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Kalong Temple

A Sanctum to Worship Goddess Giri Putri

along Temple is located in the middle of the Kalong Island, amid the Gilimanuk Bay, and still belongs to the area of ​​Bali Barat National Park. When devotees would like to say prayers, they will be transported by a boat to a distance of not less than ten minutes sail. Anniversary of this temple falls right on the Kuningan feast day, while the venerated deity in the temple is the Goddess Giri Putri.

Building of the Kalong Temple only consists of a Padmasana shrine along with a small and simple Piasan pavilion. Meanwhile, its wantilan hall is typically a four-pillared pavilion sizing 3 x 4 meters.

There is no compound wall protecting the temple area, so that when the seawater rises, it will inundate the temple courtyard sizing 17 x19 meters. Supporting devotee of the temple only consists of 34 families where all of them are from the village of Gilimanuk.

According to Jro Mangku Yasa, one of the caretakers of the Kalong Temple, history of the

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temple was commenced by its discovery in 1970. At that time, one of the spiritualists from Negara had a piece of keris dagger. In each meditation, he had always got a vision that owner of the kris was the deity abiding in the Kalong Temple, but he did not know the location.

Eventually, when meeting Jro Mangku Yasa, he asked this priest to take him to the temple concerned.

From that time, they established a temporary shrine whose pillar used some trees (turus lumbung).

In the long run, the pillars of the temporary shrine were damaged and the temple was forgotten by the spiritualist. Then in 1980, a few young Hindu people of Gilimanuk seemed to get a vision instructing them to re-organize the temple by building a Padmasana shrine and it could have been completed in 2004.

On the other hand, according to Agung Putu Wirawan, a caretaker of the Kalong Temple, the late Gusti Made Beratha, a former headman of Gilimanuk, found a very unique holy bell in the vicinity of the location in 1980s. It was smaller than the holy bell usually used by a high priest. In the passage of time, the holy bell was taken by the Antiquities Agency to be saved. However, until Gusti Made Beratha died in 1999, existence of the holy bell was unclear. In other words, it was unknown whether the holy bell belonged to a spiritualist of the ancient human, considering location of the temple is also adjacent to the museum of ancient humans. B N (BTN/kmb)

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Citadines Kuta Beach Bali Offers a Restful Holiday Living uta Beach comes with a series of convenient hotels to choose from. One of them is Citadines Kuta Beach Bali,

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front of Kuta Beach, very close to shopping mall area, entertainment spots in international tourist area and only 10 minutes’ drive to Ngurah Rai Airport.

Citadines Kuta Beach Bali offers 192 rooms with some categories namely Studio Room, Deluxe Studio, One-bedroom Executive and Two-beddroom Premier. Each room has kitchenette (selected type) facilities, washing machine (selected type), iron board (selected type), fridge (selected type) and bathtub (selected type).

As a convenient residence, the hotel gives the appropriate nuance for holiday living in Bali. It happens because every apartment is designed to reflect a local touch, like the fabric is influenced by traditional ikat designs. “Australian and domestic tourists are quite happy to stay at this hotel,” said Marcomm Executive of Citadines Kuta Beach Bali, Maherna Ika Krismayanti.

Maya, as she is familiarly addressed, said that guests can choose to stay in one- or twobedroom studio because both categories have been equipped with standard facilities, some have a kitchenette and washer/ dryer, free wireless internet access, fitness corner, internet corner and dishwasher. “Our apartment hotel has semi-apartment facilities, but the price is very affordable. It is also equipped with laundry, kitchen

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2BR Premier Living & Dining net and refrigerator, and other facilities,” she said.

If wishing to have everything is clean, guests usually use the inhouse laundry equipment. They wash and iron by themselves at no charge. Just by buying laundry detergent, guests can take advantage of the existing facilities. “To avoid complexity, guests can also take advantage of the existing officers.

They just need to drop, and then take theirs a few hours later,” she said.

There is also a pool bar, Rice Restaurant, tour desk, and kids playground. If guests want to warm their body, they can also take advantage of existing gym facilities near the hotel lobby. This facility is enough to relax the muscles before having a promenade to see the real

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Balinese uniqueness. When feeling weak and needing a refresher, guests can take advantage of the existing spa. “We prepared two special rooms for aromaterapy,” added this friendly woman.

Guests choosing to stay at the hotel and get relaxation can enjoy the atmosphere of Sea Sky Rooftop Bar located on the roof of the hotel building. Other than hanging out while enjoying Kuta tourist area from the top of the building, guests can enjoy various types of delicious Asian and Western cuisines. “Guests enjoying the menu usually take advantage of this infinity pool. By that way, they can enjoy the view of Kuta Beach, especially the stunning sunset at night as the spectacle they never miss,” said Maya. B N

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he action of waiters was very unique. They were wearing Balinese customary attires while running with a tray of drinks on the beach with the background sunset. This event was greeted by visitors on Kuta Beach mostly consisting of foreign tourists. This is the atmosphere of Waiter Fun Run held by the Indonesia Food and Beverage Executive Association (IFBEC) Bali on Kuta Beach, Saturday (Dec. 16).

This activity was followed by 1,000 participants consisting of tourism players such as tourism school, hotel and villa in Bali.

They used Balinese customary attires to showcase their skills when serving guests’ orders. After being released by the Head of Badung Tourism Office, Made Badra, the participants then ran to cover a distance of about 1 km.

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Participants started from the beach in front of Grand Inna Kuta then finished on the beach in front of the Grand Istana Rama Kuta.

As the criteria, participants were judged on the wholeness of the items they carried and the speed and accuracy of the challenge where they had to run on sand.

The Waiter Fun Run held by the IFBEC Bali finally broke the record of the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI).

Chairman of the IFBEC Bali, Ketut Darmayasa, said the waiter fun run is done as one of the efforts of the IFBEC in order to be able to contribute to the progress of Indonesia’s tourism, especially Bali in this unfortunate situation where the tourism is hit by the issue of the eruption of the Mount Agung.

“With this tourist attraction, we can prove that Bali is safe to

be visited. Then, all parties including the bureaucrat, academicians, practitioners, media and everyone can jointly communicate positive things to prospective and tourists, both domestic and foreign. By that way, explained Darmayasa, Bali tourism can quickly recover and we can be back to do normal activities, the economy can increase and the employees and businessmen can smile again. This activity is also a tourist attraction to welcome festive season and serves as a form of campaign that Bali is Safe,” he said.

Chairman of the Committee, Bolly Kusdiana, said the activity poses a campaign that Bali is Safe. “This activity is a form of our concern for the current situation of Bali. We hope through this activity tourists are not afraid of visiting Bali. “MURI record is not the main objective of organizing this waiter fun run. However, it is evidence that Bali is safe to be visited,” said Bolly Kusdiana.

He then asserted that warning alert level submitted by the government to Bali is only valid within a radius of 12 km from Mount Agung.

Meanwhile, Manager of the Indonesia Record Museum (MURI), Andre Purwandoso, said the record broken by IFBEC is a superlative record with everything that can be measured. “This record is superlative and the first time held in Indonesia where the participants run as far as 1 km on the beach followed by waiters while carrying tray containing two bottles,” he said. B N

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Come and Attend Open House at Tanah Lot Attraction anah Lot will hold an Open House at the end of 2017. It will be held for three days namely Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Dec. 30 - 31 and Jan. 1).

“This special event invites tour leaders, drivers and guides that have contributed positively to the operation of Tanah Lot,” said Operations Manager of Tanah Lot Attraction, I Ketut Toya Adnyana.

This event will present a variety of typical Tabanan and Balinese cuisines in general. They include tipat cantok, green gel ice, fruit salads with sugar sauce, klepon and other traditional delicacies.

While enjoying various menus available, participants of the Open House will be presented with traditional arts of Joged Bumbung. Dancers will invite participants to join the dance, enjoy the happiness of welcoming the year 2018.

Toya Adnyana added the annual event serves as an expression of gratitude to the players of tourism, especially those having given an economic impact to Tanah Lot attraction. Besides, it also serves as a promotional event for Tanah Lot attraction to the public. “This serves as a means to receive suggestions and inputs as well in order to maintain the object of Tanah Lot,” he said.

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Yeh Gangga Beach Features Local Cuisines

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Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti, encourages Yeh Gangga Beach to become a tourist destination in Tabanan by empowering local potential. aving been arranged several years ago, Yeh Gangga Beach, which was always complained about its garbage, has slowly started to be promising. Moreover, Yeh Gangga Beach turns into a considerable tourist spot. To boost tourism activities at the village of Yeh Gangga, this year local village held the Yeh Gangga Culinary Festival. It is expected to boost the tourist visits.

Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti, officially opened the two-day festival on Saturday (Dec. 9). Chief of Yeh Gangga customary village, Wayan Winda, who is also Chairman of the Committee, reported the activity takes place as the cooperation of local customary village with the Tabanan district government. This first festival features the theme of Segara Kebek meaning ‘the sea as source of prosperity.’ ​​ The festival provided 20 culinary booths presenting creative products of the people of Tabanan. Winda hoped the festival can become an effective means for dissemination and culinary business development as well as promotion of Yeh Gangga.

Regent Eka said the culinary festival is actually pre-event, just like a trial. Based on the event, the committee can map out what potentials are worth featuring at this location. Moreover, Yeh Gangga Beach is no less beautiful than any other beaches in Bali.

“Since it is still a trial, the implementation budget is also relatively small,” said the regent. However, if in the future the festival is able to survive and has potential to be developed, the district government promised to increase the budget.

She deliberately encouraged the activities to feature the potential of Yeh Gangga as an alternative tourist destination. Moreover, the lobsters formerly becoming the main results of fishermen of Yeh Gangga are

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can give the impression of fun to tourism players, such as tour guides, tour leaders and drivers when at Tanah Lot attraction area. “If they are happy, they will get motivated to bring their guests to visit this beloved Tanah Lot,” he added.

Although the Mount Agung remains in the warning alert level, tourist visits to Tanah Lot attraction remains quite high. Indeed there is a decline from the time before the alert level of Mount Agung was increased to warning, but the number of visits every day is still booming. Every day from dawn to sunset, thousands of tourists are still thronging Tanah Lot. (BTN/015)

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Pesan, a Tasty Balinese Traditional Menu esan or pepes is a Batraditional menu P linese that is quite tasty. This

menu is also often called tum or anyang or in accordance with respective region. Shape of the package is also different where in general there are three shapes, namely longwise upward rectangle, while others may wrap it like wrapped rice and sideline longwise rectangle like a pillow.

However, they all have the same ingredients and preparation.

For the Hindu communities on the Island of Gods, this pesan menu is also used as a means of offering presented to the ancestors. Yet this one is made simpler or smaller, so it can be easily put into the basket of the offerings.

The pesan for offerings is very special as made from selected ingredient such as black chicken, multi-colored chicken and others in accordance with the type of offerings and the level of ceremony.

Well, the pesan menu commonly intended for consumption has larger size. Similarly, the pesan to be sold will have different shape where it is mostly longwise and sideways like pillow. The ingredient also varies.

The one for sale is usually made from pork, chicken and fish.

Meanwhile, farmers in rural areas usually take advantage of the ingredients obtained from their paddy fields, such as fish, eels, frog, dragonflies and others.

Well, the pesan made from pork is the most easily encountered. This one is usually sold at restaurants and food stalls in rural and urban areas. Besides, it can also be obtained in traditional markets. If local communities organize a ceremony like wedding, pawukon-based birthday (otonan), cremation (ngaben) and others they will definitely make this type of pesan. This means the activities will involve community members in large

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numbers and this pesan menu will be served. Local community is very familiar with this menu.

Ingredient of this pesan menu is selected meat such as ham, skin and blood. The seasoning consists of onion, garlic, pepper and chili plus salt according to taste. Do not forget to add bay leaves to remove fishy smell ​​as well as increase the delicious aroma. People in rural areas regularly mix the ingredients with other supplement such as banana heart and banana underground steam and others.

Its preparation is very simple.

First of all, chop the meat to become smooth. While chopping, please be filled with blood so the meat turns red. The skin is boiled

and then sliced thin and into small size. Seasoning of onion, garlic, and chili are sliced ​​into small part. Then, the chopped meat is mixed together with seasoning well. Add some salt according to your taste.

When having a little stock of meat, people usually mix with grated coconut to get more batter. Next, wrap the batter with banana leaves and affix each end of the wrap with bamboo spin. Each wrap is filled with a bay leaf to balance cholesterol.

Then, steam them for about 20 minutes. Ultimately, take out and it’s ready to serve.

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Grand Istana Rama Holds Book Exhibition

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ook exhibition held by Grand Istana Rama Hotel was quite interesting and appreciated by tourists. The exhibition showcasing about 800 types of books drew the attention of foreign and domestic tourists staying at hotel in the area of ​​Kuta Beach. They were not just interested in reading, but also directly purchased it.

The exhibition taking place on December 18-24 featured a variety of books including management, tourism, culture, computer, hotel management, psychology, cuisine and others. The books are in Indonesian and English.

“These books are published by Bali Post and the books collected from tourists having been donated to the hotel,” said General Manager Adi Soenarno.

In addition to exhibiting books from three publishers, Adi Soenarno who is also an author, showed off books collected from tourists having been donated to the hotel. This donation books from tourists will be sold cheaply. “The proceeds of the book sale will be further donated to the parties in need to be submitted in the form of hotel CSR,” he said.

Other than presenting to tourists as a tourist attraction, this exhibition is also meant to welcome the 28th anniversary of Grand Istana Rama Hotel, post-eruption recovery of Mount Agung and idealism in supporting the reading programs especially among the hotel. “The point of this exhibition is to echo that Bali remains safe,” he said.

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indu community in Bali has a special way to honor the gamelan musical instrument. It is carried out by holding otonan ceremony on the Tumpek Krulut falling on Saniscara (Saturday) Kliwon Krulut (16/12). It is conducted every six months or 210 days.

People who have gamelan, the artists and gamelan art troupes are required to implement this ceremony.

Dr. I Gede Arya Sugiarta, Rector of the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar, said that providing ritual for gamelan instrument was mentioned in the Prakempa palm-leaf manuscript on Balinese gamelan. It was men-

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tioned there were four good ways to play Balinese gamelan namely the logic or philosophy, ethics, aesthetics and techniques to play gamelan.

In the ethics was then mentioned about the otonan for gamelan.

To make the gamelan instrument well maintained psychically, it could be done with ritual on Tumpek Krulut. If people would like to learn gamelan, they should perform

the ceremony on Tumpek Krulut.

“Tradition of holding ritual for gamelan on Tumpek Krulut is indeed a new tradition because we just realized it,” he said.

In the manuscript was mentioned that gamelan ritual was dedicated to God in his manifestation as the god of the arts. After the ceremony, it was expected that all gamelan musicians could play together. “It is based on the belief that after saying prayers people play gamelan together. In essence, it is building a sense of togetherness,” he said.

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Dr. Arya Sugiarta, the tradition of providing ritual for gamelan began around the 1990s when the Dance Academy of Indonesia (former name of the ISI) learned about the Prakempa manuscript well. “Through our faculty and students, we try to disseminate the information, so that it has now become a tradition,” he added.

The manuscript also mentioned that people were not allowed to overstep the gamelan as an effort to take care of the gamelan well.

In addition to offering some oblations, it should also be followed with good behavior. Essentially, it was the way how to respect to

atukaru Temple is one of the biggest Hindu Temples in Bali (Sad Kahyangan) with Catur Lokapala Temple and Padmabhuwana Temple status. It is set in the plateau area with lush tropical rain forest surround it. It is situated in the peaceful area which is far from the local resident that is ideally for worship. There are some temple building spread out through the tranquility of rain forest and the big mountain of Batukaru.

The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of characteristic power outside of physical of Watu Karu Temple.

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abanan district government achieved an award from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. Such positive appreciation is in the form

of Human Rights Concern District Award 2016. This was revealed on Tuesday (Dec. 12) when the Regional Secretary of Tabanan I Nyoman Wirna Ariwangsa with

the Head of Legal and Human Rights IGA Putu Sumarpatni handed over the trophy and the award to the Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti.

Balinese gamelan accordingly. “If it has been respected and cared for, it will automatically generate the taksu or divine vibration,” he added.

Prakem pa manuscript, said Dr. Arya Sugiarta, mentioned the ethics in playing the gamelan such as related to people’s posture. Gamelan should not be overstepped because the respected goods might not be overstepped.

For example, Balinese drums might not be overstepped, but played on thighs in cross-legged position. “Having been respected in such a way, the taksu would appear by itself,” he said.

