Sekadar Mengungkap Warna Warni Kehidupan Masyarakat Bali

Ni Komang Erviani ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar   |  Sat, 07/25/2009 1:49 PM  |  The Archipelago

The Bali provincial administration is currently preparing a comprehensive health plan that would provide the island’s residents with free health services by 2010.

Titled Jaminan Kesehatan Bali Mandara, the plan will cover a variety of health services ranging from medical examinations and treatment to medication and surgery.

“This free health service will commence in 2010,” Bali Gover-nor Made Mangku Pastika said Thursday. [Read more →]

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Di tengah pesatnya perkembangan pariwisata Bali, anak-anak Bali semakin terancam menjadi korban pedofil. Diperkirakan hingga saat ini telah ada sebanyak 3.000 anak-anak di Bali yang telah menjadi korban pelaku pedofil. Pelaku yang sebagian besar orang asing umumnya menjadikan anak- anak berumur kurang dari 13 tahun sebagai target.

“Praktik pedofil sudah ada di Bali sejak lama, tapi masyarakat tidak menyadarinya. Bahkan korbannya pun tidak menyadari bahwa dirinya telah menjadi korban pedofil. Ini membuat jaringan paedofil semakin nyaman mencari korban di Bali,” jelas President CommitteeAgainst Sexual Abuse (CASA) –lembaga swadaya masyarakat yang bergerak mendampingi k rban pedofil – Prof.Dr.dr.Luh Ketut Suryani,SpKJ pada peluncuran buku “Pedofil, Penghancur Masa Depan Anak” di Denpasar Rabu (22/7). [Read more →]

Ni Komang Erviani ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar   |  Fri, 07/24/2009 1:56 PM  |  Bali

A local expert on sexual abuses targeting children and minors has warned the Balinese people to be more vigilant against the rising threat of paedophilia on the resort island.

“The practice of paedophilia has existed on this island for a long time. Unfortunately, a large number of people are not aware of these practices,” Luh Ketut Suryani told the press on the sidelines of the launching of her book, Pedofil, Penghancur Masa Depan Anak (Paedophilia, Destroyer of Children’s Futures), in Denpasar on Wednesday. [Read more →]

ANTISIPASI TERORISME - Seorang petugas kepolisian tengah memeriksa tas milik seorang wisatawan asal Australia yang tengah melintas dengan kendaraannya di kawasan wisata Sanur. Aparat kepolisian memperketat pengamanan kawasan wisata di Bali untuk mengantisipasi aksi terorisme. Di tengah ancaman teror, Bali menerima penghargaan sebagai The Best Island in The World 2009 dari Majalah Pariwisata Travel and Leisure (Ni Komang Erviani)

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Di tengah kekhawatiran terhadap dampak ledakan bom di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton Jakarta, stakeholder pariwisata Bali dikejutkan dengan penobatan Bali sebagai The Best Island in The World 2009 oleh Majalah Pariwisata Travel and Leisure. “Kami mendapat informasi ini tadi pagi. Tentu saja penobatan ini membuat bangga dan semakin optimis dengan perkembangan pariwisata Bali,” jelas Ketua Bali Tourism Board Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya ketika ditemui di kantornya Selasa (21/7). [Read more →]

Wed, 07/22/2009 9:39 PM The Jakarta Post |  The Archipelago

Last Friday’s bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta did not stop global travel magazine Travel and Leisure from naming Bali its Best Island in the World this year.

The paradise island beat out other unique islands like the Galapagos islands in Ecuador, Kauai in Hawaii, and the Maldives.

The choice was made based on the magazine’s readership survey conducted between January and March this year, using a wide range of categories, including the quality of hotels, restaurants, food, and natural and cultural attractions. [Read more →]

Ni Komang Erviani and Wasti Atmodjo ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta/Denpasar   |  Wed, 07/22/2009 10:46 AM  |  Headlines

Last Friday’s bombings of two hotels in Jakarta did not impact heavily on businesses, but must be solved within a month to prevent a potential decline, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) said Tuesday.

