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September 3 - 23, 2010
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In Response to Travel Advisory of Australia Travel advisory issued by the Australian government on account of taxi disputes happened earlier in Bali became a serious slap for Bali land transportation organization (Organda) and taxi operators in Bali.
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Even, the taxi disputes triggered the issuance of travel advisory by Australian government. Meanwhile, Organda had asked the taxi operators in Bali not to repeat the actions kindling any chaos as previously. All aspirations of taxi operators could be
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Development of Tourism Village as Implementation of Triple Track Plus strategy
communicated to the government without necessarily followed by hazardous and anarchical actions. Such an action made the security of Bali not conducive and caused tourists afraid of visiting Bali. Explained, to address the Australian travel advisory, Organda
had asked all taxi operators in Bali to make an internal improvement. All taxi vehicles were required to carry out their duties with the best service. Organda with the government had taken the coaching measures to the existing taxi operators in Bali. The focus of guidance included in the legality of operations and improvement of services. “With good service it is expected tourists could conveniently use the existing taxi vehicles in Bali,” he said. It was also exposed that taxi operators were required to provide guarantee of comfort to every single passenger, including tourists as the users of taxi service. This service improvement was expected to consequently bring positive imaging in accordance with the government appeal. Furthermore, it was said that to fix the image of taxi transportation services, Organda Bali had asked for the support of the tourism businesspeople coalesced into the members of Bali Tourism Board (BTB). BTB could deliver relevant information related to the
Regent of Badung AA Gde Agung handed over the government’s response to Factional General Perspective of Badung House
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ccording to the Regent of Badung, the development of those villages constituted the implementation of the triple track plus-plus strategy, namely economic growth, especially in rural communities (pro-growth), reducing poverty (pro-poor), creating employment (pro-jobs), maintaining sanitation and environmental sustainability (proenvironment) and to preserve cultural values (pro-culture). The regent also said that to build the capacity of rural
communities especially with respect to their understanding about the seven charms becoming the icon of Bali and Indonesian tourism. On that account, the development of tourism village program would also have implication to the efforts in realizing the ‘Clean and Healthy Behavior’ of people in rural areas. Today, through the Badung Government Tourism Office it had been prepared a number of villages that would serve as pilot projects including the development of tourism village such as Plaga Village (Nungnung), Kiadan, Kertha Village, Pangsan Village, Sangeh Village, Bongkasa Pertiwi Village, Baha Village, Kapal, Munggu Village and other villages in North Badung region having the charm that could be made into tourist attractions, including agrotourism that has evolved in Petang subdistrict. B N (BTN/bud)
revamping carried out by taxi vehicles following the taxi disputes previously. It was affirmed that Organda and BTB would take synergic measures for addressing the issuance of travel advisory by the Australian government. Organda would make internal improvement efforts while BTB as an association of tourism stakeholders in Bali would undertake external improvement. Meanwhile, Eddy Dharma Putra added that external revamping involved the correction of information related to the previous taxi disputes and delivered the improvement endeavors undertaken by the taxi operators after the disputes. Then, external improvement carried out by Organda with taxi operators and BTB’s efforts was to provide correct explanation to the representatives of Australian government. At least, it could become a consideration for the Australian government to withdraw the travel advisory issued (BTN/BB) previously. B N
Online Hotel and Restaurant Tax to Prevent Revenue Deviation All regencies and cities throughout Bali should apply online taxation service to hotels and restaurants (PHR). This endeavor is intended to reduce the revenue leakage. Thus, Governor of Bali Mangku Pastika revealed after the plenary session of Bali House in Denpasar, last Thursday (Aug 19).
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Development of potential villages as a tourism village in Badung will become alternative tourism in the future of Badung and Bali. This was conveyed by the Regent of Badung A.A. Gde Agung in the plenary session of Badung House, not long ago.
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Organda and BTB Synergize:
hairman of the Regional Representative Council of Organda Bali, IK Eddy Dharma Putra, last Saturday (Aug 21), said that in addressing the travel advisory of Australia, Organda Bali had endeavored to take synergic measures with the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) in the context of service improvement and imaging of taxi transportation in Bali. It was disclosed that Organda Bali regretted very much the taxi chaotic disputes happened recently in Bali. Such taxi disputes occurred in a tourism area of Denpasar.