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Gianyar Govt Awards Taxpayers and Tax Collection Officers

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he government of Gianyar through the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) handed out awards to taxpaying hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues as well as hotel and restaurant tax collectors for 2017. The awards were handed out by Gianyar Regent, AA Gde Agung Bharata, at the Gianyar Cultural Hall, Tuesday (Dec. 5).

Head of BPKAD Gianyar, I Wayan Ardana, said the tax awards are held yearly as an expression of gratitude to both taxpayers and tax collectors for their contributions towards the regionally generated revenue (PAD) target. Assessment criteria for taxpaeyers include abiding by the rules, accuracy in fulfilling obligations and amount of paid taxes.

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based on discipline, honesty and achievement of the targets set in each region. “The targeted amount of Hotel and Restaurant Taxes 2017 was achieved thanks to taxpayers’ obedience in carrying out their obligations. It is hoped that these awards will motivate other taxpayers to be diligent in abiding by tax regulations”, said Ardana.

There are six catergories of awards. Five star hotels that were given awards this year for being the 9 largest tax contributors were: Mandapa A Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons Resort, Padma Resort Ubud Hotel, Hotel Como Shambala, Maya Ubud Resort and Spa, Kupu-Kupu Barong Villas and Tree Spa, Komune Resort and Beach Club Bali and Kamandalu Resort and Spa. IN the category of Jasmine Ho-

tel 1, six of the largest tax contributors were: Ubud Wana Resort, Ana Puri Pabean Beach Villa and Spa, CV Dwaraka, Blue Karma Ubud, Sandat Glamping and Luwak Ubud Villas. For the category of Jasmine Hotel 2 is given to PT Bisma Internusa Jaya Abadi, PT Dharma Putra Siaja (The Goya), Bali Safari and Marine Park, Villa Bambu Indah, Black Penny Villas and Hotel Green Ubud.

Jasmine Hotel 3 category awards were given to Royal Pita Maha, The Chedi Club, Komaneka Bisma, PT. Sutera Abadi / Sens Hotel and Spa, and Rumah Luwih, Campuan Hotel and Spa. Awards for Cottages were given to Villa Ubud Padi, Villa Kayon, Aria Villa, Bali Diamond Estates, Villa Chapung Sebali and OM HAM Retreat Center.

Awards for restaurant tax payments to Four Seasons Resort, Mandapa A Ritz Carlton, Komune Resort and Beach Club Bali, Padma Resort Ubud Hotel, Bridges Bali Restaurant and Locavore.

Entertainment taxpayer category is given for Bali Safari and Marine Park, Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Bali Bird Park, Como Shambala Hotel, Kupu-Kupu Barong Villas and Tree Spa, and Royal Kirana Spa. The underground water tax awards went to Amandari, Royal Kirana Spa, Puri Wulandari, Kayu Manis Villa, Four Seasons Resort and The Chedi Club. Meanwhile, the Collector Officer is given to Region VII, Region II, Region IV, Region VI, Region I, Region III, Region V and starred-rated hotel Region.

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Previously, the award was handed over by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly to Regional Secretary I Nyoman Wirna Ariwangsa in the commemoration of the 69th World Human Rights Day officially opened by President Joko Widodo in Surakarta, Central Java, on December 10, 2017.

Regent Eka expressed her gratitude for the appreciation given by central government to Tabanan district. Moreover, this award comes from the field of human rights enforcement. “Of course, it is grateful for the umpteenth time as Tabanan received an award from the central government. I think this is the work of all parties, both the executives with the ranks of the regional agencies and the legislative,” said Regent Eka after receiving the reports from Regional Secretary Wirna Ariwangsa and Division Head of Law and Human Rights, IGA Sumarpatni.

With the award, continued Regent Eka, she becomes increasingly motivated to maximize services to the community especially with regard to the awareness and

human rights enforcement. “We always attempt so that people of Tabanan can get the right to security as well as the right to fulfill their life, economic, social, public services and legal services. Once again, this is the work of all parties,” she asserted.

Previously, in a brief introduction, Regional Secretary Wirna Ariwangsa explained that the awarding is not separated from the assessment process having been done by Ministry of Law and Human Rights in 2016. “The assessment took place in 2016 and was submitted this year in Surakarta coinciding with the commemoration of the 69th World Human Rights Day,” he explained.

The assessment process includes seven regional agencies in the field of health, education, women and children, population, employment, housing, and sustainable environment. “From the assessment is obtained the achievement of 81.11 points with the category of Human Rights Care,” said Division Head of General Affairs and Human Rights, IGA Sumarpatni.

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Municipality of Denpasar Signs MoU for Tourism Promotion

he Municipality of Denpasar signed a Tourism Promotion MoU with the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency (BPPD) at Griya Santrian in Sanur on Wednesday (Dec. 6) with the hope of streamlining the promotion of tourism for the City of Denpasar.

Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, explained that the meeting was held in order to address the impact that the eruption of Mount Agung has had on tourism Bali – including Denpasar.

“Bali faced a similar situation after the Bali bombings. We need to create a method for the handling of such incidents that should be well considered by all related parties and coordinated by BPPD Denpasar”, said Rai Mantra.

Disaster training should also be provided to those working in the tourism sector so that they can help tourists feel safe in the event of a disaster. “In the case that we are facing today, we should all be

using social media to spread the message that Bali is safe and that tourists should visit”, he said.

The massive impact that social media can have is an effective way of promoting the safety of Bali.

“If only 100 people use social media, there is still 100 pieces od data being spread. With the active participation of the community, the government will be greatly aided and tourism should be back on its feet in no time”, said Rai Mantra.

Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, M. A. Dezire Mulyani, said that the signing of the tourism promotion MoU was done by the Municipality of Denpasar, the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Association of Indonesian Tour Guide (HPI) and Association of The Indonesia Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA). “The MoU is certainly clarifies what measures need to be taken by the City of Denpasar to promote tourism”, she explained.

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Secret Garden Village’s First Anniversary Sales Call Must Be More Intensified ‘Hand in Hand, Together We Grow Stronger’ ourism players must work hard in the face of the decline in tourist arrivals due to the eruption of Mount Agung. Unavoidably, this resulted in hotel occupancy continuing to drop about tens of percent only.

“I have to make a sales call more intensively,” said Executive Secretary & Public Relations of b Hotel Bali & Spa, Christiana Goh. Since November 2017, many foreign tourists have cancelled their reservations. They are mostly foreign tourists that had previously reserved a room. This condition also affects domestic tourists that are mostly traveling in group.

“Thank God we are in ​​Kuta and Denpasar area still receiving hotel booking,” she explained.

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more sales call in the area of ​​Kuta and Denpasar. She also approached corporate, government, private companies and travel agencies, so they can take advantage of the existing venues. “Our hotel provides comfort with 233 rooms and various views such as balcony view, garden view and pool view as well as 2 Suite Rooms equipped with living room,” she added. b Hotel Bali & Spa is located in Denpasar and adjacent to Kuta area.

Likewise, it is adjacent to some famous beaches such as Kuta Beach, Legian Beach and Seminyak Beach.

A plenty of entertainment, restaurants and shopping are awaiting their come. “We have six meeting rooms, a restaurant, a pool of children and adults, lounge, pool bar, in-house clinic, fitness room and Spa,” she concluded.

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implicty and warmth shrouded the atmosphere of Secret Garden Village’s first anniversary celebration. It was held at The Luwus of the Secret Garden Village located on Raya Denpasar-Bedugul KM ​​36, Baturiti, Bedugul, Saturday (Dec. 9). The celebration was attended by all employees with great joy. After the speech by Billy Hartono Salim, CEO of Secret Garden Village, it was resumed the cutting of cake and closed with dinner with the family of Secret Garden Village.

This inaugural celebration of the year with the tagline ‘Hand in Hand, Together We Grow Stronger’ is also becoming a reference of the work in 2018. “Amid the less conducive condition of Bali, we must still have the spirit to be getting better. This condition will pass and we may not go down.

On the contrary, we must hold hands, get up, go hand in hand and mutually support among the departments and keep trying and improving ourselves to be ready for any condition,” said Billy Hartono Salim.

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Billy Hartono Salim (right) shake hand with Dewi Permana Vice Precident of PT Natura Pesona Mandiri to make improvement in the company’s vision and mission and innovates to provide the best services and comfort for visitors.

It includes the provision of additional special facility for children namely Mecanda. It features the concept of playing facility with traditional game in combination with education for the next generation of the nation.

In 2017, it also expands the service range by opening the Black Eye Coffee & Roastery outlet on Jalan Sunset Road under the Black

Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen brand.

It is slightly different from the outlet in Bedugul. The Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen has the concept of open brewing bar and open kitchen so the coffee lovers can get to know coffee through manual brewing process and see directly the process of making the healthy and hygienic food with modern equipment. “Secret Garden Village is always trying to improve services and provide the best for satisfaction and comfort of visitors,” he explained.

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UHA Holds Ubud Chef Competition in Series of the 13th Anniversary hen working at hotel or restaurant of their workplace, these chefs remain to be considered junior. However, when faced with a competition, they are no longer beginners. Simply look at their capability to process menus until the presentation. It looks very beautiful, neat and creative as well as taste delicious. They are able to present new menus. So, do not be surprised. After being given the opportunity to taste, visitors will say wow...

It is the atmosphere of the Ubud Chef Competition held by the Ubud Hotel Association (UHA) at Bale Udang Ubud on Saturday (Dec. 9). The competition is intended to enliven the thirteenth anniversary of UHA attended by 30 participants.

“We indeed restrict the number of participants as the venue is not adequate. Hopefully, next year we can involve more young chefs,” said Chairman of the UHA, Adit Pande.

This competition features the theme of Balinese Cooking.

Therefore, all the participants must prepare Balinese cuisines with the main ingredients like tilapia and eel. The challenge of participants is in the processing of Balinese cuisine with local spices, but can be enjoyed by foreign tourists. “The competition is meant to promote junior chefs to a higher level so they can grow their confidence,” said Adit Pande.

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very familiar with Balinese and Indonesian cuisine in general. It is unlike a trip to Thailand that presents typical menus of the country.

“Bali has a variety of tasty menus, but be less promoted. Hotels rarely serve Balinese cuisines,” said Adit Pande.

In the tourist area of ​​Ubud, many restaurants offer local menus, such as the Merah Putih, Sang Saka and Nusantara. It is not true if Balinese cuisines are said to be spicy because the menus are served separately from condiment, so the lovers can measure themselves according to their taste. “Balinese cuisines should be promoted more to travelers as in Thailand and Malaysia.

They serve their local cuisines,” he said.

Chairman of the Committee, Gede Paskara Karilo, said the competition involved 5 judges

posing the senior chef of the UHA. The cooking competition is also to promote local cuisines of Bali, so they can be demanded by foreign community. “Actually Balinese menus have been accepted by foreign community, but we have not marketed them. So far, the menus at hotels are just emphasized on the Western menus,” he said.

The Ubud Chef Competition established I Nyoman Suartana (Kayu Manis Ubud) to get Top Score, I Wayan Arinarta (Alaya Resort Ubud) as the first Runner Up, I Wayan Erik Hendrawan (Santi Mandala Villa) as the Second Runner Up, I Ketut Redana (The Kayon Resort) as the Third Runner Up, Made Sumini (Sri Ratih Cottage) as fourth Runner Up and I.B. Made Dwijendra (Shankara Resort) as fifth Runner Up. (BTN/015)

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eraban Langit Temple is located in the Village Sading, Mengwi District, Badung regency, Bali. Distance to the temple is about 13 km from Denpasar, Bali and about 35 minutes away by a motor vehicle from Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport.Keraban Langit Temple located at the area at the edge of rice fields precisely the riverbank.

This temple is Dang Khayangan Temple. When the day of the offering or the birthday of the god (pujawali), village communities in the area constantly do cleansing in this temple. In this temple there is a spring of holy water that is believed to bring blessings.

Besides, the temple is often used as a place for meditation. God worshiped in this temple is Lord Vishnu, Quenn Gede Lingsir, Queen Ayu and Queen Made.

On certain days like Saraswati day and Siwalatri day, many tourists who visit here to worship and meditate wish that their expectations and desires can be achieved.

Keraban Langit Temple are in a cave. Upon entering the temple area, we will reach the middle of the cave where it is cool, fresh and peaceful.

This is due at the top of the cave there is a hole so as to make fresh air and sun can enter inside and make

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Let’s Go to Blahkiuh Campground ncient kings in Bali had their own retreat.

One of them is now transformed into a campground. If you want to see it, simply come to Blahkiuh Campground. This tourist attraction was formerly a resting place taken advantage by the royal family of Mengwi equipped with a pool and public bath. This campground is located at Blahkiuh village, Abiansemal, about 19 km north of Denpasar and about 2 km to the west of Jalan Raya Denpasar – Petang, in front of Blahkiuh subdistrict police station.

This location offers so beautiful and tranquil atmosphere because it is quite far from highway. Besides, this location is also close to some attractions being quite prominent in the Badung region such as Taman Ayun and Sangeh nutmeg forest. Various facilities are also avail-

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a prayer or meditation to feel comfortable and at home. This temple called Pura Keraban Langit, where Kerep means tedung (roof) and the Langit means the sky so if you have the sense described temple

open to the sky. Keraban Langit Temple was built in ancient times, the temple has existed since the time of Udayana Kingdom. This is explained in the inscription on the Pura Puseh Desa Adat Sading.

able at this location such as: swimming pool, tennis court, restaurant and lodging.

Blahkiuh Campground is intended for scouting activities or education-related activities. At this location, people often organize a gathering to celebrate the anniversary of their company, organization, agencies and others. Until now, this tourist attraction continues to be arranged and improved.

Well, if you happen to have an adventurous spirit, this location is perfect for you. With various facilities available, surely this location is worth visiting. Blahkiuh customary village itself is the capital of Abiansemal subdistrict, Badung district, the home to various famous arts in Bali such as Kecak Dance, Parwa, Arja Basur, Joged Bumbung, and carving art.

Badung Government Tourism Office Address : Pusat Pemerintah Pemkab Badung Mangupraja Mandala Sempidi Ph. (0361) 9009271. W. www.badungkab.go.id

Deputy Regent Sedana Arta Reminds Stakeholders eputy Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, confirmed the celebration of Christmas and New Year in Bangli district must be well and conducive.

To that end, local government invited relevant stakeholders to continuously coordinate

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and maintain security and public order before and after Christmas and New Year celebration.

This was conveyed by Sedana Arta when opening the coordination meeting of Grand Candle Operation in order to secure the Christmas and New Year as well as anticipate the increase in food prices in Bangli district in the meeting room of Bangli Police on Tuesday (Dec. 12).

Further he said that in every implementation of religious activities either on Christmas or other holidays, police assisted by the Indonesian Military (TNI) always perform security operations. “In essence, we want all parties to come together and keep the situation Bangli so as to remain safe and conducive.

Other than on great holidays, it is expected to take place continuously,” he explained.

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trol of food prices ahead of the great holidays such as Christmas and New Year, deputy regent explained that rogue elements usually have started to make a thousand ways to take advantage of this condition. To that end, Deputy Regent Sedana Arta requested the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID), related regional agencies assisted by the military and police authority to more frequently conduct market operations in order to maintain price stability and ensure the food availability.

Bangli Government Tourism Office : Jl. Sriwijaya No. 23 Bangli Ph. (0366) 91537. W. www.banglikab.go.id

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Come and Visit Nusa Dua Light Festival until January 2018 To ensure and campaign for Bali, especially Nusa Dua area remains safe to be visited, the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) held Nusa Dua Light Festival (NDLF). The festival, which began on December 8, will run until January 14, 2018, centered on Peninsula Island. ccording to ITDC Director of Corporate Strategy and Finance, Jatmiko K. Santosa, the organization of NDLF aims to show off to the world that Bali remains safe to be visited. In addition, this event is also meant to welcome Christmas and New Year holidays.

“This festival is a form and effort to bring in tourists to the Island of the Gods in the middle of Mount Agung eruption disaster.

We want to convey that all destinations in Bali beyond the red (dangerous) zone are still safe and operated as usual,” he said.

Jatmiko insisted that Bali is always ready to receive tourist arrivals at the end of the year. In the case of Mount Agung eruption impacting on tourists staying at The Nusa Dua, his management is also ready to implement the government policies related to mitigation standards so that security and comfort of tourists can still be

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Previously, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) has released an estimated radius of Mount Agung eruption dangers of 8 kilometers, plus sectoral expansion to the north-northeast and southeastsouth-southwest as far as 10 km from Mount Agung. To that end, there are two tourist areas that should be avoided namely Besakih Temple and the area near Mount Agung.

