Senin, 30 Mei 2011

[bali-travel] Last Minute Deal...!!! Villa For Rent, Bali ,Seminyak, Indonesia

 

Last Minute Deal...!!!

Disewakan Villa Unit untuk maksimal 3 kamar tidur:
239 US$/malam ( Rp.2.270.500,-/malam)
Tersedia tinggal 1 unit villa,

Untuk menginap di bulan Juni 2011
Dengan harga fantastis ..!!!

Bali Villa For Rent
Villa Cantik Tresna
Seminyak, Bali

Villa ini cocok untuk:
Pasangan,Keluarga dengan anak,Liburan dengan teman, Komunitas
group,Pertemuan Keluarga,Tamu tanpa mobil,Liburan tanpa stress,Liburan
dengan jalan-jalan,Liburan dengan niat private tour,tamu tanpa
guide,Relax holiday,Pelayanan lebih eksklusif /pribadi, pelayanan
Laundry tersedia.

3 kamar tidur villa ber AC (2 ukuran king tempat tidur + 1 ukuran queen tempat
tidur) + kolam renang untuk kapasitas: 2-6 orang (tersedia 1-2 tempat tidur
tambahan dan tempat tidur bayi) di Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia

Villa dengan kolam renang pribadi tersebut termasuk: sarapan pagi setiap
hari,airport transfer (check-in/out),pelayan pribadi, sewa mobil gratis (24
jam)+sopir pribadi (10 jam/hari), gratis wifi internet, gratis air mineral,
kopi-teh, kamar tidur dibersihkan setiap hari dan service lainnya, lihat detail
layanan villa berikutnya di bawah ini.

Villa Cantik Tresna dibangun pada bulan November 2008 dan baru direnovasi pada
bulan November 2010, lokasi villa tenang, daerah perumahan dengan mix expat
/lokal sebagai tetangga villa, hanya sekitar 7-10 menit dengan berkendara ke
pantai Seminyak terdekat seperti Seminyak beach/Peti Tenget beach dll
atau nikmati kehidupan malam atau belanja di pusat perbelanjaan turis
di daerah Seminyak,Bali.

*Minimum stay: 2 malam.
Kapasitas: 2-6 orang.
Maksimum: 8 orang.

Harga Khusus," Last Minute Deal Juni 2011" untuk
tanggal-tanggal dibawah ini (min.2 malam)
=
- 4 Juni to 8 Juni 2011
- 19 Juni to 22 Juni 2011

* Harga untuk bulan Juni 2011 dan bulan berikutnya:
-Mulai 260 US$/malam (Rp.2.470.000,-/malam) untuk low season
-Mulai 297 US$/malam (Rp.2.821.500,-/malam) untuk high season
-Mulai 332 US$/malam (Rp.3.154.000,-/malam) untuk peak season

Diskon 10% -30% dari harga normal,
(Tarif normal adalah 371 US$/malam untuk Low session (Januari-Juni)
atau 424 US$/malam untuk High season (Juli - Sept) atau 477 US$ /
malam untuk Peak session (Desember-Awal Januari)

Layanan Villa =
- Sarapan Pagi
- Airport Transfer (in/out)
- Gratis Koneksi Wifi Internet
- Private Butler
- Kamar Tidur dibersihkan setiap hari
- Perlengkapan Kamar Mandi
- Handuk bersih
- Sprei Tempat Tidur
- Teh/kopi tersedia
- Pengaturan bunga segar

Complimentary:
-Minuman segar pada saat kedatangan
-Buah-buahan segar pada saat kedatangan
-Handuk segar untuk muka pada kedatangan
-Gratis sewa mobil (24 jam)
-Gratis jasa Supir pribadi (10 jam pertama)
-Laundry (voucher)
-Bali Body Massage (Free 1 orang @ 1 jam)

Tidak termasuk:
-Bensin mobil
-Service Tips

Tersedia biaya tambahan:
- Kursus Yoga
- Chef / Cook
- Bayi Sitter

Telepon Marketing:
-0818 930746
-0858 83361016

Website:
http://www.villacantiktresna.com

Baca pendapat para tamu international yang menginap di villa kami pada
link site ini =
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Sabtu, 28 Mei 2011

[bali-travel] Vacancy @ Bhavana

 

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Nestled in the hearth of Seminyak in South of Bali, a luxury villa complex offers an intimate retreat with sixteen properties. Each villa has its own private pool, a living room and dining rooms.

