CANGGUWEEKLY
No.309/30Dec-06Jan2023
TheWeeklyNewsMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings
NewYear’sFireworksNeedaPolicePermit
FireworkdisplaysinBalito celebratethechangeofyearcan onlybeconductedwiththe permissionoftheIsland’spolice. Asof24December2022,police haveissuedpermitsto33 locationswherefreworkdisplays canoccur.
Beritabali.comquotestheHead oftheBaliPolice,PutuJaya, speakingatapolicedrillfor“Ops LilinAgung2022”atRenonField onThursday,22December 2022.
Policearefocusingon controllingandmonitoringthe useoffreworksoverthe holidaystomaintainpublic peace,reduceinjuries,andlimit theriskofaccidentalfres.
“Wearepayingattentiontothe threatoffre.Thereforeevery
freworkdisplaymusthavean offcialpermitbecausemany peoplewillattend,andweneed toanticipateanythreats,”said GeneralPutuJaya.Policehave undertakensafetyassessments ateachlocation,providing guidanceandsupervisionto thoselaunchingthepyrotechnics.
Alloperatorswereremindedof theneedtoholdpermitsfor freworksuseandofallcurrent lawsgoverningsuchholiday displays.
Policeareensuringthat designatedentrancesandexits areinplaceateachofthe33 areas,theneedforsecurity posts,andtheavailabilityof emergencymedicalsupport.
Policehavenotsetspecifctime limitsforthehoursduringwhich freworkscanbedeployed, leavingthatdecisiontothosein chargeofeachvenue.
Bali’stopcopexpressedhis
wishthatChristmasandNew YearinBalicanbecelebratedin anorderlyfashion,involvingall communitymembersinaspirit ofjoyandmutualgoodwill.
Twenty-twoyearsagotoday,a youngMuslimmansacrifced himselftosaveachurchflled withpeoplewhofolloweda differentfaiththanhisown.In doingso,hebecameanational heroandasymbolofwhat Indonesia’screedofBhinneka TunggalIka(UnityinDiversity) trulymeans.
Inthechaoticyearsafterthefall ofSuharto,terrorist organizationswereableto perpetrateattacksthroughout Indonesia.Oneofthemost notoriousofthoseattackswas whenfollowersofAlQaedaand JemaahIslamiyahcarriedout bombingsatchurchesacross thecountryonDecember24, 2000.
Banser,theyouthwingofthe infuentialIslamicorganization NahdlatulUlama(NU),hashad along-standingtraditionofits
membersguardingchurches throughoutIndonesiaasasign ofgoodwilltowardstheir Christianbrothersandsisters(a traditiontheystillmaintain).One ofthoseistheEbenHaezer ChurchinthetownofMojokerto inEastJava.
Riyantowasoneoffour membersofBanserwho volunteeredtosafeguardEben Haezerthatnight.Hehadturned 25yearsoldaboutamonth before.
Hundredsofpeopleattended ChristmasEveservicesatthe churchthatnight.Atabout 8:30pm,aparishionernoticed thatasuspiciousblackpackage hadbeenplacednearthefront ofthechurch.
Riyantowenttocheckoutthe packageandopenedituptofnd asparkingboxcoveredin
cablesandwire.
Atthatmoment,hemusthave realizeditwasabomb.Hecould havedroppeditandrun,trying tosavehimself.Hecouldhave becomeparalyzedwithfear.
Instead,heyelledforeverybody elsetogetdownandranasfast ashecouldawayfromthe crowdedchurch,lookingfora drainageditchtothrowthe bombinto.
Butbeforehecoulddisposeof it,thebombexplodedin Riyanto’shands.Thepowerof theexplosionsenthisbody fyingover100metersandkilled himinstantly.
Bombsexplodedinchurchesin nineIndonesiancitiesthatnight, killing18people.Thatnumber mighthavebeenmuchhigher haditnotbeenforRiyanto’s selfessactions.
Forhissacrifce,Riyantowas hailedasaheroinheadlines acrossIndonesia.Astreetwas namedafterhiminMojokerto andashrinetohismemory, includinghispictureandthe tatteredremainsoftheshirthe worethatnight,canbefoundat theNUmuseuminSurabaya.
PresidentGusDur,aleaderin NUandoneofIndonesia’s
Policearenowlookinginto‘greenkebaya’pornscandal,naturally
TheNationalPolice(!)saysit’s lookingintoafreshpornscandal involvingawomanflmedina greenkebaya,mereweeksafter authoritiespredictablywentona porncrusadeonawomanina redkebayawhosesextape wentviralinthecountry.
Thelatestscandalreportedly involvesavideoshowinga womanwearingtheintricate greentraditionaltopduringa sensualphotoshootfora magazine.Thevideo,whichhas beenwidelysharedonTwitterin recentdays,containsnuditybut noexplicitsexualacts.
“Thisisbeinglookedintobythe CyberDirectorateattheCrime InvestigationUnit,”National PolicespokesmanInspector GeneralDediPrasetyosaid
yesterday,addingthatpolice haveyettoidentifythegreen kebayamodelandwherethe videowasshot.
Unlikeintheredkebaya scandal,thegreenkebaya modeldidnotobscureherface. Thatsaid,weallknowbynow thatpolicestillmanagedto identifyandarrestthepeople involvedintheredkebaya scandal.
InNovember,policearresteda pairofadultcontentcreators— awomanwhogoesbythe initialsAHandamanwhogoes bytheinitialsACS—aftertheir sextape,whichtheysoldonline, leakedandwenthugelyviralin Indonesia.Thesextapebecame knownas“KebayaMerah”in referencetoAH’straditional
clothingin thevideo. AHand ACSwere charged under Indonesia’s harshantipornography laws,and mayeach faceupto sixyearsin prison.