Distance of The Nusa Dua from Mount Agung is very far reaching 40 kilometers. Thus, it remains in safe radius. “Tourists do not have to worry about attending the Nusa Dua Light Festival and enjoying their holiday in Bali while they are in the safe zone. We are optimistic that our target audience can be achieved,” added Jatmiko.

The NDLF held at the turn of the year is the second time after a similar event held in June-July

Half Century of Made Kaek, Painting Exhibition at Vin + Seminyak

in + is a restaurant and wine shop as well as a place to hold painting exhibition that has held the same event.

Made Kaek showcased 56 works of various sizes. Some paintings are made on canvas, while some others on paper or wood. All the works are created during the period of 2007 - 2017. The exhibition opened on December 16 at 19:00 will take place until January 23, 2018.

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2017. In this year’s event, the ITDC cooperated with PT Cikal Bintang Bangsa with the theme of “The Jungle.” Visitors can enjoy the beauty of lanterns made to resemble forests and various types of animals, such as dragons, dinosaurs and other forest animals.

In addition, tourists will also

be entertained with a variety of entertainments, such as traditional performances, music and culinary delights. For visitors wishing a challenge, there is hot air balloon with the capacity of six passengers that can be flown reaches a height of 25 meters. Other rides include trampolines, balloon houses, mini

ngurah Rai Airport will be crowded by passengers ahead of Christmas and New Year 2018. Therefore, the airport and the Airport Community alert integrated command post. The post is intended to monitor the transport during the Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018. “The integrated post is aimed to monitor airport operations, especially in anticipation of passenger density,” said General Manager of Ngurah Rai Airport, Yanus Suprayogi, Monday (Dec. 18).

Yanus Suprayogi said that December is in high season.

“Trend of passengers and flights at the end of the year is always increasing as many people want to spend Christmas and New Year holidays in Bali,” said Yanus.

The command post will last for 22 days starting on December 18, 2017 to January 8, 2018.

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As the name implies, this command post is a combination of the elements of Angkasa Pura I, Airport Authority for Region IV, Ngurah Rai Air Force Base, Airport Police Authority, K-9 Unit, National SAR Agency, Airport Health Office, airline and ground handling. “We have to make sure that all aspects of the service both facilities and human resources are in ready condition,” he said.

This integrated post is equipped with passenger health services with a doctor on duty and ambulance that will be alerted for 24 hours. Every day, there will be 1,300 personnel on duty. They do not include the support from external parties such as from the national police, air force, SAR Agency and KKP. “Security, safety and smoothness of passenger traffic and flights become our main focus,” he added.

Prediction on the increase in the number of passengers can be

trains, and mini helicopters that can be enjoyed by children.

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seen from the submission of additional flights (extra flight) having been filed by several airlines to the airport authority. “We have approved 477 extra flight plans and nearly 80,000 additional seats from five airlines and they are all domestic destinations. The most is from and to Surabaya with totally 182 extra flights, Lombok with 112 flights, Jakarta with 81 flights while the rest is to several cities in Eastern Indonesia,” explained Yanus.

To anticipate the passenger surge, Angkasa Pura I authority has intensively coordinated with all stakeholders in order to maintain the smooth operation of the flight. “Aside from the airport area, we have also coordinated with the national police to help maintain the smooth access to and from the Ngurah Rai Airport.

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At the current age of 50 years, Made Kaek holds a solo exhibition at Vin Plus on Jalan Kayu Jati # 1 Seminyak, Kuta. With the theme ‘Made Kaek # 50,’ this Denpasar-born artist on January 23, 1967 would like to make the exhibition a small celebration to mark the 2017 as half century of his age. “Amid this art journey, I also cover the world of tourism. Originally, I felt anxious to pursue the ‘two worlds’ namely the art and tourism,” he said.

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den, while in the world of tourism he works to live welfare. “Originally, it was just for fun in adolescence. As a child and getting into adolescence, I consider to having no privileges, so I have to choose this,” he said.

As a person born in the 1960s, he is regarded as one of the witnesses of the growth of Denpasar into a city. Kaek did not start his fun of drawing when he was a child as a number of artists that have started loving drawing since childhood.

He began drawing when going to high school without guidance or encouragement from others.

Kaek tried to sketch out his perception of the objects around him. He did not think of the way he should look because he did not know. Most importantly, the drawings or sketches he constructs can build a figuration. He is confident that his image resembles to usual images or sketches in general as he sees.

Kaek felt confident that drawing pleasure is obtained from his mother’s blood, Ni Ketut Nendri, originating from Sukawati. After graduating from high school, Kaek pursued legal studies at a university in Yogyakarta. Instead of studying diligently, he even associated with the students of the art studies and joined their drawing activities.

Nevertheless, he finally could complete his university study majoring in law, but Kaek decided to engage fully in the world of the art in Bali.

On the way, he had hesitated considering the world of the art is a world of expression while he must be financially independ-

ent. Although he did not entirely leave the art, Kaek finally decided to pursue the world of tourism in Bali. These two paths of life are united in him. He founded Paros Gallery on December 12, 1999 and then early 2017 renamed it into Paros House. B N (BTN/015)

Maca Villas & Spa Bali awarded as Indonesia Villa Of The Year Despite of Mt. Agung issue, it is not stopping Maca Villas & Spa Bali’s team to do their best. We strives to offer our best quality of the service and put more effort to

fulfill beyond guest’s expectation.

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aca Villas & Spa Bali has been awarded as Indonesia Villa of the Year 2017/2018 by ITTA (Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards). The award judging process went through a screening

by ITTA, online vote, qualitative judging by BINUS Business School and the final judging by Board of advisories before the winner announced.

The awards was presented by Mr. Firdaus Alamsjah the Executive Dean at Binus Bussiness School to Mr. Agus Made Yoga Iswara, the Corporate General Manager of Maca Group during the Gala Award Night at JW Marriot Jakarta on Monday, 11 December 2017 evening.

Mr. Yoga Iswara said “This award is solid proof that we are care of our guest’s satisfaction.

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Gde Palgunadi palgunadigde@yahoo.com mid the tourism recovery efforts undertaken by all elements of society in Bali, it is necessary to consider the basic elements that it is better for us to contemplate or rethink for a while. Do a restart or whatever. In the middle of the Mount Agung eruption disaster hitting the tourism sector of Bali, surely it has a positive impact.

It’s named positive because we were told to re-think about Bali’s holistic tourism strategy.

Really, it needs to be kept in mind repeatedly. Perhaps, it will result in boredom and there may be a presumption that media has run out of fresh idea to look for new things so they continuously do the repetition. It’s absolutely no. One of the tasks borne by media is to provide enlightenment and educate the community so they are not blinded by short-term interests. They do not pursue economic interests all the times.

The problem is that it happens in Bali. Hinduism, local culture and ancestral teachings suggest it. There is always a blessing in disguise behind disasters. Sometimes, we do not really understand. Our philosophy, Tri Hita Karana, always teaches harmonious relationship with vertical and horizontal elements. Harmonizing thought, word and action is not easy.

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most importantly, we must overcome the sense of ego and the inner constraints that is often too dominant.

Well, when Bali tourism recovery efforts are synergistically carried out with the back-up of central government through the Ministry of Tourism, once again it must be reminded this effort is not solely an economic matter. It does not just catch the target of tourist visit or discuss about the threat of employee layoff and so on. However, there is something more important, namely the sustainability of this tourism forward, how to care for it and find the exact formulation to manage Bali in single management. The concept of one island management has long been echoed but it is hard to put into practice. Each region has its own ego.

Well, when we are hit by disaster, inevitably we have to unite our attitude, perception and go hand in hand to immediately recover from adversity.

The interdependency in the future will be very high. We cannot live alone despite having prepared scenarios with various variants. This disaster reminds us that we are not ready with contingency plan, an emergency plan when the main plan does not work or cannot be implemented.

Besides, as stated above, it is necessary to contemplate for a while. If this condition recovers quickly and we behave normally as ever before, this disaster is not meaningful to us. Actually, this is a lesson if we want to learn how to make self-assessment, assess the potential of Bali’s nature amidst the endless turmoil of tourism industry. Do we still orientate in quantity? Not quality? It should also become contemplation. So far, we are all still euphoric how to recover as soon as possible from this adversity.

Hotel rooms, restaurants, airport are quiet and so on. All parties blame on the eruption of Mount Agung. Is it right? Think it once again? Is it on the contrary, right?

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Bali Safari & Marine Park achieved prestigious award again. This time, located at JW Marriott Jakarta, Bali Safari successfully proved once again its superiority in Indonesia by achieving four categories at once namely the Indonesia Leading Theme Park for Bali Safari & Marine Park, Indonesia Leading Thematic Resort for Mara River Safari Lodge, Indonesia Leading Thematic Restaurant for Tsavo Lion Restaurant, and Indonesia Leading Tourism Show for Bali Agung Show in the awarding night of the Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards (ITTA) 2017/18.

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Group, revealed that this award is a concrete form of the consistency made by Bali Safari & Marine

Park in its tenth year by always prioritizing quality and excellent services and supported by professional and skilled staff in their fields.

Indonesia Travel and Tourism Award (ITTA) is an annual national award for the field of tourism. The winners are selected through three stages of selection, namely online (voting) with 25 percent proportion, qualitative and quantitative assessment by a jury with the proportion of 50 percent, and assessment stage by BINUS Business School by 25 percent. B N (BTN/r)

Swiss-belhotel Creates Testimonials ount Agung eruption remaining to take place until now with various phases certainly affects the business sector, especially tourism in Bali. Moreover, the closure of Ngurah Rai International Airport as the entrance into Bali not long ago caused few tourists to be unable to come or go home.

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“To treat them as guests that have chosen our hotel as their accommodation while in Bali, we are trying to help them directly in order to get the right information either from the airport, consulate office or other authorities,” said Agnes Dwi Wulandari, Public Relations and Executive Secretary of Swiss-Belinn Legian.

Meanwhile, Gde Palgunadi, General Manager of Bali Travel News, said that stakeholders and the government have done a lot of efforts, especially for bridging tourists back to their home country, but the reality in the field still faces many obstacles because there are policies and geographical factors.

“To declare Bali is still safe to be visited related to the eruption of Mount Agung, regionally we create programs, testimonials for tourists who stay at Swissbel hotel in Bali as a medium to get correct information about the situation of Bali,” added Teddy Manangka, Regional Manager, PR & Promotion of Bali SwissBell at social visit to Bali Travel News office, accompanied by Dian Trisna Dewi, Swiss-Belhotel Tuban and Monica Meliala from Swiss-Belhotel RainforestKuta.

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Second Anniversary of Berry Glee Hotel ‘Young 2Get Here’ onday (Dec. 27) is the celebration of the second anniversary of Berry Glee Hotel. The theme of ‘Young 2 Get Here’ (read as young together) is interpreted that we are invited to be together and have a young spirit and vivacity that can be acquired at Berry Glee Hotel.

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contest, and table tennis. Previously, the Berry Glee Hotel team also held a CSR for Mount Agung refugees and pilgrimage.

Festive celebration of the second anniversary of Berry Glee Hotel increased with the appearance presented by the host. There were traditional dance, the big three winners of lip sync and fire dance. As an appreciation to the employees, it also gave a gift to Ni Luh Gede Indah Rismayani from Front Office (FO) as The Best Employee 2017. At the end of the event, employees of Berry Glee Hotel invited all guests in attendance to join flash mob.

“Hopefully, the theme of ‘Young 2get Here’ can invite the employees to always feel young, joyful, festive and the ideas will come by itself,” said I Gusti Ngurah Raka Sadrana, Operations Manager of Berry Glee Hotel in his speech. Berry Glee, congratulations on your second anniversary!

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mazing atmosphere was emanated from the four hundreds of participants of the Pacto Family Gathering 2017 held at The Rich Prada Bali Hotel in Pecatu Graha, Nusa Dua area, taking place for two days from Saturday (Dec. 16). This annual activity held at the yearend is an appreciation and a form of gratitude to all families and employees of Pacto Ltd. and PT. Bali Prima Holidays. Pacto Family Gathering this time is very special because it coincided with the 50 years old of

Pacto Ltd. General Manager of Pacto Ltd., Freddy Rompas, said that Pacto Family Gathering is a regular activity as a form of gratitude to employees and their families because they have been working hard to advance the company.

“Throughout the year they have worked hard. Sometimes they were out at night, sometimes never got off. So, here we bring the entire family of the employees to be closer and as a form of our gratitude,” he explained.

As an expression of gratitude of the company, we distribute hun-

dreds of door prizes. Moreover, the Pacto Family Gathering this time is very special because it coincides with the 50 years of Pacto Ltd. and PT. Bali Prima Holidays.

Every employee and family in attendance is guaranteed to get a door prize. As the grand prize, he prepares four units of motorcycles. Simultaneously, all participants are entitled to stay together in 200 rooms of The Rich Prada Bali Hotel. “We make sure that all can get a gift and enjoy the hotel facilities. So, today all people in attendance are guaranteed to go home happily,” he said.

Leadership, staff dan employees of Pacto join the Family Gathering 2017 on Saturday (Dec.16).

Local Sandal Products Penetrate Export Market

andra Collection, a local sandal crafter, has been able to make sandal product having export quality.

Moreover, with the creativity of Ni Nyoman Ayu Upadani familiarly addressed as Mrs. Candra, the owner of Candra Collection is able to combine patchwork especially Balinese clothes such as endek and songket, so it becomes exclusive sandal and bag products.

She claimed the establishment of her sandal handicraft started

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with the capital of IDR 500,000 eighteen years ago. The attention of Denpasar municipality through Dekranasda Denpasar chaired by Mrs. IA Selly D. Mantra continues to provide coaching and the opportunities to promote the sandal and bag products through exhibition.

Interestingly, the exhibition followed makes her products more popular among the public. The exhibition can be through Denpasar municipality and Bali Arts Festival including the exhibition

outside Bali region. “I have got the attention extended by the Denpasar municipality because it always gives guidance and opportunity if there is an exhibition,” she said in the exhibition at Pamogan village, Monday (Dec. 11).

Her sandals have penetrated export markets such as Japan and Australia. When combined with the patchwork materials, they look more attractive. About 90 percent of the products are worked on manually and 10 percent by machine involving 15 workers. “The price is still affordable ranging from IDR 50,000 to IDR 250,000. Unfortunately, I do not have a smoothing machine,” she said.

Mrs. IA Selly D. Mantra is proud of the creativity showed by craftsmen in the city of Denpasar, so she continuously provides coaching including to Candra Collection.

Such guidance is meant to improve the competitiveness of the MSME products in the market both local and export markets. “Hopefully, all the MSMEs continuously develop their creative ideas so they can compete in the market,” he hoped.

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Chief Operating Officer, Umberto Cadamuro, said that employees are assets whose quality must always be maintained. Therefore, he very much appreciates to the hard work of hundreds of employees having been working for the company, trying hard to advance the company. “Throughout this year, they have worked hard. On that account, we want to restore the hard work through the activities of Pacto Family Gathering,” he said.

Along with the condition of the past three months since the eruption of Mount Agung, Bali tourism has receded and will certainly have an impact on tourism business. “For our company, there is still an impact, but it is not insignificant, only around two percent.

Therefore, we strive to maintain

employee without having to lay them off from working or terminate the employment. In fact, we are very lucky. Coinciding with the 50 years of Pacto Ltd. this time, it is our biggest achievement along the passage of Pacto Ltd.,” added Umberto.

Meanwhile, Rika Larasati as General Manager of PT. Bali Prima Holidays added that Pacto Family Gathering this time are attended by a number of freelance tour guides who have been contributing a lot to the company. “Many freelance tour guides have helped the company and representatives of the headquarters. We are very grateful to coincide with this 50 years’ achievement. We are very satisfying,” she said. BTN

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Rai Mantra Hands Over 4,754 Certificates of Competency ayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, handed over 4,754 certificates of competency to workers of Denpasar City. The certificates were handed over symbolically in Sewaka Dharma Building Denpasar on Friday (Dec. 8). Last February, he also handed over 9,174 professional certificates to workers in Denpasar City.

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he second Pamuke Festival (Pamfes) was enlivened with food bazaar activities. The menus included a variety of local

food such as lawar (minced meat with selected vegetable), gravy bones, snail satay, grilled chicken, hot spicy satay, roasted suckling pig and various traditional drinks. The

festival held by Pamuke customary village youth club (sekaa taruna) of Kedaton, Sumerta Kelod village, East Denpasar, was opened by Mayor I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra marked by beating gamelan on Thursday (Dec. 7).