We are urgently required team member at the following post:

 

FO Supervisor

Guest Service Assistant

Bookeeper

FB Supervisor

Engineering Supervisor & staff

 

QUALIFICATION:

1.                  College degree/Hotel School background

2.                  Good Communication Skill in English ( Other Languages are Advantage)

3.                  Mature and dynamic, good performance and kind personality.

4.                  A self starter and have a strong leadership

5.                  Able to work as a team and willing to support other department as needed

6.                  Experience in the same field at the same level minimum one year at reputable villa or 4/5 stars hotel

 

Applicants please send up dated and complete CV with recent photograph to:

 

gm@bhavanabali.com

 

Only short listed and qualified candidates will be contacted for interview

 

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Jumat, 27 Mei 2011

[bali-bali] Fw: Politik Maskulin dan Ibu Pertiwi



Politik Maskulin dan Ibu Pertiwi

Mati Devata, Dharam Devata"
(Tanah adalah dewa-dewi kami, tanah adalah agama kami)

Kalimat diatas adalah slogan yang diteriakkan oleh para perempuan India dari gerakan "Selamatkan Gunung Gandharman", ketika mereka diseret oleh polisi dalam aksinya. Gerakan yang dimotori kaum perempuan tersebut adalah bentuk perjuangan dalam menolak perusakan gunung dan hutan oleh perusahaan tambang bauiksit. Seorang demonstran berusia 70 tahun, Dhanmati berteriak, "kami akan mengorbankan hidup kami, tapi bukan Gandharman. Kami ingin menyelamatkan gunung ini yang telah memberi kami apa yang kami butuhkan."

Teriakan ini menggambarkan pendirian para perempuan tersebut yang berada di garis depan dalam membela hak dan kelestarian alam mereka. Selain itu masih ada kisah Vandana Shiva bersama para perempuan sekitar hutan menolak membukaan hutan dengan cara memeluk tiap batang pohon yang akan ditebang oleh perusahaan. Pertanyaannya kemudian, mengapa perempuan berada di garis depan gerakan lingkungan?

Perempuan dan Ekologi
Diatas perkembangan pesat ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, manusia-manusia maskulin dengan kesombongannya mereduksi ibu pertiwi menjadi komoditas yang diperjual-belikan, digunduli hutannya, dikeruk kekayaan perutnya tanpa mendengar isak tangisnya. Gaya berpikir Cartesian ini sepertinya juga menjangkiti kepala para politisi dan intelektual yang sebenarnya menjadi harapan orang kebanyakan untuk menjadi garda terdepan penyelamatan pertiwi.

Secara sosio-religius, dari berbagai mitologi kuno, menempatkan bumi dan sumber daya alamnya sebagai spirit perempuan, yakni feminisme. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa, masyarakat tradisional menempatkan perempuan identik dengan bumi yang harus dihormati dan karenanyalah kehidupan di dunia dapat berlangsung. Di Bali, misalnya, kita mengenal Dewi Sri sebagai dewi kesuburan, di India, Sungai Gangga, Yamuna, Narmada adalah sungai sakral yang dipuja sebagai para dewi. Di Prancis, dikenal sungai Marne yang berasal dari kata Matrona, Dewi Ibu. Begitu juga di Yunani kita mengenal ada Dewi Gaia.

Bumi (pertiwi) ini adalah Ibu dari semua kehidupan, karena dia telah menyediakan kebutuhan hidup dengan penuh cinta tanpa mengharap balasan melainkan hanya butuh kearifan kita dalam menjaga kelestariannya. Kedekatan perempuan tradisional dengan alamnya tidak saja dalam spiritualitas saja tapi teraktualisasi dalam pekerjaannya sehari-hari yang berhubungan langsung dengan lingkungan hidupnya. Mengambil air untuk minum, mengumpulkan kayu bakar dari hutan atau kebun, mencuci perabot rumah tangga, mebanten adalah sebagaian kecil saja kontak langsung dengan apa yang telah diberikan ibu pertiwi yang kemudian dinikmati oleh seluruh anggota keluarga.

Bagi perempuan, kerusakan lingkungan hidup berarti semakin sulitnya melanjutkan hidup keluarga. Karena, ia harus berjalan jauh untuk mengambil air bersih, tidak bisa memasak karena hilangnya kesuburan tanah sebagai penghasil makanan pokok keluarga. Kerusakan lingkungan juga akan menyebabkan kemiskinan yang semakin parah akibat hilangnya akses terhadap sumber daya alam dalam memenuhi kebutuhan hidup, lagi-lagi perempuan sebagai pihak yang menjadi korban terberat. Karena perempuan juga dinilai lebih memiliki sensifitas dalam melihat kerusakan lingkungan, harapannya dengan nilai-nilai feminisme nya mereka tergerak unutk menjadi pembela lingkungan sekitarnya.