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ccording to Mangku Pastika, by means of online services, the income could be maximized. Meanwhile, if collected in person, the leakage possibility was high, while in the online system it would be handled by machine objectively. He said that everywhere around the world people had implemented online systems. “So there’s no reason to reject the implement of online system,” he said. It was also affirmed that the money of tax belonged to consumers, not the money of
entrepreneurs. “It was just deposited to the entrepreneur. On that account, employers must pay it. Otherwise, it is called a fraud,” said Governor Pastika. Even though there has been a law governing that PHR tax collectors violating the rules could be imposed with sanctions, it was still very difficult to investigate and prove. This happened because the
tax value was based on the reporting made by the companies. “I think taxpayers have no objection to such a system because every room’s tenant and customers eating at restaurant are obliged to pay taxes amounting to 10 percent,” he continued. Likewise, Mangku Pastika said that implementation of online system would make easier in calculating the daily PHR revenue. Similarly, employers would no longer need to calculate their tax at the end of the month that should be paid to the local revenue office because it had been recorded every day. When asked further about how much percent the leakage level of PHR was, Governor Mangku Pastika said he did not specify that far. Obviously, he said, there were indications of leakage. It could be seen from the reporting of PHR collection, with the condition and (BTN/015) reality in the field. B N
Treking in Plaga P
laga is a village located in Bali, exactly in the region of North Badung. The village is rich in natural resources and the potential of tourism is also promising. Many things can be explored there. Besides several tourist attractions such as Puncak Mangu and Tukad Bangkung Bridge which called the highest in all of Asia, in this area there is also an area that can be used for tracking which of course will be very interesting for tourists who love adventure and outdoor sports activities. The tracking path to be followed is through the plantation where
there are many different kinds of plants and crops that we can meet. In detail, the tracking activity begins at Banjar Kiadan pavilion to do breakfast or lunch depending on the time set to start the tracking itself. Then proceed to the inn as a place to stay for the tourists. Not far from the inn, there is a building that is used to store coffee beans. If we go farther we will find the plantation that stretched wide variety of plants contained in them. When we are entering the plantation, we will be greeted by some herbal plants arranged neatly, then passed to the area of chayote which grows fertile. Farther then
we will arrive in an area with a majority of bamboo plants that are embedded. Then spin a little bit we will find garden full of oranges and papayas. From that place, we will have two options, continue the tracking or back to the inn. If we want to continue then there are many more interesting things that we can find. With such a vast plantation areas, beautiful scenery, beautiful surroundings and all natural resources within it then this is a good and very interesting tracking area which can be served as another option of tourism in North Badung (BTN/Angga/Dewa) region. B N
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hopped Balinese spices in combination with coconut milk yields typical flavor on chicken wings. This serving presents both tenderness of flesh and delicacy of chicken broth until the end. Of course, this nice yellow serving can enrich the treasures of flavor being similar to chicken curry. Ingredients: 250 g chicken wing, 500ml coconut milk
Ground spices: 1 slice turmeric, 1 slice ginger, ½ tsp coriander, ½ tsp pepper powder Chopped spices: 4 cloves shallot, 3 cloves garlic, 1 small chili, 1 large chili, 1 slice galangal and 1 slice aromatic ginger Others: palm oil to fry Method: · Cleanse thoroughly the chicken wings. Fry them until turning brown and take out. · Stir-fry the ground spices by
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2 tbsp of cooking oil. Add the chopped spices and stir evenly. Add coconut milk and keep on stirring so it will not curdle. Put the chicken wings into the blend of spices on the pan while continuously stirring. Let the coconut milk diminish. Take out and the chicken wing is ready to serve along with its broth. B N (BTN/punia)
Candung leaf with peanut:
Exploring the Past Green Delight land and uncultivated. Size of its leaf is small and has purple stalk. Its leaf can be made into vegetable serving added with peanut and winged bean (kecipir). This one is a past treasure of Balinese food rarely known by the current generation. Ingredients: 1 handful candung leaf, 100gr peanut and 3 pieces of winged bean (cut short crosswise) Spices: 6 cloves shallot, 3 cloves garlic, 1 small chili, 2 candlenut, 1 slice ginger, 1 slice turmeric, 1 slice aromatic ginger, 1 stalk lemongrass (finely sliced), Others: 1 tsp water of tamarind paste, 1 tsp salt and 2 tbsp grated coconut, 1000ml water Method: • Cleanse the candung leaf and drain well. • All spices are ground finely. Then, boil the water and put the © punia whole candung leaf into the water along with peanut and n countryside life, many as many ingredients can be winged bean. Wait until they vegetables grow at the obtained without the necessity to are half- done. surroundings. Some are spend money. For instance, • Add the ground spices, salt and cultivated, while some others grow candung or bijou taro is a species water of tamarind paste and stir wildly. At a glance, life looks easier of taro ordinarily growing on wet i t constantly. Wait until t h e candung leaf turning tender and the peanut cooked. • Take out and serve while it s t a y s International SOS Bali, Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai 505 X Bali-Indonesia 24 hr Alarm Centre & Clinic Appointment: +62 361 710505 E-mail:sos.bali@internationalsos.com warm. B N
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