Pamuke Festival taking place for three days (Dec. 7-9) involved the culinary potentials of Kedaton hamlet community. “This food bazaar poses a means of the youth club in raising fund to support various creativities of young people in preserving Balinese culture,” said Chief of Pamuke youth club, Made Ardhian Kusuma Yasa.

Ardhian Kusuma Yasa said the second festival is meant to improve creativity, strengthen friendship among the youth club members throughout Denpasar City in general and increase the spirit

Juwuk Manis Waterfall

Buleleng Visited by Jumbo Cruise Ship V Genting Dream cruise ship measuring 335 meters anchored at Celukan Bawang Harbor, Grokgak, on Wednesday (Dec. 13). The ‘jumbo’ size cruise ship with 20 decks is from Singapore and carries 5,200 tourists and cabin crews.

The arrival of tourists in North Bali were welcomed warmly with the entertainment of Balinese traditional dances and taken to visit some prominent tourist destinations in Buleleng.

Head of the Buleleng Tourism Office, Nyoman Sutrisna, said that 1,500 people of the total cruise passengers visited the tourist destinations in the area. They did not stay in Buleleng, but only dropped in and took a tour program to some destinations in Buleleng. The tour package included city tour, Lovina, Munduk tourism village, Lake Buyan, Lake Tamblingan, Menjangan Island and West Bali National Park (TNBB). “This tourist visit serves as promotion mean that Buleleng and Bali are

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they have. “I do not want the local workers in the city of Denpasar to be less competitive in their own region because they do not have a certificate of competency although the economic growth of the city is good,” he said.

Rai Mantra added that local workers are inseparable from global competition considering that Indonesia has signed the cooperation of ASEAN Economic Community (MEA). In 2020, Indonesia will enter the free trade of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with wider impact than MEA. With

Various Cuisines Grace Second Pamuke Festival

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the presence of MEA and WTO, all foreign workers can work in Indonesia if they have competency certificate.

Head of the Denpasar Manpower and Competency Certification, I GA Anom Suradi, said the handover of competency certificates is meant to support the city of Denpasar as a city of competency. The implementation

of competency in Denpasar is supported by Vocational Training Institute (LPK), Professional Certification Institute and Vocational School (SMK). “In the future, all SMK and LPK students should have competency certificate after completing their education in accordance with their expertise,” he said. BTN

to maintain sublime culture and cultural heritage. With the theme of We All Heritage (WAH), it is meant to realize young spirit in preserving and loving culture as well as being not ashamed of saying ‘We All Heritage.’

Mayor I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra invited young people to join fanaticism movement in generating local potency, especially

Balinese cuisines. They become an important key in reviving local potentials. “The bazaar activities held by Pamuke youth club through food festival involved the local culinary potentials and graved with the performance of music groups. It is a very good thing and can be followed by other youth clubs in Denpasar,” said Rai Mantra. BTN

safe to be visited,” he said.

He added that selection of Celukan Bawang for cruise ship to anchor is meant to boost tourists visit to Buleleng amid the eruption impact of Mount Agung. This indicates that Buleleng and Bali are still safe and worth visiting by tourists. It is also a tourism promotion that Buleleng is not inferior to other regions in Bali. “Hopefully, they can see firsthand and experience directly the tourism and natural beauty owned by Buleleng so they can come back to Buleleng,” he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, said that amid the issue of the impact of Mount Agung eruption that made Bali tourism sluggish, Buleleng is even visited by cruise ship carrying thousands of tourists. This opportunity is taken advantage to convey the message that Buleleng and Bali are still safe to be visited. “Hopefully, this tourist visit can revive the current sluggish tourism condition of Buleleng and Bali in general. Similarly, we hope this visit can continue,” he said. BTN

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t another part of Manggis Sari Village, exactly in Juwuk Manis sub- village, eastern of Bunut Bull-racing Center Bolong, there is a waterfall which is surrounded by a beautiful and natural panorama.

Juwuk Manis Waterfall is about 15 meters high, and has been much visited by tourists. This place could be reached through Pangyangan Village which is located at the sides of Denpasar – Gilimanuk high way, about 50 km from Denpasar to the west. From Pangyangan Village, it is about 7 km to the north to arrive at Juwuk Manis Sub-village.

Then, to arrive at the waterfall, it is continued by walking on foot passing a path among the plantation of the local. The interesting point of this waterfall, besides the height and its clear water, is also its environment which is still natural, pleasant, and beautiful. Thus, it is very interesting for those who love environmental conservation, adventured tourism including trekking, camping, etc. BTN

JEMBRANA

Denpasar Government Tourism Office : Address; Jl. Surapati No. 7 Denpasar, Ph. (0361) 234569, 223602, 231422 Fax. (0361) 223602 http://pariwisata.denpasarkota.go.id

Babakan Hamlet of Sukawati Has a Myriad of Puppeters GIANYAR

The Center of Art

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abakan hamlet in Sukawati, Gianyar, is known for having many puppeteers and this hamlet located adjacent to the Sukawati

Art Market is also famous as being home to many art maestros..

Wayan Wija is one puppeteer whose name is familiar to art lovers from his distinct telling fhte storu of Tantri. Wayan Nartha and Nyoman Granyam are two other well known pupeterrs from Bebakan hamlet.

Granyam became famous after President Soekarna invited him to stage a puppet show at the Ubud Palace in 1962. There are many other puppeteers from this hamlet who are well known in the area and in many other parts of Bali and beyond.

I Ketut Sudiana, who is a descendant of a Nyoman Nartha, explained that Babakan is famous as a puppet art village. From time immemorial puppeteers have thrived here. Currently there are approximately 20 third generation

puppeteers in Babakan hamlet who perform various types of puppet shows. “Babakan Sukawati became a center of art during the kingdom era”, he said.

The people of Babakan have remained highly creative developing all manner of traditional puppets with Wayan Madra being a famous example. Many foreign scholars come to Babakan to research Balinese puppets, explained this lecturer from the Faculty of Performing Arts, ISI Denpasar.

Babakan village is also famous for silver handicrafts, drawing many buyers. The late Wayan Sobrat was a famous bade tower (used to haul body in cremation ceremony) and lion artist and his skills have been passed down to his children who still make these beautiful sculptures.

Most interestingly, the Babakan community is still diligent in preserving their palm-leaf manuscripts as a source of inspiration for their performing arts. The legacy of the palm-leaf manuscript is also varied. “The manuscripts are a very useful reference for puppeteers for the story material in puppet performances. Sometimes specific stories are requested so they must be prepared carefully”, said Sudiana.

Today, there are many young creative puppeteer, explained this winner of the Bali Little Puppeteer 1983, because the arte environment of the hamlet is conducive

Jembrana Government Office: Surapati Street No. 1 Jembrana Telp. (0365) 41210 Fax: (0365) 41010 Email: jembranatourism@yahoo.com, Website : jembranakab.go.id

Buleleng Government Office: Pahlawan Street 1st Singaraja, Bali - Indonesia Ph. (0362) 21146, Email: humasbuleleng@yahoo.com, Website : www.bulelengkab.go.id

Prada Lunch Proves Students Capable of Packaging an Event rada Lunch is a creativity organized by students of SMK Pariwisata Dalung (Prada) tourism vocational school. This young generation posing the prospective worker or tourism entrepreneur is able to initiate an activity ranging from designing, implementing to marketing. They looked very compact, so the invited guests always thumbed up.

The invitees consisting of their parents, surrounding figures, media and officials were welcomed and served with drinks. Then, they looked around while watching their learning activities at the tourism school. Next, they went into a hall and served with a variety of food menus of their work. “This activity invites general public to taste and give assessment,” said Chairman of the Bali Dwipa Tourism

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to creativity. He hiself became a puppeteer because he was encouraged by his family, like when he had to perform in the Bali Little Puppeteer Festival to represent Gianyar district. In the competition held by Cultural Development and Advisory Council (Listibya), this Gianyar-born man on March 29, 1970 won first place. From then on, he became a famous child puppeteer who received many requests to perform.

At Sukawati village, there are many puppeteers with different specific skills. Puppeteers must pay attention to rhetoric, the dialogue of the puppets when arguing and

dancing technique of the puppets is also very important. There are many young puppeteers today even outside of Sukawati who are enticed by the many arts including in this one art form.

In addition to actively performing and making puppets, Sudiana also teaches in the Puppetry Department of the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar. “In the past, most puppet craftsmen were also a puppeteers. Today, many art lovers also become craftsmen of puppets”, he concluded. BTN

Gianyar Government Tourism Office Address : Jl. Ngurah Rai No. 9 Gianyar Ph. (0361) 943401 Fax. (0361) 943554 website: www.diparda.gianyarkab.go.id, www.gianyartourism.com, email: admingianyar@gianyarkab.go.id, info@gianyartourism.com

Education Foundation, Ketut Suanaya.

All guests were then served like a tourist at hotel. The atmosphere was also unique because on stage the students of the art lovers presented a variety of interesting art performances ranging from traditional to modern art filled with innovation.

More interestingly, along with the Prada Lunch activities, the students from eleventh and twelfth grade also held Prada Expo in the school yard. This first event sold various kinds of food and beverages as the results of their creativities when following the event of cultural ashram. While peddling their processed products, they also filled the event with entertainment in the form of rindik presentation. BTN (BTN/bud)

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DINE OUT

Business and Leisure

Bebek Pangi, Prominent Menu at Pangi Restaurant of b Hotel Bali

The atmosphere of Mongolian Buffet Dinner at Pangi Restaurant

Did you know ?

“

Condition of Mount Agung eruption in fact has a very significant impact especially on the hotel occupancy. Currently, it is only in the range of 30 percent. When compared to the same month last year, it is very far,” said Dewi A Minarta, SM of Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa when visiting the editorial office of Bali Travel News (BTN).

Accompanied by Ketut Ekawati, Dewi who is the Marcomm of Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa was received

by Gde Palgunadi, GM of BTN accompanied by Gugiek Savindra, Chief Editor of BTN. “Our presence is just to make a visit for maintaining social relations and congratulate on the

ne day you may need to stop by at Pangi Restaurant, located at b Bali Hotel & Spa on Jalan Imam Bonjol No. 508, Denpasar. It is very close and easy to reach from Kuta tourism area, Denpasar shopping area and few minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport. Pangi Restaurant is open daily from 07:00 to 23:00 by serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Pangi Restaurant serves a variety of menus and drinks. However, the special menu on offer is Bebek Pangi pursuant to the name of the restaurant. Bebek Pangi (literally means duck of football fruit) menu takes advantage of local ingredients and BTN/bud

Bebek Pangi, excellent menu is offered at Pangi Restaurant of b Hotel Bali. spices. “The cooking process is very special, so it produces soft meat, not fishy, ​​tasty and distinctive,” said Chef Wayan Susana, the maker of this menu.

The preparation takes sufficient time, such as boiling for 4 hours. When boiling, it is filled with spices, including candlenuts, lemongrass, aromatic ginger and clover, onion, garlic, chili and others. Once cooked, it is then served with four condiments namely raw condiment, spicy condiment, colocolo condiment and football fruit condiment. One serving contains about 600 grams of meat. “Bebek Pangi is suitable for lunch, so the distinctive flavor is more prominent,” said Chef Susana.

If wishing a special menu, just come every Wednesday. Guests can only taste a Mongolian Buffet Dinner. This menu is only served for dinner from 18:00 – 21:00. It is quite unique because guests can see the preparation through live cooking in front of them.

To enjoy this menu, it is commenced by choosing the ingredients to be cooked by a chef that has been ready in the area of ​​live cooking. The ingredients include meat and vegetables having been

11

Business and Leisure

Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa Visits Editorial Office of BTN

O

BTN/bud

LOOKING BACK

Dec. 22, 2017 - Jan. 11, 2018

arranged nicely. The vegetables available include garlic, onions, peppers, mustard greens, green mustard greens, carrots and mushrooms. There are various meatballs, whether chicken, fish or beef meatballs as well as chicken, beef and calamari.

After taking the ingredients, they are then handed over to chef and be cooked with a mixture of chili, oil and soy sauce. After around seven minutes, the menu is cooked. This menu can be served with potatoes, rice, tortillas and bread loaf or bread of hotdogs.

“To add flavor, guests can choose five sauces, such as Thai sauce, tomato relish sauce, black pepper sauce, garlic butter sauce and BBQ sauce,” said Executive Secretary & Public Relations of b Hotel Bali & Spa, Christiana Goh. In addition to the main menus, there are still starters like salad, soup and dessert. “This menu is very affordable, and quite well suited to gathering of family and corporate gathering. While enjoying live acoustic, sensation of Mongolian Buffet Dinner will taste so delicious,” explained Tiana, as she is familiarly addressed. B N (BTN/015)

BTN/bud

19th anniversary of BTN falling on December 4, 2017, as well as thanking for the support extended

by BTN so far to Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa,” said Ekawati. B N (BTN/014)

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Hyang Tungal (the Great One).

Daksina are offered in larger ceremonies as an expression of gratitude and are also offered on the full moon and new moon.

Denpasar + Sanur Area

Grand Kuta, Villa Kubu, Villa kayu Raja, Maca Villas, ITC ( Indonesia Tourist info centre ), The Sunset, Rama Garden, Legian Village Hotel, Puri Saron, Harris River View, C 151 Luxury Villas, Duuran Gemilang. DTW Sangeh, Kuta Central Park Hotel, Fontana Hotel, Shanti Toya Ashram.

aksina are a Yadnya Patni -a type of Hindu offering that is specifically composed of an egg, betel, different colored beans, string, banana, root vegetable, coconut, rice and other particular elements that are placed in a young coconut leaf ‘basket’. Each element that composes daksina has a particular symbolic meaning and function.

Daksina are also referred to as ‘ritual wife’ perhaps connoting to the ability that females have to bring things forth into manifestation.

In the holy script of Yadnya Prakerti it is stated that daksina represents Lord Siva who is known as Hyang Guru or

Thank’s Giving Season

BTN/ist

A tourist destination to ending

s Bali become the major

a year journey, Citadines Kuta Beach Bali with struggling selling and promoting Bali in general, could be said emerge from the Mount Agung ruption issue ago that has been enough decrease tourism business. It shown by the average occupancy on the festive season, December, hotel that located at prime Kuta Area, gain their guest into more than 150 rooms which is dominated with foreigner traveler and domestic families for the less.

It is also evidence that Bali is

still able to be visited if tourism industry help by ministry and media partner keep sounding the beauty of this Island God and spread the real-time progress of the eruption. To give an honor for guest who still put in trust to Bali as their trip list, on this end of December Citadines Kuta Beach Bali provide Flawless Christmas Night Eve 2017 located at Beras Restaurant and Sailor Counting Down Night 2017 take a place in Sea Sky Roof Top Bar. With theme flawless night, Citadines Kuta Beach Bali presents affordable buffet Christmas

dinner with selection of chef recommendation menus at Beras Restaurant. “Mostly we prepare western menu as of our target market either in-house guest or walk-in majority is foreigner therefore we create this western family set up dinner”. Explain Chef Toni, duty as Citadines Kuta Beach Chef.

If in Christmas you find gorgeous fine-dining, the end of December 2017 Citadines Kuta Beach Bali delivers a unique counting down party with Its theme Sailor Night on Sea Sky Roof Top Bar definitely at 31 of December 2017 on 18:00 until drop. Octavianus Nangke, as F&B Supervisor explain this theme chosen as we alike Sea Sky Roof Top Bar as an ark then the all staff become the sailor.

Citadines Kuta Beach Bali Conveniently located in front of the famous Kuta Beach, this property is within walking distance from Beachwalk Mall, an open-air shopping Centre with more than 200 luxurious outlets. It is also close to many other renowned entertainment centres in Kuta and just a 10 minutes’ drive to Ngurah Rai Airport. Consist of 194 studios with apartment facilities. For reservations or more information, please visit www.citadines.com, call (62361) 849 6500 or email enquiry. bali@theascott.com. B N (BTN/r)

Welcoming Anniversary, H Sovereign Holds Blood Donation

BTN/bud

40 bags of blood in H collect blood donation activities at

Sovereign Bali managed to

BTN/bud

| “Daksina”

the local hotel on Tuesday (Dec. 12). The social action was held in

cooperation with the Indonesia Red Cross (PMI) in a series of welcoming the third anniversary of H Sovereign Bali. “This blood donation is part of Corporate So-

cial Responsibility (CSR) of the H Sovereign activity held regularly,” said General Manager, Ramia Adnyana, after donating his blood.

