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Mass “Matatah” ceremony
Elderly participants take part A great “matatah” ceremony was held on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in Bali People Struggle Monument in Renon, Denpasar. 280 participants took part in the event and they were not only from Bali but also from Java and Southern Sumatra.
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The ceremony participated by grandmother and grandfather along with their grandchildren is program to help the poor society. The idea of the ceremony was given by the Vice Governor of Bali, AA. Puspayoga. The “matatah” was led by two
priests and assisted by 25 sangging or the officer to peal the tooth. The procession was attended by the Vice Governor, the head of Bali House, Cok Ratmadi, S.H and other related officers. The ceremony was started with “mekalan-kalan” a day before and
followed by “mejaya-jaya” a day after the “matatah” ceremony. I Gusti Lanang Rai is one of the participants from Karangasem and currently life on Setiabudi Street, Denpasar. He was very excited with the ceremony because he is longing to carry out the ceremony since a long time ago but didn’t have the fund to do it. As a driver, his income cannot afford a big ceremony and now after he is 55 years old, Lanang Rai is able to do the “matatah”. “This
is like my faith as a poor person. Maybe I’m the only one who hasn’t had the complete teeth while joining the ceremony but I don’t care. I would like to thank the Vice Governor for his help,” said Lanang Rai. He was even more excited because his children, I Gusti Ayu Cahyani, I Gusti Lanang Putra Prawira and I Gusti Putra Juniarta also joined the ceremony. Continued on page 6
Indonesia wants Australia
Relaxing the travel warning INDONESIA’S counter-terrorism chief has called on Australia to relax official warnings against travelling to his country, saying they don’t reflect current threat levels. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) travel advice for Indonesia, last updated on August 29, continues to warn of a “very high threat of terrorist attack”, particularly on the resort island of Bali. But Ansyaad Mbai, head of the National Counter Terrorism
Agency, said on Wednesday there was no reason why Australians should be concerned about travelling to Indonesia. “If I may recommend, there is no reason for Australia to worry to come to Indonesia. The Australian Federal Police know there is no reason,” he said. “I disagree with the opinion that Indonesia is a high risk for Australians now.” It is possible the matter will be raised at an international meeting
on de-radicalisation to be held in Bali this week, to be attended by Australian officials, including DFAT counter-terrorism policy section secretary Peter Shannon. The DFAT website warns Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Indonesia. “We consider that terrorist attacks are more likely to focus on places where large numbers of Westerners gather, including, but not limited to, tourist areas in islands such as Bali, as well as
Jakarta and other places in Indonesia,” the website says. “Attacks against Westerners in Bali and Jakarta indicate that these areas remain priority targets for terrorists.” However, Ansyaad said the threat against Western targets had reduced significantly in recent years, including in Bali where 202 people including 88 Australians were killed in 2002 in Indonesia’s single most deadly terrorist attack. Continued on page 6