Tabanan dan Politik Maskulin
Harapan ini pula yang disampaikan banyak orang ketika mendukung seorang ibu untuk maju menjadi bupati di Tabanan. Jika melihat kondisi politik Tabanan yang sangat maskulin dan kondisi lingkungan semakin memprihatinkan, memang masuk akal Tabanan membutuhkan tangan seorang ibu memperbaiki keadaan. Namun, tentu saja harapan ini sangatlah naïf mengingat sang 'ibu penolong' yang dimaksud tidak lebih merupakan perpanjangan rejim sebelumnya.

Dan saat ini terlihat jelas watak maskulin dari Ibu Bupati itu dalam gaya kepemimpinannya Ketika banyak daerah mencoba merubah haluan menuju pembangunan yang berkelanjutan secara sosial, ekonomi dan ekologi, nampaknya Tabanan masih berkutat dengan gaya pembangunan primitif-nya, obrol murah dan habis ada yang ada. Ia sepertinya tidak jauh berbeda dengan kolega laki-lakinya dalam melihat alam tidak lebih dari sekedar seonggok bahan metah siap jual. Malah, mungkin ia jauh lebih maskulin dari laki-laki mengingat secara terbuka berencana menambang pasir pantai untuk investor dari China (BP, 24/05/11).

Sekali lagi, pesisir Bali saat ini tengah berada dalam kondisi kritis. Penambangan pasir ini justru akan menambah parah kondisi pesisir Bali dan belum lagi menghitung dampak perubahan iklim nantinya. Tidak mustahil daratan Bali akan bertambah sempit. Mungkin Ibu Bupati dan para politisi lainnya punya cukup uang atau koneksi untuk bisa memiliki villa dipuncak Bedugul sehingga tidak perlu risau dengan abrasi yang kian mengkhawatirkan. Tetapi para petani dan nelayan miskin yang terkena dampak tidak tahu harus pindah kemana dan makan apa nantinya.

Alasan lapangan kerja sudah cukup sering didengar dan mungkin saat ini telah basi dan memuakkan. Karena alasan lapangan kerja, bukan berarti kita harus bunuh kehidupan pertiwi dan diri sendiri dengan mengikis daratan sedikit demi uang yang tidak seberapa. Sebenarnya, yang dibutuhkan oleh Ibu Bupati ini adalah sedikit kecerdasan, kreatifitas dan sensitifitas terhadap alam guna mencari model pembangunan yang lebih ramah lingkungan dan berkeadilan.

Jika masih menggunakan model pembangunan primitif ini, maka sudah seharusnya lahir kaum-kaum feminist yang berjuang digaris depan dalam menyelamatkan ibu yang sedang diperkosa oleh maskulinitas para politisi. Para pemerkosa alam ini hanya bisa berhitung untuk melipatkan gandakan pundi ekonomi karena terang saja politik maskulin membutuhkan biaya yang sangat mahal. Mulai dari biaya memilihara para jago untuk menakut-nakuti rakyat, biaya komunikasi politik dalam membangun citra, hingga persiapan biaya untuk meredam orang yang berani kritis terhadap kebijakannya.

"Om mata bhumih putro aham prthivyah"
(Ya Tuhan, semoga kami mencintai tanah air ini sebagai Ibu hamba, dan hamba, putra-putra-Nya siap sedia membela-Nya)

Oleh :
Agung Wardana
Aktivis Lingkungan, tinggal di Nottingham, Inggris

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Kamis, 26 Mei 2011

[bali-travel] (Rent)Bali Holiday,Up to 40%off,New Villa Rent+SwimPool+Car Rent+Driver,Seminyak

 


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Villa with 3 AC bedrooms+private bathroom,Airport Transfer (in/out),Daily Breakfast,Wifi Internet Connection,Private Butler,Daily Cleaning,Private Swimming pool, Water Heater,LCD TV's with cable channel,DVD/ VCD/Ipod Dock Player,Full Equipped Kitchen,Living room,Dining room,Garden,Sun Deck with Sun Chairs,Carport,Coffee-Tea Serve, Refill Mineral Water,Daily Fresh Fruits
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-Complimentary:
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-Welcome Fresh Fruits
-Welcome Drinks-Bali Body Massage (1 pax @ 1 hour)
-Laundry for Clothes (voucher)

Please find our villa pictures on this link below online site =
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Price "Last minute Deal" only valid for stay in June 2011 with minimum 2 nights stay,
Available=
*June 04,2011 sd June 09, 2011
*June 19,2011 sd June 21, 2011

Normal Rate is 371 US$/night to 474 US$/night,

Promo Rate Now ....
Start 1.800.000 IDR/night nett for 2-3 people
Start 2.300.000 IDR/night nett for 4-6 people
Extra Bed Available Upon Request

Available special rate also for daily/monthly rental on other month stay.

