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Monday, December 13, 2010
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Killing Small Businesses, Representatives Looked Over National Mini Market Permit Gianyar (Bali Post)-
The spreading two national mini market reaching villages became a worry during House of Representatives (DPRD) General Assembly. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (BTI) Fraction for Gianyar DPRD generally criticizes Executive’s policy has not understood over the spreading franchise kind mini markets. It is thought the permits were given without smart analyze which have avoided and ignored the public’s economy such as small businesses and traditional market traders. BTI Fraction member, Ida Bagus Putu Pawitrem, a couple of times ago thinks this is uncontrollable. What happened seemed to have injured economy justice towards small businesses in villages. The BTI Fraction hoped there will be a policy that limits mini market’s movement so it won’t kill small and medium businesses in villages. Mini Markets
should just operate around the sub district city and so the government policy to develop and protect public economy won’t just sayings but definitely applied. The permit givers have to be smart in giving decisions. Not only economically but also the environment and traffic because several cases had happened such as it caused social crowd like traffic jams and unhealthy economy competition. Meanwhile according to the data this year, mini markets around Gianyar has increased and in every sub district city there are four mini market that is selling essentials which are also sold by small business. More ironically, from one mini market to another it is located close to each other. And so, it seems the Region Government is very cool with this without thinking the regulation that protects smaller public economy. (kmb16)
Increasing, Diabetes Cases Suffer by Younger People Denpasar (Bali Post)-
Not only infected disease we have to worry, but also the non infected ones. One of them increasing now is diabetes mellitus (DM). At Sanglah Hospital, everyday 50 patients gets home treatment and 30-40 patients hospitalized. To give socialization and special treatment for DM patients, Sanglah Hospital with Udayana University Medicine Faculty opened a Diabetes Services Center placed at Sanglah Hospital. “With this the services for DM patients can be more comprehensive, not only on treating but also in preventing,” Sanglah Hospital Human Resource Director, Drs. Dewa Agung K. Sudarsana, MM stated in the middle of the center’s soft opening last Saturday (11/12). The Center will be especially for those who had complications and bruises due to DM, “In the future, it is hoped with this Center the DM patients’ treatment will be better.” Meanwhile Dean of the Unud Medicine Faculty, Prof. Dr. dr. Ketut Suastika, SpPD (KEMD) explained that the DM case in the public now has kept increasing and it is a disease that costs a lot due to its complications, “DM tends to cause complication on heart and liver which needs high priced medication. Not only on the cost, but the risk of death as well if not treated and medicated.” In general, DM type 2 is the most happening on adults now.
Most of them are not because of gene but more on the environment factor such as eating habit and lazy exercising, “Now most food are junk food which contains lots of fat and also most are lazy to move. Even turning off a TV is using a remote.” If then DM was caught by adults over 40, now with younger age even teens can get it too, “Now, many teens caught DM. Usually on those who has fat body.” If then parents think if their kids fat is cute and healthy, now they have to be careful as this means they could get DM. For 17 years and over, fat limit can be measured by BMI limits or abdominal circumference size. If the abdominal circumference is over 23, then it is stated as overweight while over 25 stated as obesity and have to be careful with the risk of DM. To prevent DM, Suastika suggested for those who are 40 years old and over, they should do a full check up. And for those over 17 years old, DM symptoms can be seen if sufferer pee a lot, keep being hungry and thirsty also the body all of a sudden became thin and weak, “DM like other non infected disease can’t be gone completely but the blood sugar can be controlled.” For that, keep exercising and eat healthily such as rice, meats and vegetables have to be balanced, “For food such as fatty meat has to be changed sometimes to fish or tempe or tofu.” (san)
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The “Ngelawang” procession which is done by the children in Klungkung Regency.
