayedhosttothe30th conveningoftheSEAZA(South EastAsianZoosandAquariums Association)Conferenceatthe BaliSafariandMarinePark situatedinBali’sGianyar Regency.The40-hectarePark ishometooverathousand animalsacross120species.Itis world-renownedforits conservationandrarespecies propagationprogram,including endangeredKomodoDragons, Orangutans,BaliStarlings, Sumatranelephants,Sumatran tigers,andmore.
delegatesfromvariouszoos throughoutAsia,America,the MiddleEast,andEurope.This year,PerhimpunanKebun BinatangSe-Indonesia(PKBSI) /IndonesiaZoos&Aquariums Association(IZAA)isthe organizerofthe30thSEAZA Conference2022heldatBali SafariPark,November20to November23,2022,”said RahmatShah,saidIZAAon Friday,November11,2022.
Knowninternationallyas“The IslandofGods,”Baliwas chosenasthevenuebasedon
BeforetheSEAZAconferencein mid-November2022,Bali hostedtheG-20Summit,which welcomedtheleadershipof19 countries.Balihasalsoproven itsabilitytoimplementhealth protocolstopreventthespread ofCOVID-19.
Inhisremarksopeningthe Conference,RahmatShahsaid therearetenPKBSImemberoperatedsitesinBalithat SEAZAconferenceparticipants canvisit.TheConferenceaims tobeaforumforparticipantsto discussandexchangeviews
Eco-Tourism.”Thistheme refectsasharedenthusiasmin confrontingtheCovid-19 pandemicthathasplaguedthe worldforthelasttwoyears.
Rahmathopesthatthroughthis theme,allpartiescanlearnthat togethernessisthekeyto creatingagroupspiritin embarkingonabrighterfuture. Rahmatremindedeveryonethat theglobalpandemicaffectsnot onlyhealthbutalsoallsectors, includingthetourismindustry andtheoperationsof conservationorganizations. Adding:“Theresponsibilityto careforandprotectanimals restsonourshoulders.”
ThechairmanoftheAnimal Welfare&EthicsandOrganizing Committeeofthe30thSEAZA Conference,WillemManansang, saidthat174participantsfrom 20countriesareattendingthe Conference.
Theparticipantswillsharetheir experiences,knowledge,and successstories,including strategiesfordealingwiththe Covid-19pandemiccrisis. SEAZAmemberswillalso demonstratetherole organizationscanplay.Baliwas chosenasthevenueinthehope ofincreasingtouristarrivals.
Inaddition,attendingvirtuallyor inpersonattheConferencewas theMinisterofEnvironmentand Forestry,SitiNurbayaBakar; MinisterofTourismandCreative Economy,SandiagaSalahuddin Uno;GovernorofBaliIWayan Koster;andSEAZAPresident ChengWen-Haur.
SEAZAhasnearly200 institutionalmembersfrom SoutheastAsia,comprisedof conservationgroupsandzoos.
“Everyyear,SEAZAholdsan annualconferencetobe attendedbymembersand
itsreputationasatourist destination.Rahmatexplained thatBaliiswell-knownforits beautifulnaturalscenery, traditions,art,andculture. Furthermore,TheIslandhasan establishedstrongrecordfor hostinginternational conferences.
andbuildnetworksforabetter futureinconservation organizations.
Thisyear’sSEAZAConference hasadoptedthetheme “StrongerTogether,For SustainableConservation&
Conferenceparticipantswere alsotreatedtosafaripark activities,theBaliAgungShow, seminars,andexpertdialogues onawiderangeofsubject areas.Speakerswillexplain issuesrelatedtoconservation activities,successstories, challenges,obstacles,and solutionstakeninoperating animalparks.
(Balidiscovery.com)
Inconformancewiththeorderof theNationalChiefofPolice, GeneralListyoSigitPrabowo, callingfordigitalticketticketing andtheendingofin-person ticketissuancebythepolice, equipmentisbeinginstalledin majorcities,includingBali’s capitalofDenpasar,toallow ElectronicTraffcLaw Enforcement(ETLE).
AsreportedbyBalipost.com, CommissionerSatakeBayu explainedonFriday,18 November2022,thatELTE surveillanceequipmenthas beeninitiallyinstalledinthe following7locations:
OnJalan BypassNgurah RaiatBenoa, SouthKuta
SatakeBayu said:“Electronic ticketinghas beenin operationfor threemonths. Themobile systemhas beeninusesincepreparations wereunderwayfortheG20 Summit.
Satakesaidthepublicwho violatetraffclawsarenolonger ticketeddirectly,withtraffc summonsissuedviaaneticketingsystem.Theactual traffcviolationisdigitally photographedandsent electronicallytotheviolator basedontheaddresses recordedonthecarregistration (STNK).
Thevehicleownerisexpected topaythefneshownonthe issuedticketwithintwoweeks orfacediffcultiesinrenewing
theirregistrationannually.
Traffcpoliceoffcersonpatrol canphotographtheviolation, whichcanbesentto headquartersforprocessing. Policesaytheywillbepatrol seekingmotoristscommitting violationssuchasafailureto useaseatbelt,smokingwhile driving,orusingahandphone whiledriving.
Traffcviolatorsaregiventwo weekstosettletheirfnes. Failuretopaywouldresultinthe vehicleregistrationbeing blockedinthesystem.
