CANGGUWEEKLY
No.317/03mar-10Mar2023
BaliGovernorWayanKoster invitedtheSecretaryGeneralof thePDIPerjuanganCentral ExecutiveBoard,Hasto Kristiyanto,tovisitthe constructionsiteoftheBali CulturalCenterinGunaksa, KlungkungRegency.
Afterdeliveringakeynote speechattheIndonesianArt Institute(ISI)Campusin DenpasaronTuesday (28/02/2023),Hastovisitedthe BaliCulturalCenter.AtISI Denpasar,Hastoappearedinhis capacityasaDoctorofDefense Science,IndonesianDefense University.
Atthesite,Kosterexplained aboutthecoreculturalcenter zoneandthesupportingarea. Hastoaskedmanyquestions aboutthedevelopmentonthe approximately334-hectareland.
Kosterexplainedthattheland acquisitionandlandpreparation processiscurrentlyunderway. Thephysicalconstructionis plannedtobegininmid-2023.
Kosterexplainedthattheconcept forthecorezoneistobuild culturalartfacilitiesconsistingof 15culturalartstages,for traditionalandmodernarts,and 12museumsthatrefectBali's traditions.
"Thephysicalconstructionis plannedtostartinmid-2023and istargetedtobecompletedby December2025.In2025,theBali ArtFestivalcanbeheldonan openstageattheBaliCultural Center,"saidKoster.
Headdedthattheartfacilitieswill beusedasstagesandatthe sametimewillserveasaworld-
classartappreciationspace. UponhearingKoster's explanation,Hastoexpressed hisappreciation,especiallyfor theBaliProvincial Government'scommitmentto preservinganddeveloping Balineseartsandculture.
"GovernorKoster'sconstruction oftheBaliCulturalCenterisin linewithandembodiesBung Karno'sTrisaktiteachings, whichemphasizecultural personality,"saidHasto.
"ThePDIPerjuanganCentral ExecutiveBoardsupportsthis breakthroughstepinbuilding Bali'sculturalcenter,"headded. ThisYogyakartanativealso appreciatedtheBaliProvincial Government'sdecisionto establishBungKarnoMonth througharegionalregulation.
"ThedesignationofBalinese languagemonthduringFebruary isagoodthingtopromote culturaltraditionsthatoriginate fromthelanguage,"hesaid.
"Withaculturalsystemalone, Balihasavibrantlifeforcethat attractsmillionsofvisitorsevery year,yetwhatisamazingisthat BaliisstillBali.Culturenotonly servesasafortressbutalsoa charmthatattractstheworld," saidHasto.
MissUniverseIndonesiaemphaticallyunderscoresthatitsprestigiouspageantissolely forcisgenderwomen,amidswirlingspeculationabouttransgendereligibility.
However,beforewecaneven beginspeculatingonwhothis year'srepresentativemaybe, thepageantmustfrstestablish itseligibilityrequirements, whichhavenotyetbeen publiclyannounced.
Rumorssurfacedonsocial mediatoday,purportedlybased onalivestreamofameeting betweenpageantorganizers, statingthattranswomenwould beabletoauditionforMiss UniverseIndonesia,provided thattheyarelegallyregistered aswomeninthecountry.
MissUniverseIndonesia reiteratesthatthepageantis exclusivelyforwomen,amidst confusionsurroundingthe eligibilityoftranswomento participate.
ThepossibilityofanIndonesian transwomanrepresentingthe countryatthenextMiss Universepageantwas momentarilyonthecards,asthe
pageant'sorganizersletsliptheir preliminaryeligibility requirements.
MissUniverseIndonesia,now underthelicenseofPTCapella SwastikaKarya(CSK)following YayasanPuteriIndonesia's exclusiverightsfrom1992to 2022,willsenditswinnerto competeintheMissUniverse 2023pageantlaterthisyear.
However,thepageantquickly releasedastatementrefuting thisrumorandemphasizedthat ithasyettomakeitseligibility requirementsknown.
CSKfounderandMissUniverse Indonesianationaldirector PoppyCapellatookto Instagramstoriestodayto clarifythatonlyindividuals registeredaswomenintheir KTP(nationalIDcard)and
passportwillbeeligibleto participateinthecontest. Whilethisdoesnotnecessarily precludetranswomenfrom joining,apressreleasefromthe pageant'sorganizersnotedthat theeligibilityruleswillbein accordancewithIndonesian customsandnorms.
Withtherecentacquisitionofthe organizationbyThai businesswomanAnne JakkaphongJakrajutatip,thefrst woman,andfrsttranswomanto leadthepageantglobally,one canexpectMissUniverseto movetowardsmoreprogressive ideals.