Email Inquiry = management@villacantiktresna.com
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Ada acara liburan seru di Bali di bulan Juni, ajak teman/keluarga berlibur seru atau dinas/kerja di Bali,datang saja di villa cantik kami, Villa Cantik Tresna, Seminyak, Bali. Hanya 15 menit dari Ngurah Rai International Airport atau dari pantai Dhyana Pura atau pantai Kudeta

Paket villa sudah termasuk: Gratis Sewa Mobil+Supir pribadi...!!! -

Villa yang cantik dan eksotis,Tersedia 3 kamar tidur AC termasuk kamar mandi utk 2-6 orang, tersedia extra bed dan baby box,Private Kolam renang,Airport Transfer (In-out),Wifi Koneksi Internet,Kitchen Set dengan Perlengakapan Komplit,Housekeeper,Taman, Carport,Daily Cleaning,3 LCD TV dng Cable Channel,Sun Deck, Tempat Duduk untuk berjemur, Water heater.Sajian Kopi dan teh,Refill air minum.

--Complimentary:
-Gratis Sewa Mobil (Termasuk= Supir Pribadi)
-Buah-buah Segar tanda selamat datang
-Minuman Segar tanda selamat datang
-Bali Body Massage (1 orang @ 1 jam)
-Laundry untuk Pakaian (voucher)

-Kunjungi website kami untuk melihat gambar villa di link di bawah ini=
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Harga "Last minute Deal" ini khusus untuk tinggal di bulan Juni 2011
Tersedia minimum 2 malam=*4 Juni 2011 sd 09 Juni 2011*19 Juni 2011 sd 21 Juni 2011

Harga Normal = 371 US$/malam to 474 US$/malam,
Promo....
Start 1.800.000 IDR/night nett untuk 2-3 orang
Start 2.300.000 IDR/night nett untuk 4-6 orang
Extra Bed Available

Tersedia juga utk sewa harian/bulanan dengan harga special untuk bulan berikutnya.

Email= management@villacantiktresna.com
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[bali-bali] To be Opened on May 27th, Museum of Marketing Receive Big Denial

The Pitamaha Artist Cooperative was founded by Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati (the King of Ubud) and Tjokorda Gde Raka Sukawati (the King's brother) along with two western artists working in Bali at the time: Walter Spies and Rudolf Bonnet. Its mission was to preserve and develop traditional Balinese art.

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[bali-travel] Rumah dijual

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[bali-bali] PSSI



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Balinese collect garbage at the ever-popular Kuta Beach. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

ON Bali's first sunny day after months of wet season, about 1000 beach vendors were scooping rubbish on Kuta's famous beach. Patrols of garbage collection officers driving along the sand yelled from loud speakers for other hawkers to pitch in.

Since the resort island's recent bad rap in a US magazine, dubbing it a risk for "holidays in hell", the reverberations have gone viral. Authorities concur that rising crime, rubbish, pollution, traffic bottlenecks, shoddy infrastructure and overdevelopment are problems. But beach rubbish is the easily achievable priority.

There's nothing like politicians under pressure to get things moving. The beach looked almost pristine as clean-up crews waited for a nod of approval from visiting Indonesian Tourism and Culture Minister Jero Wacik. When Indonesia's tourism jewel is under threat, communications run like clockwork.

Wacik is anticipating the 4500 daily foreign tourist arrivals, sometimes swelling to 7000, to boost Indonesia's tourism profits to $US8.5 billion this year, an 11.8 per cent increase over last. "I am optimistic this year's target can be achieved," he said recently.

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Bali generates 30 per cent of national tourist revenue, an estimated $US3.5bn a year. However, about 60 per cent of tourist income leaves the island, according to Bagus Sudibya, a senior member of the Bali Tourism Board, the industry body, and a local travel agency leader.

But how can the modest island of Bali, about half the size of greater Sydney, sustain another forecast massive tourist and development surge, mostly consigned to its south?