Astheydugdeeperintothe case,policefound92self-shot sextapesbelongingtoAHand ACS,someofwhichdepicted theirthreesomewithanother woman.Thatwomanwasalso laterarrested.
strongestdefendersofdiversity, praisedtheheroofMojokertoas ashiningexampleofwhat Islamicvaluesaretrulyabout, saying“Riyantohasproven himselftobeareligiousman whowasrichinhumanity.Ihope heearnsthebeneftsofhis sacrifce[intheafterlife.”The WahidInstitute,afoundation establishedbyGusDurto promotetolerance,starteda scholarshipforunderprivileged studentsinRiyanto’snamein 2008.
Riyanto’ssacrifceis rememberedeachyearin churchservicesandceremonies athisgravesitewherepeople rememberhimasaherowho upheldIndonesiaandIslam’s highestvalues.
Sothenexttimeyoufeel depressedaboutthestateof Indonesiaandtheseemingrise inintolerance,thinkabout Riyantoandhavefaiththatthere arestillplentyofpeoplelikehim inthiscountrywillingtoputtheir livesonthelinetouphold BhinnekaTunggalIka.This year,around200,000Banser members,alongwitharound 100,000policepersonnel,are workingtoprotectChristmas andNewYear’smassesat churchesacrossIndonesia. (Coconuts.co)
Despitetheirhighproflearrests andtheobviousrisksto producingadultcontentin Indonesia,thegreenkebaya scandalillustrateshowthe country’spornproducerswill persist,beitforkink,proftor both.
Bali’sGovernorWayanKoster hasdeclared29January2023 asBaliArakDayinhonorofthe Island’shomemadedistilled beverage.
Thedeclarationwasmadeinan offcialdecisionsignedbythe Governor(SuratKeputusan GubernurBaliNomor929/03-I/ HK/2022).TheStateNews AgencyAntaraquotedGovernor Kostersaying:“Withinthe frameworkofourstrategyto strengthenandpromoteArak Bali,GubernatorialDecision Number1of2020onregulations regardingthemanagementof fermentedand/orBalidistilled beveragesservesasthe foundationforraisingthe visibility,value,andreputationof ArakBali.”
TheGovernorcontinued,saying hisothergoalsaretoprotectand safeguardArakBalifollowingthe Island’sculturalvalues.The Governorwantsthelocalarak
industrytocreateemployment opportunitiesandbecomea sustainablepartofthe Provincialeconomy.
TheGovernordeclared29 January2023as“ArakBali Day”inaproclamationhe signedon24December2022.\
UnderGovernorKoster’s administration,smalland medium-sizedenterprises operatedbylocalpeopleand cooperativesarenowenjoying legalprotectionandarangeof governmentsupport.The Governorproudlyexclaimsthat manyArakBaliproductsnow holddistributionpermitsfrom Indonesia’sFoodandDrug Administration(BPOM)andthe appropriateexcisetaxstamps fromtheFinanceMinistry.
Inconclusion,theGovernorsaid thattheArakBalisectoris experiencingcreativeleaps forwardinattractiveandelegant packagingandinnovative improvementsintasteand aroma.
SpeakingfromtheTaman BudayaArtCenterinDenpasar, theGovernorcounted28 differentArakBaliproductsthat
arenowincirculationsince 2022.Adding:“Thepeopleof Baliareincreasinglyfamiliar withArakBali,whichresembles onceagainasituationcommon amongourancestors.
“Ipersonallyroutinelydrink coffeearak(kopiarak)without sugar.Thetasteissodelicious andmakesthebodyhealthier, andIcanworkuntillateinthe day,”saidGovernorKoster.He explainedthatArakBaliisthe endproductofalong,precise, unique,andmeticulousprocess passeddownthroughthe successivegenerationsofthe Balinesepeople.“
Inthepast,theBalinese consumedArakCoffeeto maintaingoodhealth,said KosterTheGovernorinsists thereisawholerangeofhealth beneftstobederivedfromArak Bali.“Iseethatwecanget manypositiveaspectsfrom Balinesewineapartfrombeing usedasapartoftraditional ceremonies,anditisalsogood forhealthasadrinktowarmthe body.BaliArakalsohas economicpotentialasasource oflivelihoodandwelfareforthe Balinesepeople,”saidthe Governor.
Balipost.comreportsthatheavy rainsandstrongwinds experiencedinBali’s southernmostregiononFriday night,23December2022, uprootedtreesinseveral locationsinBali’scapital.
TheHeadofDenpasar’s DisasterMitigationAgency (BPBD-Denpasar),I.B.Joni Ariwibawa,saidonSaturday morning,24December,thata downedtreeonJalanSudirman inDenpasar,claimedthelifeofa driverSuwarto(39)andcaused minorinjuriestohispassenger, VebryAbersonSimarmata(23).
heBPBDrespondedtoreports
includeJalanAhmadYaniUtara infrontofPeguyabnganTemple inNorthDenpasar,JalanP.B. SudirmaninfrontoftheSanto YosephJuniorHighSchool (SMP),andJalanRaya Sesetan,SouthDenpasar.
Thewindsalsoupendedtrees onJalanSetraDalemSesetan infrontoftheSesetan Cemetery,SouthDenpasar; JalanPulauLingga,Denpasar infrontofBanjarAmbengan Pedungan;andonJalan MalboroinWestDenpasar.
Treesstandinginsoilmade moistbyrainsandfoodsoften fallinhighwindswhentheirroot systemsbecomecompromised.