Blood donation activity started at 09:00 was not only followed by staff and employees of the 4-star hotel with the concept of Contemporary Balinese Elegance, but also general public including hotel guests. Of the 50 people registered as the donors, only 40 people qualified to do so. In addition to blood donation, it is also filled with blood pressure checks by PMI and eye checks by Optical Trendy. “Blood donation activity is held to awaken ourselves to the surrounding environment as well as to arouse our sense of togetherness and concern for others in need,” said Ramia Adnyana. B N (BTN/015)

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DINE OUT

Business and Leisure

Bebek Pangi, Prominent Menu at Pangi Restaurant of b Hotel Bali

The atmosphere of Mongolian Buffet Dinner at Pangi Restaurant

Did you know ?

“

Condition of Mount Agung eruption in fact has a very significant impact especially on the hotel occupancy. Currently, it is only in the range of 30 percent. When compared to the same month last year, it is very far,” said Dewi A Minarta, SM of Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa when visiting the editorial office of Bali Travel News (BTN).

Accompanied by Ketut Ekawati, Dewi who is the Marcomm of Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa was received

by Gde Palgunadi, GM of BTN accompanied by Gugiek Savindra, Chief Editor of BTN. “Our presence is just to make a visit for maintaining social relations and congratulate on the

ne day you may need to stop by at Pangi Restaurant, located at b Bali Hotel & Spa on Jalan Imam Bonjol No. 508, Denpasar. It is very close and easy to reach from Kuta tourism area, Denpasar shopping area and few minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport. Pangi Restaurant is open daily from 07:00 to 23:00 by serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Pangi Restaurant serves a variety of menus and drinks. However, the special menu on offer is Bebek Pangi pursuant to the name of the restaurant. Bebek Pangi (literally means duck of football fruit) menu takes advantage of local ingredients and BTN/bud

Bebek Pangi, excellent menu is offered at Pangi Restaurant of b Hotel Bali. spices. “The cooking process is very special, so it produces soft meat, not fishy, ​​tasty and distinctive,” said Chef Wayan Susana, the maker of this menu.

The preparation takes sufficient time, such as boiling for 4 hours. When boiling, it is filled with spices, including candlenuts, lemongrass, aromatic ginger and clover, onion, garlic, chili and others. Once cooked, it is then served with four condiments namely raw condiment, spicy condiment, colocolo condiment and football fruit condiment. One serving contains about 600 grams of meat. “Bebek Pangi is suitable for lunch, so the distinctive flavor is more prominent,” said Chef Susana.

If wishing a special menu, just come every Wednesday. Guests can only taste a Mongolian Buffet Dinner. This menu is only served for dinner from 18:00 – 21:00. It is quite unique because guests can see the preparation through live cooking in front of them.

To enjoy this menu, it is commenced by choosing the ingredients to be cooked by a chef that has been ready in the area of ​​live cooking. The ingredients include meat and vegetables having been

11

Business and Leisure

Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa Visits Editorial Office of BTN

O

BTN/bud

LOOKING BACK

Dec. 22, 2017 - Jan. 11, 2018

arranged nicely. The vegetables available include garlic, onions, peppers, mustard greens, green mustard greens, carrots and mushrooms. There are various meatballs, whether chicken, fish or beef meatballs as well as chicken, beef and calamari.

After taking the ingredients, they are then handed over to chef and be cooked with a mixture of chili, oil and soy sauce. After around seven minutes, the menu is cooked. This menu can be served with potatoes, rice, tortillas and bread loaf or bread of hotdogs.

“To add flavor, guests can choose five sauces, such as Thai sauce, tomato relish sauce, black pepper sauce, garlic butter sauce and BBQ sauce,” said Executive Secretary & Public Relations of b Hotel Bali & Spa, Christiana Goh. In addition to the main menus, there are still starters like salad, soup and dessert. “This menu is very affordable, and quite well suited to gathering of family and corporate gathering. While enjoying live acoustic, sensation of Mongolian Buffet Dinner will taste so delicious,” explained Tiana, as she is familiarly addressed. B N (BTN/015)

BTN/bud

19th anniversary of BTN falling on December 4, 2017, as well as thanking for the support extended

by BTN so far to Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa,” said Ekawati. B N (BTN/014)

D

Hyang Tungal (the Great One).

Daksina are offered in larger ceremonies as an expression of gratitude and are also offered on the full moon and new moon.

Denpasar + Sanur Area

Grand Kuta, Villa Kubu, Villa kayu Raja, Maca Villas, ITC ( Indonesia Tourist info centre ), The Sunset, Rama Garden, Legian Village Hotel, Puri Saron, Harris River View, C 151 Luxury Villas, Duuran Gemilang. DTW Sangeh, Kuta Central Park Hotel, Fontana Hotel, Shanti Toya Ashram.

aksina are a Yadnya Patni -a type of Hindu offering that is specifically composed of an egg, betel, different colored beans, string, banana, root vegetable, coconut, rice and other particular elements that are placed in a young coconut leaf ‘basket’. Each element that composes daksina has a particular symbolic meaning and function.

Daksina are also referred to as ‘ritual wife’ perhaps connoting to the ability that females have to bring things forth into manifestation.

In the holy script of Yadnya Prakerti it is stated that daksina represents Lord Siva who is known as Hyang Guru or

Thank’s Giving Season

BTN/ist

A tourist destination to ending

s Bali become the major

a year journey, Citadines Kuta Beach Bali with struggling selling and promoting Bali in general, could be said emerge from the Mount Agung ruption issue ago that has been enough decrease tourism business. It shown by the average occupancy on the festive season, December, hotel that located at prime Kuta Area, gain their guest into more than 150 rooms which is dominated with foreigner traveler and domestic families for the less.

It is also evidence that Bali is

still able to be visited if tourism industry help by ministry and media partner keep sounding the beauty of this Island God and spread the real-time progress of the eruption. To give an honor for guest who still put in trust to Bali as their trip list, on this end of December Citadines Kuta Beach Bali provide Flawless Christmas Night Eve 2017 located at Beras Restaurant and Sailor Counting Down Night 2017 take a place in Sea Sky Roof Top Bar. With theme flawless night, Citadines Kuta Beach Bali presents affordable buffet Christmas

dinner with selection of chef recommendation menus at Beras Restaurant. “Mostly we prepare western menu as of our target market either in-house guest or walk-in majority is foreigner therefore we create this western family set up dinner”. Explain Chef Toni, duty as Citadines Kuta Beach Chef.

If in Christmas you find gorgeous fine-dining, the end of December 2017 Citadines Kuta Beach Bali delivers a unique counting down party with Its theme Sailor Night on Sea Sky Roof Top Bar definitely at 31 of December 2017 on 18:00 until drop. Octavianus Nangke, as F&B Supervisor explain this theme chosen as we alike Sea Sky Roof Top Bar as an ark then the all staff become the sailor.

Citadines Kuta Beach Bali Conveniently located in front of the famous Kuta Beach, this property is within walking distance from Beachwalk Mall, an open-air shopping Centre with more than 200 luxurious outlets. It is also close to many other renowned entertainment centres in Kuta and just a 10 minutes’ drive to Ngurah Rai Airport. Consist of 194 studios with apartment facilities. For reservations or more information, please visit www.citadines.com, call (62361) 849 6500 or email enquiry. bali@theascott.com. B N (BTN/r)

Welcoming Anniversary, H Sovereign Holds Blood Donation

BTN/bud

40 bags of blood in H collect blood donation activities at

Sovereign Bali managed to

BTN/bud

| “Daksina”

the local hotel on Tuesday (Dec. 12). The social action was held in

cooperation with the Indonesia Red Cross (PMI) in a series of welcoming the third anniversary of H Sovereign Bali. “This blood donation is part of Corporate So-

cial Responsibility (CSR) of the H Sovereign activity held regularly,” said General Manager, Ramia Adnyana, after donating his blood.

Blood donation activity started at 09:00 was not only followed by staff and employees of the 4-star hotel with the concept of Contemporary Balinese Elegance, but also general public including hotel guests. Of the 50 people registered as the donors, only 40 people qualified to do so. In addition to blood donation, it is also filled with blood pressure checks by PMI and eye checks by Optical Trendy. “Blood donation activity is held to awaken ourselves to the surrounding environment as well as to arouse our sense of togetherness and concern for others in need,” said Ramia Adnyana. B N (BTN/015)

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Rai Mantra Hands Over 4,754 Certificates of Competency ayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, handed over 4,754 certificates of competency to workers of Denpasar City. The certificates were handed over symbolically in Sewaka Dharma Building Denpasar on Friday (Dec. 8). Last February, he also handed over 9,174 professional certificates to workers in Denpasar City.

He wanted that all workers of Denpasar City have competency certification. All workers in Denpasar City must have competency certification in accordance with the expertise

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he second Pamuke Festival (Pamfes) was enlivened with food bazaar activities. The menus included a variety of local

food such as lawar (minced meat with selected vegetable), gravy bones, snail satay, grilled chicken, hot spicy satay, roasted suckling pig and various traditional drinks. The

festival held by Pamuke customary village youth club (sekaa taruna) of Kedaton, Sumerta Kelod village, East Denpasar, was opened by Mayor I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra marked by beating gamelan on Thursday (Dec. 7).

Pamuke Festival taking place for three days (Dec. 7-9) involved the culinary potentials of Kedaton hamlet community. “This food bazaar poses a means of the youth club in raising fund to support various creativities of young people in preserving Balinese culture,” said Chief of Pamuke youth club, Made Ardhian Kusuma Yasa.

Ardhian Kusuma Yasa said the second festival is meant to improve creativity, strengthen friendship among the youth club members throughout Denpasar City in general and increase the spirit

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Buleleng Visited by Jumbo Cruise Ship V Genting Dream cruise ship measuring 335 meters anchored at Celukan Bawang Harbor, Grokgak, on Wednesday (Dec. 13). The ‘jumbo’ size cruise ship with 20 decks is from Singapore and carries 5,200 tourists and cabin crews.

The arrival of tourists in North Bali were welcomed warmly with the entertainment of Balinese traditional dances and taken to visit some prominent tourist destinations in Buleleng.

Head of the Buleleng Tourism Office, Nyoman Sutrisna, said that 1,500 people of the total cruise passengers visited the tourist destinations in the area. They did not stay in Buleleng, but only dropped in and took a tour program to some destinations in Buleleng. The tour package included city tour, Lovina, Munduk tourism village, Lake Buyan, Lake Tamblingan, Menjangan Island and West Bali National Park (TNBB). “This tourist visit serves as promotion mean that Buleleng and Bali are

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they have. “I do not want the local workers in the city of Denpasar to be less competitive in their own region because they do not have a certificate of competency although the economic growth of the city is good,” he said.

Rai Mantra added that local workers are inseparable from global competition considering that Indonesia has signed the cooperation of ASEAN Economic Community (MEA). In 2020, Indonesia will enter the free trade of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with wider impact than MEA. With

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the presence of MEA and WTO, all foreign workers can work in Indonesia if they have competency certificate.

Head of the Denpasar Manpower and Competency Certification, I GA Anom Suradi, said the handover of competency certificates is meant to support the city of Denpasar as a city of competency. The implementation

of competency in Denpasar is supported by Vocational Training Institute (LPK), Professional Certification Institute and Vocational School (SMK). “In the future, all SMK and LPK students should have competency certificate after completing their education in accordance with their expertise,” he said. BTN

to maintain sublime culture and cultural heritage. With the theme of We All Heritage (WAH), it is meant to realize young spirit in preserving and loving culture as well as being not ashamed of saying ‘We All Heritage.’

Mayor I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra invited young people to join fanaticism movement in generating local potency, especially

Balinese cuisines. They become an important key in reviving local potentials. “The bazaar activities held by Pamuke youth club through food festival involved the local culinary potentials and graved with the performance of music groups. It is a very good thing and can be followed by other youth clubs in Denpasar,” said Rai Mantra. BTN

safe to be visited,” he said.

He added that selection of Celukan Bawang for cruise ship to anchor is meant to boost tourists visit to Buleleng amid the eruption impact of Mount Agung. This indicates that Buleleng and Bali are still safe and worth visiting by tourists. It is also a tourism promotion that Buleleng is not inferior to other regions in Bali. “Hopefully, they can see firsthand and experience directly the tourism and natural beauty owned by Buleleng so they can come back to Buleleng,” he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, said that amid the issue of the impact of Mount Agung eruption that made Bali tourism sluggish, Buleleng is even visited by cruise ship carrying thousands of tourists. This opportunity is taken advantage to convey the message that Buleleng and Bali are still safe to be visited. “Hopefully, this tourist visit can revive the current sluggish tourism condition of Buleleng and Bali in general. Similarly, we hope this visit can continue,” he said. BTN

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t another part of Manggis Sari Village, exactly in Juwuk Manis sub- village, eastern of Bunut Bull-racing Center Bolong, there is a waterfall which is surrounded by a beautiful and natural panorama.

Juwuk Manis Waterfall is about 15 meters high, and has been much visited by tourists. This place could be reached through Pangyangan Village which is located at the sides of Denpasar – Gilimanuk high way, about 50 km from Denpasar to the west. From Pangyangan Village, it is about 7 km to the north to arrive at Juwuk Manis Sub-village.

Then, to arrive at the waterfall, it is continued by walking on foot passing a path among the plantation of the local. The interesting point of this waterfall, besides the height and its clear water, is also its environment which is still natural, pleasant, and beautiful. Thus, it is very interesting for those who love environmental conservation, adventured tourism including trekking, camping, etc. BTN

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abakan hamlet in Sukawati, Gianyar, is known for having many puppeteers and this hamlet located adjacent to the Sukawati

Art Market is also famous as being home to many art maestros..

Wayan Wija is one puppeteer whose name is familiar to art lovers from his distinct telling fhte storu of Tantri. Wayan Nartha and Nyoman Granyam are two other well known pupeterrs from Bebakan hamlet.

Granyam became famous after President Soekarna invited him to stage a puppet show at the Ubud Palace in 1962. There are many other puppeteers from this hamlet who are well known in the area and in many other parts of Bali and beyond.

I Ketut Sudiana, who is a descendant of a Nyoman Nartha, explained that Babakan is famous as a puppet art village. From time immemorial puppeteers have thrived here. Currently there are approximately 20 third generation

puppeteers in Babakan hamlet who perform various types of puppet shows. “Babakan Sukawati became a center of art during the kingdom era”, he said.

The people of Babakan have remained highly creative developing all manner of traditional puppets with Wayan Madra being a famous example. Many foreign scholars come to Babakan to research Balinese puppets, explained this lecturer from the Faculty of Performing Arts, ISI Denpasar.

Babakan village is also famous for silver handicrafts, drawing many buyers. The late Wayan Sobrat was a famous bade tower (used to haul body in cremation ceremony) and lion artist and his skills have been passed down to his children who still make these beautiful sculptures.

Most interestingly, the Babakan community is still diligent in preserving their palm-leaf manuscripts as a source of inspiration for their performing arts. The legacy of the palm-leaf manuscript is also varied. “The manuscripts are a very useful reference for puppeteers for the story material in puppet performances. Sometimes specific stories are requested so they must be prepared carefully”, said Sudiana.

Today, there are many young creative puppeteer, explained this winner of the Bali Little Puppeteer 1983, because the arte environment of the hamlet is conducive

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Prada Lunch Proves Students Capable of Packaging an Event rada Lunch is a creativity organized by students of SMK Pariwisata Dalung (Prada) tourism vocational school. This young generation posing the prospective worker or tourism entrepreneur is able to initiate an activity ranging from designing, implementing to marketing. They looked very compact, so the invited guests always thumbed up.

The invitees consisting of their parents, surrounding figures, media and officials were welcomed and served with drinks. Then, they looked around while watching their learning activities at the tourism school. Next, they went into a hall and served with a variety of food menus of their work. “This activity invites general public to taste and give assessment,” said Chairman of the Bali Dwipa Tourism

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to creativity. He hiself became a puppeteer because he was encouraged by his family, like when he had to perform in the Bali Little Puppeteer Festival to represent Gianyar district. In the competition held by Cultural Development and Advisory Council (Listibya), this Gianyar-born man on March 29, 1970 won first place. From then on, he became a famous child puppeteer who received many requests to perform.

At Sukawati village, there are many puppeteers with different specific skills. Puppeteers must pay attention to rhetoric, the dialogue of the puppets when arguing and

dancing technique of the puppets is also very important. There are many young puppeteers today even outside of Sukawati who are enticed by the many arts including in this one art form.

In addition to actively performing and making puppets, Sudiana also teaches in the Puppetry Department of the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar. “In the past, most puppet craftsmen were also a puppeteers. Today, many art lovers also become craftsmen of puppets”, he concluded. BTN

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Education Foundation, Ketut Suanaya.