The67theditionofthepageant sawSpain'sAngelaPoncebreak barriersasthefrsttranswoman contestant,andtheorganization lifteditsbanontransgender contestantsin2012,underthe ownershipofformerUS PresidentDonaldTrump.
ARussiannationalwhowas apprehendedwhilewalkingina stateofundressalongJalan RayaAndonginUbudhasbeen senttoamentalhealthfacility forpsychiatricevaluationafter authoritiessuspectedhewas
AFrenchmanwhowasrecently laidofffoundhimselfonthe wrongsideofthelawwhenhe wasarrestedbytheBalipolice forstealingfromaconvenience storeinBenoalastweek.
AccordingtostoreownerDenny Rachmawan,hisstaffreporteda break-inintheearlyhoursof Feb.23,justbeforethestore wasscheduledtoopenforthe day.Afterinspectingthe premises,itwasdiscoveredthat
sufferingfromamentalillness. Accordingtoreports,theman, identifedasKirillBurgurbythe authorities,wascaughtwalking completelynudealongthebusy street,promptingconcerned onlookerstorecordfootageof theincident.
Afterbeingapprehendedby GianyarPublicOrderAgency (SatpolPP)offcers,Burgur reportedlyfailedtoprovideany formofidentifcationordisclose
severalitemsweremissing, includingsoftdrinks,cigarettes, andcash.Damagetothe washroomceilingsandpatioalso indicatedthatthestorehadbeen brokeninto.
“Aftertakingstockofthelosses, theyreportedittotheSouthKuta Police,”saidDenpasarPolice spokesmanIKetutSukadiina statementreleasedyesterday.
Police,withthehelpoflocal residents,apprehendedaFrench
hisplaceofresidence, indicatingthathemayhave beendisorientedorconfused.
Commentingontheincident,I GustiNgurahYudistira,the ChiefoftheUbudPolice Department,notedthatBurgur appearedtobesufferingfrom depression,basedonhis erraticbehaviorandmannerof speaking.
Inlightoftheseconcerns,the
nationalidentifedbytheinitials JRMwhowashidinginthe bushesnearthestoreafew hoursafterthereportwasfled.
JRMimmediatelyconfessedto thetheft,andpolicefoundthe stolenitems,includingcash worthIDR35,380,000 (US$2,318),inhispossession.
“Wesuspectthathehidinside thestoreandwaiteduntilit closed,”saidSukadi,adding
authoritiesarrangedforBurgur toundergoamentalhealth evaluationattheBangli PsychiatricHospitalto determineifherequires psychiatrichelp.
TheRussianConsulateGeneral inBalihasalsobeennotifedof theincident,anditremains unclearwhatlegalaction,ifany, willbetakenagainstBurgur followinghisevaluation.
thatJRMhadintendedtouse thestolenmoneyforhisdaily needssincehewascurrently unemployed.
JRMcouldfaceuptoseven
Accordingtoauthorities,a28year-oldRussiannationalliving inKintamaniwasrecently apprehendedforviolatingthe termsofhisinvestorvisa,which permitsforeignerstostayin Indonesiabutdoesnotgrant themtherighttowork.SZ, whoseinitialswereprovidedby
thepolice,enteredIndonesiaon April27ththroughBali'sNgurah RaiInternationalAirportusingan investorvisa.Althoughheownsa companyspecializingin restaurantsandrealestate,itis presentlyinactive,andSZhas beenworkingasafreelance photographer,advertisinghis servicesonsocialmedia.
SZ,whoholdsastaypermitvalid fromJanuary23rd,2023,until January20th,2025,was apprehendedathiscompany headquartersinTheKayuan,
JalanCulali,DesaBatur Selatan,Kintamani,Bangli, wherehealsoresides.His investorvisa,accordingto TeddyRiandi,anoffcialwith theDenpasarImmigration Offce,doesnotauthorizehim toworkinIndonesia.
SZ,whowasdetainedon February22ndfollowingatipofftoimmigrationoffcials,will bedeportedfromIndonesiathis evening.BarronIchsan,the HeadoftheImmigration DepartmentoftheBaliOffceof
theMinistryofLawandHuman Rights,statedthatSZwillface administrativesanctionsfor violatingthelaw,asoutlinedin Chapter1,Article75ofthe ImmigrationLaw.
BarronhasurgedBalicitizensto bemorevigilantindetectingand reportingforeignnationalswho breachtheisland'srules. Indeed,oneInstagramaccount hasgarneredpraisefor identifyingundocumented RussianemployeesinBali.
"RussianNationalApprehendedforPublicNudityinUbudSentforPsychiatricEvaluation""UnemployedFrenchNationalApprehendedforBurglaryatBaliConvenienceStore"