“A quick solution to the case is key to ensuring long-term stability in the business climate,” Kadin chairman M.S. Hidayat said at a press conference at the Jakarta Media Crisis Center in Kuningan, South Jakarta. [Read more →]

Ni Komang Erviani

Paska serangan bom di Hotel JW Marriot dan Ritz Carlton Jakarta pada
Jumat (17/7) pagi, pengamanan kawasan-kawasan wisata di Bali
diperketat dengan melibatkan kelompok pengamanan swakarsa yang ada di
tingkat desa adat atau biasa disebut pecalang. “Kami akan memobilisir
seluruh kekuatan pengamanan swakarsa di wilayah Kabupaten Badung dan
Kota Denpasar untuk mengantisipasi adanya serangan teror ke wilayah
ini,” tegas Kepala Kepolisian Kota Besar (Kapoltabes) Denpasar AKBP I
Gede Alit Widana usai rapat koordinasi pengamanan di Mapoltabes
Denpasar Sabtu (18/7).

Pelibatan kelompok pengamanan swakarsa dilakukan untuk mengantisipasi
ancaman teror. “Denpasar dan Badung termasuk kota internasional yang
banyak dihuni wisatawan asung.  Kelompok pengamanan swakarsa akan
membantu pengamanan kawasan-kawasan strategis seperti restoran, hotel,
perkantoran, dan lingkungan tempat tinggal,” tegasnya.

Dalam rapat koordinasi yang digelar secara mendadak itu, hadir Bupati
Badung Anak Agung Gde Agung, jajaran muspida Badung dan Denpasar,
serta para camat seBadung dan Denpasar.

Ni Komang Erviani ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar, Bali   |  Sat, 07/18/2009 2:27 PM  |  National

In the wake of the hotel bombings in Jakarta on Friday, Denpasar police will ask local communities to help secure tourist areas across the Bali capital city and its neighboring regions.

“We will mobilize civilian forces in Badung and Denpasar to help us anticipate possible terror attacks on the city,” Denpasar police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. I Gede Alit Widana said after a meeting at the Bali police headquarters on Saturday.

Widana said the civilian guards, better known as pecalang, would help the police secure strategic locations such as restaurants, hotels, office buildings and housing complexes.

“Badung and Denpasar are considered international cities, due to the presence of tourists from all over the world there,” Widana said.

Badung is home to Kuta, the island’s most prominent tourist resort, which came under terror attacks twice in 2002 and 2005.

Ni Komang Erviani

Guna mengantisipasi serangan bom seperti yang terjadi di Jakarta Jumat
(17/7), Pemerintah Kabupaten Badung berencana memasang puluhan CCTV
(closed circuit television) di kawasan wisata Kuta. “Kami akan segera
memasang sebanyak 35 CCTV di kawasan Kuta. Proses pemasangannya
dimotori oleh Mabes Polri,” jelas Bupati Badung Anak Agung Gde Agung
usai menghikuti Rapat Koordinasi Pengamanan di Mapoltabes Denpasar
Sabtu (18/7).

Selain kawasan wisata Kuta, pemasangan CCTV juga akan dilakukan di
kawasan Kuta Selatan sebanyak 23 unit dan Kuta Utara sebanyak 3 unit.
“Langkah pengamanan sudah kami lakukan secara berkesinambungan. Tapi
pengamanannya tentu akan kami tingkatkan dengan peristiwa bom di
Jakarta,” tegasnya pria berkumis itu.

Ni Komang Erviani ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar, Bali   |  Sat, 07/18/2009 2:50 PM  |  National

Badung regency administration has planned to install 35 CCTVs across Kuta tourist resort in the face of possible terror attacks.

Regent Anak Agung Gde Agung said Saturday the initiative came from the National Police in response to twin hotel bombings in Jakarta on Friday, which killed at least eight people and injured over 50 others.

“We will immediately install the CCTVs,” Agung said after a meeting at the Denpasar police office.

CCTV will also be installed in 23 spots across South Kuta and three across North Kuta, the regent said.

“Security measures have been in place so far, but we will step them up following the Jakarta bombings,” he said.

Bomb attacks ripped through Kuta in 2002 and 2005, killing over 200 people, mostly foreign tourists.