All guests were then served like a tourist at hotel. The atmosphere was also unique because on stage the students of the art lovers presented a variety of interesting art performances ranging from traditional to modern art filled with innovation.

More interestingly, along with the Prada Lunch activities, the students from eleventh and twelfth grade also held Prada Expo in the school yard. This first event sold various kinds of food and beverages as the results of their creativities when following the event of cultural ashram. While peddling their processed products, they also filled the event with entertainment in the form of rindik presentation. BTN (BTN/bud)

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Dec. 22, 2017 - Jan. 11, 2018

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mazing atmosphere was emanated from the four hundreds of participants of the Pacto Family Gathering 2017 held at The Rich Prada Bali Hotel in Pecatu Graha, Nusa Dua area, taking place for two days from Saturday (Dec. 16). This annual activity held at the yearend is an appreciation and a form of gratitude to all families and employees of Pacto Ltd. and PT. Bali Prima Holidays. Pacto Family Gathering this time is very special because it coincided with the 50 years old of

Pacto Ltd. General Manager of Pacto Ltd., Freddy Rompas, said that Pacto Family Gathering is a regular activity as a form of gratitude to employees and their families because they have been working hard to advance the company.

“Throughout the year they have worked hard. Sometimes they were out at night, sometimes never got off. So, here we bring the entire family of the employees to be closer and as a form of our gratitude,” he explained.

As an expression of gratitude of the company, we distribute hun-

dreds of door prizes. Moreover, the Pacto Family Gathering this time is very special because it coincides with the 50 years of Pacto Ltd. and PT. Bali Prima Holidays.

Every employee and family in attendance is guaranteed to get a door prize. As the grand prize, he prepares four units of motorcycles. Simultaneously, all participants are entitled to stay together in 200 rooms of The Rich Prada Bali Hotel. “We make sure that all can get a gift and enjoy the hotel facilities. So, today all people in attendance are guaranteed to go home happily,” he said.

Leadership, staff dan employees of Pacto join the Family Gathering 2017 on Saturday (Dec.16).

Local Sandal Products Penetrate Export Market

andra Collection, a local sandal crafter, has been able to make sandal product having export quality.

Moreover, with the creativity of Ni Nyoman Ayu Upadani familiarly addressed as Mrs. Candra, the owner of Candra Collection is able to combine patchwork especially Balinese clothes such as endek and songket, so it becomes exclusive sandal and bag products.

She claimed the establishment of her sandal handicraft started

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with the capital of IDR 500,000 eighteen years ago. The attention of Denpasar municipality through Dekranasda Denpasar chaired by Mrs. IA Selly D. Mantra continues to provide coaching and the opportunities to promote the sandal and bag products through exhibition.

Interestingly, the exhibition followed makes her products more popular among the public. The exhibition can be through Denpasar municipality and Bali Arts Festival including the exhibition

outside Bali region. “I have got the attention extended by the Denpasar municipality because it always gives guidance and opportunity if there is an exhibition,” she said in the exhibition at Pamogan village, Monday (Dec. 11).

Her sandals have penetrated export markets such as Japan and Australia. When combined with the patchwork materials, they look more attractive. About 90 percent of the products are worked on manually and 10 percent by machine involving 15 workers. “The price is still affordable ranging from IDR 50,000 to IDR 250,000. Unfortunately, I do not have a smoothing machine,” she said.

Mrs. IA Selly D. Mantra is proud of the creativity showed by craftsmen in the city of Denpasar, so she continuously provides coaching including to Candra Collection.

Such guidance is meant to improve the competitiveness of the MSME products in the market both local and export markets. “Hopefully, all the MSMEs continuously develop their creative ideas so they can compete in the market,” he hoped.

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Chief Operating Officer, Umberto Cadamuro, said that employees are assets whose quality must always be maintained. Therefore, he very much appreciates to the hard work of hundreds of employees having been working for the company, trying hard to advance the company. “Throughout this year, they have worked hard. On that account, we want to restore the hard work through the activities of Pacto Family Gathering,” he said.

Along with the condition of the past three months since the eruption of Mount Agung, Bali tourism has receded and will certainly have an impact on tourism business. “For our company, there is still an impact, but it is not insignificant, only around two percent.

Therefore, we strive to maintain

employee without having to lay them off from working or terminate the employment. In fact, we are very lucky. Coinciding with the 50 years of Pacto Ltd. this time, it is our biggest achievement along the passage of Pacto Ltd.,” added Umberto.

Meanwhile, Rika Larasati as General Manager of PT. Bali Prima Holidays added that Pacto Family Gathering this time are attended by a number of freelance tour guides who have been contributing a lot to the company. “Many freelance tour guides have helped the company and representatives of the headquarters. We are very grateful to coincide with this 50 years’ achievement. We are very satisfying,” she said. BTN

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Gde Palgunadi palgunadigde@yahoo.com mid the tourism recovery efforts undertaken by all elements of society in Bali, it is necessary to consider the basic elements that it is better for us to contemplate or rethink for a while. Do a restart or whatever. In the middle of the Mount Agung eruption disaster hitting the tourism sector of Bali, surely it has a positive impact.

It’s named positive because we were told to re-think about Bali’s holistic tourism strategy.

Really, it needs to be kept in mind repeatedly. Perhaps, it will result in boredom and there may be a presumption that media has run out of fresh idea to look for new things so they continuously do the repetition. It’s absolutely no. One of the tasks borne by media is to provide enlightenment and educate the community so they are not blinded by short-term interests. They do not pursue economic interests all the times.

The problem is that it happens in Bali. Hinduism, local culture and ancestral teachings suggest it. There is always a blessing in disguise behind disasters. Sometimes, we do not really understand. Our philosophy, Tri Hita Karana, always teaches harmonious relationship with vertical and horizontal elements. Harmonizing thought, word and action is not easy.

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Bali Safari & Marine Park Achieves Four ITTA Awards

most importantly, we must overcome the sense of ego and the inner constraints that is often too dominant.

Well, when Bali tourism recovery efforts are synergistically carried out with the back-up of central government through the Ministry of Tourism, once again it must be reminded this effort is not solely an economic matter. It does not just catch the target of tourist visit or discuss about the threat of employee layoff and so on. However, there is something more important, namely the sustainability of this tourism forward, how to care for it and find the exact formulation to manage Bali in single management. The concept of one island management has long been echoed but it is hard to put into practice. Each region has its own ego.

Well, when we are hit by disaster, inevitably we have to unite our attitude, perception and go hand in hand to immediately recover from adversity.

The interdependency in the future will be very high. We cannot live alone despite having prepared scenarios with various variants. This disaster reminds us that we are not ready with contingency plan, an emergency plan when the main plan does not work or cannot be implemented.

Besides, as stated above, it is necessary to contemplate for a while. If this condition recovers quickly and we behave normally as ever before, this disaster is not meaningful to us. Actually, this is a lesson if we want to learn how to make self-assessment, assess the potential of Bali’s nature amidst the endless turmoil of tourism industry. Do we still orientate in quantity? Not quality? It should also become contemplation. So far, we are all still euphoric how to recover as soon as possible from this adversity.

Hotel rooms, restaurants, airport are quiet and so on. All parties blame on the eruption of Mount Agung. Is it right? Think it once again? Is it on the contrary, right?

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Bali Safari & Marine Park achieved prestigious award again. This time, located at JW Marriott Jakarta, Bali Safari successfully proved once again its superiority in Indonesia by achieving four categories at once namely the Indonesia Leading Theme Park for Bali Safari & Marine Park, Indonesia Leading Thematic Resort for Mara River Safari Lodge, Indonesia Leading Thematic Restaurant for Tsavo Lion Restaurant, and Indonesia Leading Tourism Show for Bali Agung Show in the awarding night of the Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards (ITTA) 2017/18.

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riyoba Nataria, Chief Marketing Officer of Taman Safari Indonesia

Group, revealed that this award is a concrete form of the consistency made by Bali Safari & Marine

Park in its tenth year by always prioritizing quality and excellent services and supported by professional and skilled staff in their fields.

Indonesia Travel and Tourism Award (ITTA) is an annual national award for the field of tourism. The winners are selected through three stages of selection, namely online (voting) with 25 percent proportion, qualitative and quantitative assessment by a jury with the proportion of 50 percent, and assessment stage by BINUS Business School by 25 percent. B N (BTN/r)

Swiss-belhotel Creates Testimonials ount Agung eruption remaining to take place until now with various phases certainly affects the business sector, especially tourism in Bali. Moreover, the closure of Ngurah Rai International Airport as the entrance into Bali not long ago caused few tourists to be unable to come or go home.

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“To treat them as guests that have chosen our hotel as their accommodation while in Bali, we are trying to help them directly in order to get the right information either from the airport, consulate office or other authorities,” said Agnes Dwi Wulandari, Public Relations and Executive Secretary of Swiss-Belinn Legian.

Meanwhile, Gde Palgunadi, General Manager of Bali Travel News, said that stakeholders and the government have done a lot of efforts, especially for bridging tourists back to their home country, but the reality in the field still faces many obstacles because there are policies and geographical factors.

“To declare Bali is still safe to be visited related to the eruption of Mount Agung, regionally we create programs, testimonials for tourists who stay at Swissbel hotel in Bali as a medium to get correct information about the situation of Bali,” added Teddy Manangka, Regional Manager, PR & Promotion of Bali SwissBell at social visit to Bali Travel News office, accompanied by Dian Trisna Dewi, Swiss-Belhotel Tuban and Monica Meliala from Swiss-Belhotel RainforestKuta.

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Second Anniversary of Berry Glee Hotel ‘Young 2Get Here’ onday (Dec. 27) is the celebration of the second anniversary of Berry Glee Hotel. The theme of ‘Young 2 Get Here’ (read as young together) is interpreted that we are invited to be together and have a young spirit and vivacity that can be acquired at Berry Glee Hotel.

Several competitions have been

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held to enliven the Berry Glee Hotel’s anniversary series. They include futsal, badminton, mural, lip sync and table tennis competition. The winners of futsal competition went to Housekeeping (HK) team, while the Front Office (FO) team won 4 (four) categories of the competition, namely badminton, mural competition, lip sync

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contest, and table tennis. Previously, the Berry Glee Hotel team also held a CSR for Mount Agung refugees and pilgrimage.

Festive celebration of the second anniversary of Berry Glee Hotel increased with the appearance presented by the host. There were traditional dance, the big three winners of lip sync and fire dance. As an appreciation to the employees, it also gave a gift to Ni Luh Gede Indah Rismayani from Front Office (FO) as The Best Employee 2017. At the end of the event, employees of Berry Glee Hotel invited all guests in attendance to join flash mob.

“Hopefully, the theme of ‘Young 2get Here’ can invite the employees to always feel young, joyful, festive and the ideas will come by itself,” said I Gusti Ngurah Raka Sadrana, Operations Manager of Berry Glee Hotel in his speech. Berry Glee, congratulations on your second anniversary!

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Come and Visit Nusa Dua Light Festival until January 2018 To ensure and campaign for Bali, especially Nusa Dua area remains safe to be visited, the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) held Nusa Dua Light Festival (NDLF). The festival, which began on December 8, will run until January 14, 2018, centered on Peninsula Island. ccording to ITDC Director of Corporate Strategy and Finance, Jatmiko K. Santosa, the organization of NDLF aims to show off to the world that Bali remains safe to be visited. In addition, this event is also meant to welcome Christmas and New Year holidays.

“This festival is a form and effort to bring in tourists to the Island of the Gods in the middle of Mount Agung eruption disaster.

We want to convey that all destinations in Bali beyond the red (dangerous) zone are still safe and operated as usual,” he said.

Jatmiko insisted that Bali is always ready to receive tourist arrivals at the end of the year. In the case of Mount Agung eruption impacting on tourists staying at The Nusa Dua, his management is also ready to implement the government policies related to mitigation standards so that security and comfort of tourists can still be

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Previously, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) has released an estimated radius of Mount Agung eruption dangers of 8 kilometers, plus sectoral expansion to the north-northeast and southeastsouth-southwest as far as 10 km from Mount Agung. To that end, there are two tourist areas that should be avoided namely Besakih Temple and the area near Mount Agung.

Distance of The Nusa Dua from Mount Agung is very far reaching 40 kilometers. Thus, it remains in safe radius. “Tourists do not have to worry about attending the Nusa Dua Light Festival and enjoying their holiday in Bali while they are in the safe zone. We are optimistic that our target audience can be achieved,” added Jatmiko.

The NDLF held at the turn of the year is the second time after a similar event held in June-July

Half Century of Made Kaek, Painting Exhibition at Vin + Seminyak

in + is a restaurant and wine shop as well as a place to hold painting exhibition that has held the same event.

Made Kaek showcased 56 works of various sizes. Some paintings are made on canvas, while some others on paper or wood. All the works are created during the period of 2007 - 2017. The exhibition opened on December 16 at 19:00 will take place until January 23, 2018.

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2017. In this year’s event, the ITDC cooperated with PT Cikal Bintang Bangsa with the theme of “The Jungle.” Visitors can enjoy the beauty of lanterns made to resemble forests and various types of animals, such as dragons, dinosaurs and other forest animals.

In addition, tourists will also

be entertained with a variety of entertainments, such as traditional performances, music and culinary delights. For visitors wishing a challenge, there is hot air balloon with the capacity of six passengers that can be flown reaches a height of 25 meters. Other rides include trampolines, balloon houses, mini

ngurah Rai Airport will be crowded by passengers ahead of Christmas and New Year 2018. Therefore, the airport and the Airport Community alert integrated command post. The post is intended to monitor the transport during the Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018. “The integrated post is aimed to monitor airport operations, especially in anticipation of passenger density,” said General Manager of Ngurah Rai Airport, Yanus Suprayogi, Monday (Dec. 18).

Yanus Suprayogi said that December is in high season.

“Trend of passengers and flights at the end of the year is always increasing as many people want to spend Christmas and New Year holidays in Bali,” said Yanus.

The command post will last for 22 days starting on December 18, 2017 to January 8, 2018.

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As the name implies, this command post is a combination of the elements of Angkasa Pura I, Airport Authority for Region IV, Ngurah Rai Air Force Base, Airport Police Authority, K-9 Unit, National SAR Agency, Airport Health Office, airline and ground handling. “We have to make sure that all aspects of the service both facilities and human resources are in ready condition,” he said.

This integrated post is equipped with passenger health services with a doctor on duty and ambulance that will be alerted for 24 hours. Every day, there will be 1,300 personnel on duty. They do not include the support from external parties such as from the national police, air force, SAR Agency and KKP. “Security, safety and smoothness of passenger traffic and flights become our main focus,” he added.

Prediction on the increase in the number of passengers can be

trains, and mini helicopters that can be enjoyed by children.

“With a variety of attractions and rides, the Nusa Dua Light Festival featuring the theme of “The Jungle” will become a perfect entertainment destination for families in late 2017 and early New Year 2018,” said Jatmiko. B N (BTN/kmb)

seen from the submission of additional flights (extra flight) having been filed by several airlines to the airport authority. “We have approved 477 extra flight plans and nearly 80,000 additional seats from five airlines and they are all domestic destinations. The most is from and to Surabaya with totally 182 extra flights, Lombok with 112 flights, Jakarta with 81 flights while the rest is to several cities in Eastern Indonesia,” explained Yanus.

To anticipate the passenger surge, Angkasa Pura I authority has intensively coordinated with all stakeholders in order to maintain the smooth operation of the flight. “Aside from the airport area, we have also coordinated with the national police to help maintain the smooth access to and from the Ngurah Rai Airport.

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At the current age of 50 years, Made Kaek holds a solo exhibition at Vin Plus on Jalan Kayu Jati # 1 Seminyak, Kuta. With the theme ‘Made Kaek # 50,’ this Denpasar-born artist on January 23, 1967 would like to make the exhibition a small celebration to mark the 2017 as half century of his age. “Amid this art journey, I also cover the world of tourism. Originally, I felt anxious to pursue the ‘two worlds’ namely the art and tourism,” he said.

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den, while in the world of tourism he works to live welfare. “Originally, it was just for fun in adolescence. As a child and getting into adolescence, I consider to having no privileges, so I have to choose this,” he said.

As a person born in the 1960s, he is regarded as one of the witnesses of the growth of Denpasar into a city. Kaek did not start his fun of drawing when he was a child as a number of artists that have started loving drawing since childhood.

He began drawing when going to high school without guidance or encouragement from others.

Kaek tried to sketch out his perception of the objects around him. He did not think of the way he should look because he did not know. Most importantly, the drawings or sketches he constructs can build a figuration. He is confident that his image resembles to usual images or sketches in general as he sees.