Surviving in Technological Era Ngelawang Needs Mending The developing technological era needs to be thanked as it doesn’t completely sink the traditional activities especially for the children as the continuing generation. Like the activity ngelawang (going around using barong costume) during Galungan and Kuningan days are still actively done by kids who join barong groups (sekaa). Besides entertaining, ngelawang means to scare the devils. Only just, there has been a move that needs to be mended before the tradition lost its meaning. Until now, Balinese children still does it, going around from door to door giving entertainment to the public celebrating “winning”. The Ngelawang tradition has a main purpose as one of the ways to take negative things out of human life and to harmony the world also to neutralize those disharmonies such as crime, illness and more. Ngelwang happens at Galungan Day such as last Wednesday (8/11). In a number of sekaa there will be a sudden numbers of kids such as at Klungkung Region, going from one banjar to another or even from one house to another. The barong would be barong bangkung, ketet and more. One of the sekaa seen ngelawang during Umanis Galungan on Thursday (9/ 12) was sekaa/sanggar Wisnu Murti form Banjar Siku, Kamasan, Klungkung. Around 15 children who joined the sekaa barong went around to a number of villages dancing with barong bangkung costume. For one time ngelawang, they can get hundred thousands rupiah. The parents are sup-
portive of it as it is a way to preserve tradition and a creative way to fill in their holidays. Economically they also get pocket money. “In the mythology “Susastra Barong Suari” it is told Tri Murti (Brahma, Wisnu, and Siwa) came down to earth in a barong form to neutralized adharma (bad evil) things from the earth. This is what’s connected with ngelawang until now, especially at Galungan which is the day Dharma wins against Adharma,” spiritual figure, Dewa Ketut Soma, from Satra Village, Klungkung stated last Sunday (11/12). He clarified, it can be seen that this is a way to neutralize negative things as it is brought to every compass points of the area, “I am thankful that this ngelawang tradition still exists and can survive until now.” Although, there are some things need to be mended. If it’s connected to Asta Dasa Parwa where Pandawa did their obliged yadnya to offer everything owned as a reciprocity symbol which means during ngelawang it
is obliged to anyone who wants to get Tri Murti’s protection then has to give offerings of canang sari (small offering flowers placed on a woven coconut leaf tray), “Yet many people only gave money to the sekaa to have the barong performed in front of their houses. Actually it should be completed with canang sari.” Dewa Soma also stated that ngelawang can be doen since Galungan (Buda Kliwon Dungulan) until Buda Pegatuakan. Meanwhile, the ngelawang activity always takes the sympathy out from the people and so they would give IDR 5.000 to 50.000 as an honor for one performance. “It’s enough for extra pocket money when going to school,” Gede Arya, one of the sekaa member, explaned. It is said the ngelawang activity has been done by his sekaa since three years ago. For this Galungan, sekaa barong Wisnu Murti has ngelawang since Penampahan Galungan last Tuesday (7/12), “But when it rains the income is less. At Galungan day it becomes crowded. We got IDR 560 Thousand.” (bal)
Lightning Hit Resident House Gianyar (Bali Post)-
Thunders of heavy rain duing Friday (10/12) early morning left devastation for the residents of Banjar Duur Kaja, Lebih Village, Gianyar, Nyoman Karya (50) and Jro Mangku Penyarikan (48). The two houses were hit by lightning damaged the houses with Karya’s worst hit. The three bedroom house built just 4 months ago had its wall fractured, roof broken and electronic de-
vices seriously damaged. While next to it, Jro Mangku’s house had only its balai dangin damaged. Both houses are located quite higher than the other houses on the south. “The event just happened like that,” Karya admitted. That night, Karya with wife was sleeping in the middle room and despite the noise of thunders they stay put. The first lightning shocked victim and the second explosive one is realized to have attacked his house. The
electric fan in his room was broken and damaged while the room seemed like burnt. His child’s room was worse damaged with electronic devices into pieces, window glasses broken, and walls fractured. It also happened at the kitchen, “That night my son was going out so unwanted events did not happen.” It is thought that the lightning hit the TV’s antenna in the room which still stuck to its electricity cable, “I forgot to detach it.” (Kmb16)