Kaek felt confident that drawing pleasure is obtained from his mother’s blood, Ni Ketut Nendri, originating from Sukawati. After graduating from high school, Kaek pursued legal studies at a university in Yogyakarta. Instead of studying diligently, he even associated with the students of the art studies and joined their drawing activities.

Nevertheless, he finally could complete his university study majoring in law, but Kaek decided to engage fully in the world of the art in Bali.

On the way, he had hesitated considering the world of the art is a world of expression while he must be financially independ-

ent. Although he did not entirely leave the art, Kaek finally decided to pursue the world of tourism in Bali. These two paths of life are united in him. He founded Paros Gallery on December 12, 1999 and then early 2017 renamed it into Paros House. B N (BTN/015)

Maca Villas & Spa Bali awarded as Indonesia Villa Of The Year Despite of Mt. Agung issue, it is not stopping Maca Villas & Spa Bali’s team to do their best. We strives to offer our best quality of the service and put more effort to

fulfill beyond guest’s expectation.

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aca Villas & Spa Bali has been awarded as Indonesia Villa of the Year 2017/2018 by ITTA (Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards). The award judging process went through a screening

by ITTA, online vote, qualitative judging by BINUS Business School and the final judging by Board of advisories before the winner announced.

The awards was presented by Mr. Firdaus Alamsjah the Executive Dean at Binus Bussiness School to Mr. Agus Made Yoga Iswara, the Corporate General Manager of Maca Group during the Gala Award Night at JW Marriot Jakarta on Monday, 11 December 2017 evening.

Mr. Yoga Iswara said “This award is solid proof that we are care of our guest’s satisfaction.

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Secret Garden Village’s First Anniversary Sales Call Must Be More Intensified ‘Hand in Hand, Together We Grow Stronger’ ourism players must work hard in the face of the decline in tourist arrivals due to the eruption of Mount Agung. Unavoidably, this resulted in hotel occupancy continuing to drop about tens of percent only.

“I have to make a sales call more intensively,” said Executive Secretary & Public Relations of b Hotel Bali & Spa, Christiana Goh. Since November 2017, many foreign tourists have cancelled their reservations. They are mostly foreign tourists that had previously reserved a room. This condition also affects domestic tourists that are mostly traveling in group.

“Thank God we are in ​​Kuta and Denpasar area still receiving hotel booking,” she explained.

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more sales call in the area of ​​Kuta and Denpasar. She also approached corporate, government, private companies and travel agencies, so they can take advantage of the existing venues. “Our hotel provides comfort with 233 rooms and various views such as balcony view, garden view and pool view as well as 2 Suite Rooms equipped with living room,” she added. b Hotel Bali & Spa is located in Denpasar and adjacent to Kuta area.

Likewise, it is adjacent to some famous beaches such as Kuta Beach, Legian Beach and Seminyak Beach.

A plenty of entertainment, restaurants and shopping are awaiting their come. “We have six meeting rooms, a restaurant, a pool of children and adults, lounge, pool bar, in-house clinic, fitness room and Spa,” she concluded.

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implicty and warmth shrouded the atmosphere of Secret Garden Village’s first anniversary celebration. It was held at The Luwus of the Secret Garden Village located on Raya Denpasar-Bedugul KM ​​36, Baturiti, Bedugul, Saturday (Dec. 9). The celebration was attended by all employees with great joy. After the speech by Billy Hartono Salim, CEO of Secret Garden Village, it was resumed the cutting of cake and closed with dinner with the family of Secret Garden Village.

This inaugural celebration of the year with the tagline ‘Hand in Hand, Together We Grow Stronger’ is also becoming a reference of the work in 2018. “Amid the less conducive condition of Bali, we must still have the spirit to be getting better. This condition will pass and we may not go down.

On the contrary, we must hold hands, get up, go hand in hand and mutually support among the departments and keep trying and improving ourselves to be ready for any condition,” said Billy Hartono Salim.

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Billy Hartono Salim (right) shake hand with Dewi Permana Vice Precident of PT Natura Pesona Mandiri to make improvement in the company’s vision and mission and innovates to provide the best services and comfort for visitors.

It includes the provision of additional special facility for children namely Mecanda. It features the concept of playing facility with traditional game in combination with education for the next generation of the nation.

In 2017, it also expands the service range by opening the Black Eye Coffee & Roastery outlet on Jalan Sunset Road under the Black

Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen brand.

It is slightly different from the outlet in Bedugul. The Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen has the concept of open brewing bar and open kitchen so the coffee lovers can get to know coffee through manual brewing process and see directly the process of making the healthy and hygienic food with modern equipment. “Secret Garden Village is always trying to improve services and provide the best for satisfaction and comfort of visitors,” he explained.

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UHA Holds Ubud Chef Competition in Series of the 13th Anniversary hen working at hotel or restaurant of their workplace, these chefs remain to be considered junior. However, when faced with a competition, they are no longer beginners. Simply look at their capability to process menus until the presentation. It looks very beautiful, neat and creative as well as taste delicious. They are able to present new menus. So, do not be surprised. After being given the opportunity to taste, visitors will say wow...

It is the atmosphere of the Ubud Chef Competition held by the Ubud Hotel Association (UHA) at Bale Udang Ubud on Saturday (Dec. 9). The competition is intended to enliven the thirteenth anniversary of UHA attended by 30 participants.

“We indeed restrict the number of participants as the venue is not adequate. Hopefully, next year we can involve more young chefs,” said Chairman of the UHA, Adit Pande.

This competition features the theme of Balinese Cooking.

Therefore, all the participants must prepare Balinese cuisines with the main ingredients like tilapia and eel. The challenge of participants is in the processing of Balinese cuisine with local spices, but can be enjoyed by foreign tourists. “The competition is meant to promote junior chefs to a higher level so they can grow their confidence,” said Adit Pande.

Approximately 80 percent of foreign travelers making a visit to Bali Island have not felt complete when visiting Bali without having a time to taste Balinese cuisines. Generally, they are not

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very familiar with Balinese and Indonesian cuisine in general. It is unlike a trip to Thailand that presents typical menus of the country.

“Bali has a variety of tasty menus, but be less promoted. Hotels rarely serve Balinese cuisines,” said Adit Pande.

In the tourist area of ​​Ubud, many restaurants offer local menus, such as the Merah Putih, Sang Saka and Nusantara. It is not true if Balinese cuisines are said to be spicy because the menus are served separately from condiment, so the lovers can measure themselves according to their taste. “Balinese cuisines should be promoted more to travelers as in Thailand and Malaysia.

They serve their local cuisines,” he said.

Chairman of the Committee, Gede Paskara Karilo, said the competition involved 5 judges

posing the senior chef of the UHA. The cooking competition is also to promote local cuisines of Bali, so they can be demanded by foreign community. “Actually Balinese menus have been accepted by foreign community, but we have not marketed them. So far, the menus at hotels are just emphasized on the Western menus,” he said.

The Ubud Chef Competition established I Nyoman Suartana (Kayu Manis Ubud) to get Top Score, I Wayan Arinarta (Alaya Resort Ubud) as the first Runner Up, I Wayan Erik Hendrawan (Santi Mandala Villa) as the Second Runner Up, I Ketut Redana (The Kayon Resort) as the Third Runner Up, Made Sumini (Sri Ratih Cottage) as fourth Runner Up and I.B. Made Dwijendra (Shankara Resort) as fifth Runner Up. (BTN/015)

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eraban Langit Temple is located in the Village Sading, Mengwi District, Badung regency, Bali. Distance to the temple is about 13 km from Denpasar, Bali and about 35 minutes away by a motor vehicle from Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport.Keraban Langit Temple located at the area at the edge of rice fields precisely the riverbank.

This temple is Dang Khayangan Temple. When the day of the offering or the birthday of the god (pujawali), village communities in the area constantly do cleansing in this temple. In this temple there is a spring of holy water that is believed to bring blessings.

Besides, the temple is often used as a place for meditation. God worshiped in this temple is Lord Vishnu, Quenn Gede Lingsir, Queen Ayu and Queen Made.

On certain days like Saraswati day and Siwalatri day, many tourists who visit here to worship and meditate wish that their expectations and desires can be achieved.

Keraban Langit Temple are in a cave. Upon entering the temple area, we will reach the middle of the cave where it is cool, fresh and peaceful.

This is due at the top of the cave there is a hole so as to make fresh air and sun can enter inside and make

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Let’s Go to Blahkiuh Campground ncient kings in Bali had their own retreat.

One of them is now transformed into a campground. If you want to see it, simply come to Blahkiuh Campground. This tourist attraction was formerly a resting place taken advantage by the royal family of Mengwi equipped with a pool and public bath. This campground is located at Blahkiuh village, Abiansemal, about 19 km north of Denpasar and about 2 km to the west of Jalan Raya Denpasar – Petang, in front of Blahkiuh subdistrict police station.

This location offers so beautiful and tranquil atmosphere because it is quite far from highway. Besides, this location is also close to some attractions being quite prominent in the Badung region such as Taman Ayun and Sangeh nutmeg forest. Various facilities are also avail-

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a prayer or meditation to feel comfortable and at home. This temple called Pura Keraban Langit, where Kerep means tedung (roof) and the Langit means the sky so if you have the sense described temple

open to the sky. Keraban Langit Temple was built in ancient times, the temple has existed since the time of Udayana Kingdom. This is explained in the inscription on the Pura Puseh Desa Adat Sading.

able at this location such as: swimming pool, tennis court, restaurant and lodging.

Blahkiuh Campground is intended for scouting activities or education-related activities. At this location, people often organize a gathering to celebrate the anniversary of their company, organization, agencies and others. Until now, this tourist attraction continues to be arranged and improved.

Well, if you happen to have an adventurous spirit, this location is perfect for you. With various facilities available, surely this location is worth visiting. Blahkiuh customary village itself is the capital of Abiansemal subdistrict, Badung district, the home to various famous arts in Bali such as Kecak Dance, Parwa, Arja Basur, Joged Bumbung, and carving art.

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Deputy Regent Sedana Arta Reminds Stakeholders eputy Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, confirmed the celebration of Christmas and New Year in Bangli district must be well and conducive.

To that end, local government invited relevant stakeholders to continuously coordinate

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and maintain security and public order before and after Christmas and New Year celebration.

This was conveyed by Sedana Arta when opening the coordination meeting of Grand Candle Operation in order to secure the Christmas and New Year as well as anticipate the increase in food prices in Bangli district in the meeting room of Bangli Police on Tuesday (Dec. 12).

Further he said that in every implementation of religious activities either on Christmas or other holidays, police assisted by the Indonesian Military (TNI) always perform security operations. “In essence, we want all parties to come together and keep the situation Bangli so as to remain safe and conducive.

Other than on great holidays, it is expected to take place continuously,” he explained.

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trol of food prices ahead of the great holidays such as Christmas and New Year, deputy regent explained that rogue elements usually have started to make a thousand ways to take advantage of this condition. To that end, Deputy Regent Sedana Arta requested the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID), related regional agencies assisted by the military and police authority to more frequently conduct market operations in order to maintain price stability and ensure the food availability.

Bangli Government Tourism Office : Jl. Sriwijaya No. 23 Bangli Ph. (0366) 91537. W. www.banglikab.go.id

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indu community in Bali has a special way to honor the gamelan musical instrument. It is carried out by holding otonan ceremony on the Tumpek Krulut falling on Saniscara (Saturday) Kliwon Krulut (16/12). It is conducted every six months or 210 days.

People who have gamelan, the artists and gamelan art troupes are required to implement this ceremony.

Dr. I Gede Arya Sugiarta, Rector of the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar, said that providing ritual for gamelan instrument was mentioned in the Prakempa palm-leaf manuscript on Balinese gamelan. It was men-

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tioned there were four good ways to play Balinese gamelan namely the logic or philosophy, ethics, aesthetics and techniques to play gamelan.

In the ethics was then mentioned about the otonan for gamelan.

To make the gamelan instrument well maintained psychically, it could be done with ritual on Tumpek Krulut. If people would like to learn gamelan, they should perform

the ceremony on Tumpek Krulut.

“Tradition of holding ritual for gamelan on Tumpek Krulut is indeed a new tradition because we just realized it,” he said.

In the manuscript was mentioned that gamelan ritual was dedicated to God in his manifestation as the god of the arts. After the ceremony, it was expected that all gamelan musicians could play together. “It is based on the belief that after saying prayers people play gamelan together. In essence, it is building a sense of togetherness,” he said.

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Dr. Arya Sugiarta, the tradition of providing ritual for gamelan began around the 1990s when the Dance Academy of Indonesia (former name of the ISI) learned about the Prakempa manuscript well. “Through our faculty and students, we try to disseminate the information, so that it has now become a tradition,” he added.

The manuscript also mentioned that people were not allowed to overstep the gamelan as an effort to take care of the gamelan well.

In addition to offering some oblations, it should also be followed with good behavior. Essentially, it was the way how to respect to

atukaru Temple is one of the biggest Hindu Temples in Bali (Sad Kahyangan) with Catur Lokapala Temple and Padmabhuwana Temple status. It is set in the plateau area with lush tropical rain forest surround it. It is situated in the peaceful area which is far from the local resident that is ideally for worship. There are some temple building spread out through the tranquility of rain forest and the big mountain of Batukaru.

The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of characteristic power outside of physical of Watu Karu Temple.

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abanan district government achieved an award from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. Such positive appreciation is in the form

of Human Rights Concern District Award 2016. This was revealed on Tuesday (Dec. 12) when the Regional Secretary of Tabanan I Nyoman Wirna Ariwangsa with

the Head of Legal and Human Rights IGA Putu Sumarpatni handed over the trophy and the award to the Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti.

Balinese gamelan accordingly. “If it has been respected and cared for, it will automatically generate the taksu or divine vibration,” he added.

Prakem pa manuscript, said Dr. Arya Sugiarta, mentioned the ethics in playing the gamelan such as related to people’s posture. Gamelan should not be overstepped because the respected goods might not be overstepped.

For example, Balinese drums might not be overstepped, but played on thighs in cross-legged position. “Having been respected in such a way, the taksu would appear by itself,” he said.

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he government of Gianyar through the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) handed out awards to taxpaying hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues as well as hotel and restaurant tax collectors for 2017. The awards were handed out by Gianyar Regent, AA Gde Agung Bharata, at the Gianyar Cultural Hall, Tuesday (Dec. 5).

Head of BPKAD Gianyar, I Wayan Ardana, said the tax awards are held yearly as an expression of gratitude to both taxpayers and tax collectors for their contributions towards the regionally generated revenue (PAD) target. Assessment criteria for taxpaeyers include abiding by the rules, accuracy in fulfilling obligations and amount of paid taxes.

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based on discipline, honesty and achievement of the targets set in each region. “The targeted amount of Hotel and Restaurant Taxes 2017 was achieved thanks to taxpayers’ obedience in carrying out their obligations. It is hoped that these awards will motivate other taxpayers to be diligent in abiding by tax regulations”, said Ardana.

There are six catergories of awards. Five star hotels that were given awards this year for being the 9 largest tax contributors were: Mandapa A Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons Resort, Padma Resort Ubud Hotel, Hotel Como Shambala, Maya Ubud Resort and Spa, Kupu-Kupu Barong Villas and Tree Spa, Komune Resort and Beach Club Bali and Kamandalu Resort and Spa. IN the category of Jasmine Ho-

tel 1, six of the largest tax contributors were: Ubud Wana Resort, Ana Puri Pabean Beach Villa and Spa, CV Dwaraka, Blue Karma Ubud, Sandat Glamping and Luwak Ubud Villas. For the category of Jasmine Hotel 2 is given to PT Bisma Internusa Jaya Abadi, PT Dharma Putra Siaja (The Goya), Bali Safari and Marine Park, Villa Bambu Indah, Black Penny Villas and Hotel Green Ubud.

Jasmine Hotel 3 category awards were given to Royal Pita Maha, The Chedi Club, Komaneka Bisma, PT. Sutera Abadi / Sens Hotel and Spa, and Rumah Luwih, Campuan Hotel and Spa. Awards for Cottages were given to Villa Ubud Padi, Villa Kayon, Aria Villa, Bali Diamond Estates, Villa Chapung Sebali and OM HAM Retreat Center.

Awards for restaurant tax payments to Four Seasons Resort, Mandapa A Ritz Carlton, Komune Resort and Beach Club Bali, Padma Resort Ubud Hotel, Bridges Bali Restaurant and Locavore.

Entertainment taxpayer category is given for Bali Safari and Marine Park, Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Bali Bird Park, Como Shambala Hotel, Kupu-Kupu Barong Villas and Tree Spa, and Royal Kirana Spa. The underground water tax awards went to Amandari, Royal Kirana Spa, Puri Wulandari, Kayu Manis Villa, Four Seasons Resort and The Chedi Club. Meanwhile, the Collector Officer is given to Region VII, Region II, Region IV, Region VI, Region I, Region III, Region V and starred-rated hotel Region.

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Previously, the award was handed over by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly to Regional Secretary I Nyoman Wirna Ariwangsa in the commemoration of the 69th World Human Rights Day officially opened by President Joko Widodo in Surakarta, Central Java, on December 10, 2017.

Regent Eka expressed her gratitude for the appreciation given by central government to Tabanan district. Moreover, this award comes from the field of human rights enforcement. “Of course, it is grateful for the umpteenth time as Tabanan received an award from the central government. I think this is the work of all parties, both the executives with the ranks of the regional agencies and the legislative,” said Regent Eka after receiving the reports from Regional Secretary Wirna Ariwangsa and Division Head of Law and Human Rights, IGA Sumarpatni.

With the award, continued Regent Eka, she becomes increasingly motivated to maximize services to the community especially with regard to the awareness and

human rights enforcement. “We always attempt so that people of Tabanan can get the right to security as well as the right to fulfill their life, economic, social, public services and legal services. Once again, this is the work of all parties,” she asserted.

Previously, in a brief introduction, Regional Secretary Wirna Ariwangsa explained that the awarding is not separated from the assessment process having been done by Ministry of Law and Human Rights in 2016. “The assessment took place in 2016 and was submitted this year in Surakarta coinciding with the commemoration of the 69th World Human Rights Day,” he explained.

The assessment process includes seven regional agencies in the field of health, education, women and children, population, employment, housing, and sustainable environment. “From the assessment is obtained the achievement of 81.11 points with the category of Human Rights Care,” said Division Head of General Affairs and Human Rights, IGA Sumarpatni.

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Municipality of Denpasar Signs MoU for Tourism Promotion

he Municipality of Denpasar signed a Tourism Promotion MoU with the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency (BPPD) at Griya Santrian in Sanur on Wednesday (Dec. 6) with the hope of streamlining the promotion of tourism for the City of Denpasar.

Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, explained that the meeting was held in order to address the impact that the eruption of Mount Agung has had on tourism Bali – including Denpasar.

“Bali faced a similar situation after the Bali bombings. We need to create a method for the handling of such incidents that should be well considered by all related parties and coordinated by BPPD Denpasar”, said Rai Mantra.

Disaster training should also be provided to those working in the tourism sector so that they can help tourists feel safe in the event of a disaster. “In the case that we are facing today, we should all be

using social media to spread the message that Bali is safe and that tourists should visit”, he said.

The massive impact that social media can have is an effective way of promoting the safety of Bali.

“If only 100 people use social media, there is still 100 pieces od data being spread. With the active participation of the community, the government will be greatly aided and tourism should be back on its feet in no time”, said Rai Mantra.

Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, M. A. Dezire Mulyani, said that the signing of the tourism promotion MoU was done by the Municipality of Denpasar, the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Association of Indonesian Tour Guide (HPI) and Association of The Indonesia Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA). “The MoU is certainly clarifies what measures need to be taken by the City of Denpasar to promote tourism”, she explained.

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Come and Attend Open House at Tanah Lot Attraction anah Lot will hold an Open House at the end of 2017. It will be held for three days namely Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Dec. 30 - 31 and Jan. 1).

“This special event invites tour leaders, drivers and guides that have contributed positively to the operation of Tanah Lot,” said Operations Manager of Tanah Lot Attraction, I Ketut Toya Adnyana.

This event will present a variety of typical Tabanan and Balinese cuisines in general. They include tipat cantok, green gel ice, fruit salads with sugar sauce, klepon and other traditional delicacies.

While enjoying various menus available, participants of the Open House will be presented with traditional arts of Joged Bumbung. Dancers will invite participants to join the dance, enjoy the happiness of welcoming the year 2018.

Toya Adnyana added the annual event serves as an expression of gratitude to the players of tourism, especially those having given an economic impact to Tanah Lot attraction. Besides, it also serves as a promotional event for Tanah Lot attraction to the public. “This serves as a means to receive suggestions and inputs as well in order to maintain the object of Tanah Lot,” he said.

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Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti, encourages Yeh Gangga Beach to become a tourist destination in Tabanan by empowering local potential. aving been arranged several years ago, Yeh Gangga Beach, which was always complained about its garbage, has slowly started to be promising. Moreover, Yeh Gangga Beach turns into a considerable tourist spot. To boost tourism activities at the village of Yeh Gangga, this year local village held the Yeh Gangga Culinary Festival. It is expected to boost the tourist visits.

Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti, officially opened the two-day festival on Saturday (Dec. 9). Chief of Yeh Gangga customary village, Wayan Winda, who is also Chairman of the Committee, reported the activity takes place as the cooperation of local customary village with the Tabanan district government. This first festival features the theme of Segara Kebek meaning ‘the sea as source of prosperity.’ ​​ The festival provided 20 culinary booths presenting creative products of the people of Tabanan. Winda hoped the festival can become an effective means for dissemination and culinary business development as well as promotion of Yeh Gangga.

Regent Eka said the culinary festival is actually pre-event, just like a trial. Based on the event, the committee can map out what potentials are worth featuring at this location. Moreover, Yeh Gangga Beach is no less beautiful than any other beaches in Bali.

“Since it is still a trial, the implementation budget is also relatively small,” said the regent. However, if in the future the festival is able to survive and has potential to be developed, the district government promised to increase the budget.

She deliberately encouraged the activities to feature the potential of Yeh Gangga as an alternative tourist destination. Moreover, the lobsters formerly becoming the main results of fishermen of Yeh Gangga are

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can give the impression of fun to tourism players, such as tour guides, tour leaders and drivers when at Tanah Lot attraction area. “If they are happy, they will get motivated to bring their guests to visit this beloved Tanah Lot,” he added.

Although the Mount Agung remains in the warning alert level, tourist visits to Tanah Lot attraction remains quite high. Indeed there is a decline from the time before the alert level of Mount Agung was increased to warning, but the number of visits every day is still booming. Every day from dawn to sunset, thousands of tourists are still thronging Tanah Lot. (BTN/015)

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Pesan, a Tasty Balinese Traditional Menu esan or pepes is a Batraditional menu P linese that is quite tasty. This

menu is also often called tum or anyang or in accordance with respective region. Shape of the package is also different where in general there are three shapes, namely longwise upward rectangle, while others may wrap it like wrapped rice and sideline longwise rectangle like a pillow.

However, they all have the same ingredients and preparation.

For the Hindu communities on the Island of Gods, this pesan menu is also used as a means of offering presented to the ancestors. Yet this one is made simpler or smaller, so it can be easily put into the basket of the offerings.

The pesan for offerings is very special as made from selected ingredient such as black chicken, multi-colored chicken and others in accordance with the type of offerings and the level of ceremony.

Well, the pesan menu commonly intended for consumption has larger size. Similarly, the pesan to be sold will have different shape where it is mostly longwise and sideways like pillow. The ingredient also varies.

The one for sale is usually made from pork, chicken and fish.

Meanwhile, farmers in rural areas usually take advantage of the ingredients obtained from their paddy fields, such as fish, eels, frog, dragonflies and others.

Well, the pesan made from pork is the most easily encountered. This one is usually sold at restaurants and food stalls in rural and urban areas. Besides, it can also be obtained in traditional markets. If local communities organize a ceremony like wedding, pawukon-based birthday (otonan), cremation (ngaben) and others they will definitely make this type of pesan. This means the activities will involve community members in large

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numbers and this pesan menu will be served. Local community is very familiar with this menu.

Ingredient of this pesan menu is selected meat such as ham, skin and blood. The seasoning consists of onion, garlic, pepper and chili plus salt according to taste. Do not forget to add bay leaves to remove fishy smell ​​as well as increase the delicious aroma. People in rural areas regularly mix the ingredients with other supplement such as banana heart and banana underground steam and others.

Its preparation is very simple.

First of all, chop the meat to become smooth. While chopping, please be filled with blood so the meat turns red. The skin is boiled

and then sliced thin and into small size. Seasoning of onion, garlic, and chili are sliced ​​into small part. Then, the chopped meat is mixed together with seasoning well. Add some salt according to your taste.

When having a little stock of meat, people usually mix with grated coconut to get more batter. Next, wrap the batter with banana leaves and affix each end of the wrap with bamboo spin. Each wrap is filled with a bay leaf to balance cholesterol.

Then, steam them for about 20 minutes. Ultimately, take out and it’s ready to serve.

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ook exhibition held by Grand Istana Rama Hotel was quite interesting and appreciated by tourists. The exhibition showcasing about 800 types of books drew the attention of foreign and domestic tourists staying at hotel in the area of ​​Kuta Beach. They were not just interested in reading, but also directly purchased it.

The exhibition taking place on December 18-24 featured a variety of books including management, tourism, culture, computer, hotel management, psychology, cuisine and others. The books are in Indonesian and English.

“These books are published by Bali Post and the books collected from tourists having been donated to the hotel,” said General Manager Adi Soenarno.

In addition to exhibiting books from three publishers, Adi Soenarno who is also an author, showed off books collected from tourists having been donated to the hotel. This donation books from tourists will be sold cheaply. “The proceeds of the book sale will be further donated to the parties in need to be submitted in the form of hotel CSR,” he said.

Other than presenting to tourists as a tourist attraction, this exhibition is also meant to welcome the 28th anniversary of Grand Istana Rama Hotel, post-eruption recovery of Mount Agung and idealism in supporting the reading programs especially among the hotel. “The point of this exhibition is to echo that Bali remains safe,” he said.

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front of Kuta Beach, very close to shopping mall area, entertainment spots in international tourist area and only 10 minutes’ drive to Ngurah Rai Airport.

Citadines Kuta Beach Bali offers 192 rooms with some categories namely Studio Room, Deluxe Studio, One-bedroom Executive and Two-beddroom Premier. Each room has kitchenette (selected type) facilities, washing machine (selected type), iron board (selected type), fridge (selected type) and bathtub (selected type).

As a convenient residence, the hotel gives the appropriate nuance for holiday living in Bali. It happens because every apartment is designed to reflect a local touch, like the fabric is influenced by traditional ikat designs. “Australian and domestic tourists are quite happy to stay at this hotel,” said Marcomm Executive of Citadines Kuta Beach Bali, Maherna Ika Krismayanti.

Maya, as she is familiarly addressed, said that guests can choose to stay in one- or twobedroom studio because both categories have been equipped with standard facilities, some have a kitchenette and washer/ dryer, free wireless internet access, fitness corner, internet corner and dishwasher. “Our apartment hotel has semi-apartment facilities, but the price is very affordable. It is also equipped with laundry, kitchen

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2BR Premier Living & Dining net and refrigerator, and other facilities,” she said.

If wishing to have everything is clean, guests usually use the inhouse laundry equipment. They wash and iron by themselves at no charge. Just by buying laundry detergent, guests can take advantage of the existing facilities. “To avoid complexity, guests can also take advantage of the existing officers.

They just need to drop, and then take theirs a few hours later,” she said.

There is also a pool bar, Rice Restaurant, tour desk, and kids playground. If guests want to warm their body, they can also take advantage of existing gym facilities near the hotel lobby. This facility is enough to relax the muscles before having a promenade to see the real

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Balinese uniqueness. When feeling weak and needing a refresher, guests can take advantage of the existing spa. “We prepared two special rooms for aromaterapy,” added this friendly woman.

Guests choosing to stay at the hotel and get relaxation can enjoy the atmosphere of Sea Sky Rooftop Bar located on the roof of the hotel building. Other than hanging out while enjoying Kuta tourist area from the top of the building, guests can enjoy various types of delicious Asian and Western cuisines. “Guests enjoying the menu usually take advantage of this infinity pool. By that way, they can enjoy the view of Kuta Beach, especially the stunning sunset at night as the spectacle they never miss,” said Maya. B N

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he action of waiters was very unique. They were wearing Balinese customary attires while running with a tray of drinks on the beach with the background sunset. This event was greeted by visitors on Kuta Beach mostly consisting of foreign tourists. This is the atmosphere of Waiter Fun Run held by the Indonesia Food and Beverage Executive Association (IFBEC) Bali on Kuta Beach, Saturday (Dec. 16).

This activity was followed by 1,000 participants consisting of tourism players such as tourism school, hotel and villa in Bali.

They used Balinese customary attires to showcase their skills when serving guests’ orders. After being released by the Head of Badung Tourism Office, Made Badra, the participants then ran to cover a distance of about 1 km.

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Participants started from the beach in front of Grand Inna Kuta then finished on the beach in front of the Grand Istana Rama Kuta.

As the criteria, participants were judged on the wholeness of the items they carried and the speed and accuracy of the challenge where they had to run on sand.

The Waiter Fun Run held by the IFBEC Bali finally broke the record of the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI).

Chairman of the IFBEC Bali, Ketut Darmayasa, said the waiter fun run is done as one of the efforts of the IFBEC in order to be able to contribute to the progress of Indonesia’s tourism, especially Bali in this unfortunate situation where the tourism is hit by the issue of the eruption of the Mount Agung.

“With this tourist attraction, we can prove that Bali is safe to

be visited. Then, all parties including the bureaucrat, academicians, practitioners, media and everyone can jointly communicate positive things to prospective and tourists, both domestic and foreign. By that way, explained Darmayasa, Bali tourism can quickly recover and we can be back to do normal activities, the economy can increase and the employees and businessmen can smile again. This activity is also a tourist attraction to welcome festive season and serves as a form of campaign that Bali is Safe,” he said.

Chairman of the Committee, Bolly Kusdiana, said the activity poses a campaign that Bali is Safe. “This activity is a form of our concern for the current situation of Bali. We hope through this activity tourists are not afraid of visiting Bali. “MURI record is not the main objective of organizing this waiter fun run. However, it is evidence that Bali is safe to be visited,” said Bolly Kusdiana.

He then asserted that warning alert level submitted by the government to Bali is only valid within a radius of 12 km from Mount Agung.

Meanwhile, Manager of the Indonesia Record Museum (MURI), Andre Purwandoso, said the record broken by IFBEC is a superlative record with everything that can be measured. “This record is superlative and the first time held in Indonesia where the participants run as far as 1 km on the beach followed by waiters while carrying tray containing two bottles,” he said. B N

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A Sanctum to Worship Goddess Giri Putri

along Temple is located in the middle of the Kalong Island, amid the Gilimanuk Bay, and still belongs to the area of ​​Bali Barat National Park. When devotees would like to say prayers, they will be transported by a boat to a distance of not less than ten minutes sail. Anniversary of this temple falls right on the Kuningan feast day, while the venerated deity in the temple is the Goddess Giri Putri.

Building of the Kalong Temple only consists of a Padmasana shrine along with a small and simple Piasan pavilion. Meanwhile, its wantilan hall is typically a four-pillared pavilion sizing 3 x 4 meters.

There is no compound wall protecting the temple area, so that when the seawater rises, it will inundate the temple courtyard sizing 17 x19 meters. Supporting devotee of the temple only consists of 34 families where all of them are from the village of Gilimanuk.

According to Jro Mangku Yasa, one of the caretakers of the Kalong Temple, history of the

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temple was commenced by its discovery in 1970. At that time, one of the spiritualists from Negara had a piece of keris dagger. In each meditation, he had always got a vision that owner of the kris was the deity abiding in the Kalong Temple, but he did not know the location.

Eventually, when meeting Jro Mangku Yasa, he asked this priest to take him to the temple concerned.

From that time, they established a temporary shrine whose pillar used some trees (turus lumbung).

In the long run, the pillars of the temporary shrine were damaged and the temple was forgotten by the spiritualist. Then in 1980, a few young Hindu people of Gilimanuk seemed to get a vision instructing them to re-organize the temple by building a Padmasana shrine and it could have been completed in 2004.

On the other hand, according to Agung Putu Wirawan, a caretaker of the Kalong Temple, the late Gusti Made Beratha, a former headman of Gilimanuk, found a very unique holy bell in the vicinity of the location in 1980s. It was smaller than the holy bell usually used by a high priest. In the passage of time, the holy bell was taken by the Antiquities Agency to be saved. However, until Gusti Made Beratha died in 1999, existence of the holy bell was unclear. In other words, it was unknown whether the holy bell belonged to a spiritualist of the ancient human, considering location of the temple is also adjacent to the museum of ancient humans. B N (BTN/kmb)

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