Government and industry officials have been warning for years that rampant development eventually will erupt into environmental disaster. But now the defining underlying deficiencies of planning in the island province -- lack of regulation, weak law enforcement and corruption -- are subjecting tourists to obnoxious effects.

As well, a security alert warning Australian travellers -- still Bali's greatest supporters -- of "the very high threat of terrorist attack" after the foiling of a Good Friday bomb plot in Jakarta, may also put a dampener on tourist influxes. Although the strong Aussie dollar perhaps has more pull and visitor numbers are strong. Bali has bounced back from the horrific 2002 and 2005 Bali terrorist attacks in which scores of Australians were killed.

Australian arrivals, making up a quarter of foreign visitors, jumped 28 per cent to 156,000 in the first three months of this year, compared with the corresponding period last year. Overall, foreign arrivals rose 10 per cent. If sustained, the island will host a record 2.7 million touriststhis year. Japan, which has declined dramatically as a source, ranks second after Australia, followed by China.

Yet if Bali is to retain its mantle as a top global tourist destination it needs to clean up its act quickly and enforce planning regulations, officials say.

"It's urgent," says the head of the Bali Tourism Board, Ngurah Wijaya, welcoming the critical media spotlight he hopes may unlock a political stalemate impeding development regulations.

"(The Time magazine article) was good [as a warning]. We have been complaining to the government for four years about the lack of infrastructure and over-issuing of hotel licences," he says. "The problem comes from the mayors [regency heads, of which there are eight] issuing the building licences."

Though Bali's Governor, Made Mangku Pastika, has issued a moratorium on hotel construction and new licences in tourism areas, mainly in the southern tourist hub, local mayors are fighting to retain the revenue drip.

The cost of development is seen in traffic congestion and hazardous roads on which an estimated 2.4 million vehicles vie for space, paralysing access and causing frequent accidents. There is a sense of trepidation in the lead up to the annual July-August tourist rush, with business owners questioning how the place will function.

Jason Childs, an Australian expatriate photographer and surfer who has lived on Bali for 18 years with his family, says the lure of the island, with its surf, small-town vibe and Balinese culture, is fading as its natural beauty diminishes.

"As a photographer it's one of the most amazing places to live in the world. But I didn't come to live in a city and all the other problems that come with it," says Childs. "The pace slowed after the [terrorist] bombings, but it has accelerated since 2005 at a pace nobody could have planned for. The sad thing is there's a lot of talk, but there's no action at the moment, and it's a scary thing. For the amount of development that's going on . . . there's no infrastructure being put in," he says. Roads, sewerage and rubbish collection are in need of urgent attention.

"A standard half-hour trip can take three hours now," he says.

How long does he believe it will be before tourists have had enough? "It's already happening," says Childs. "We have Australian friends who are regulars saying 'We don't want to come back.' The surf, the traffic, the whole deal, it's getting too crowded. People are becoming prisoners in their hotels or villas because they prefer not to venture into the traffic chaos. If it's not urgent, you don't go out. Or you walk. You can still have a great holiday, but with less of a Balinese [cultural] experience."

Sitting on Kuta beach with friends, West Australian tourist Melanie Reynolds describes a two-hour evening taxi trip from one part of Kuta's hub to another, usually a 10-minute walk or five on a motor bike. She and her friends have stopped taking taxis, preferring a drenching in tropical downpours to sitting in traffic jams.

"We go on bikes or walk. I won't sit in a taxi for two hours. The weather has been so bad, but I don't care if I get wet. A lot of tourists have ended up with motorbikes, but it's dangerous," she says citing heavily potholed roads. Residents and expats compare the snarling mass of congested motorbikes, cars and trucks to Jakarta's crippled queues. The difference is Bali is a small island.

In theory, there are moves to make Bali more amenable again, but a whole vision is lacking. There are plans to build a 560km rail system around Bali by 2014 and a road underpass all the way from Kuta to the hotel enclave of Nusa Dua in the south, although neither has been started. A toll road linking the airport to Nusa Dua is due to be finished in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in 2013. A $US210m revamp for the dilapidated Ngurah Rai international airport is scheduled for completion in 2013, but it may add to overcrowding woes.

"Nothing much has been done about the traffic problems," says environmental advocate Wayan Suardana, who is a participant in devising the urban masterplan under protracted discussion.

Suardana is also chairman of the Indonesia Environment Forum (known as Walhi) in Bali. He says "no matter how many new roads are build, they will not be sufficient unless the government develops adequate and easily accessible public transport".

Undoubtedly, the provision of a comprehensive public transport system, not more roads, is the solution, agrees Gusti Ayu Made Suartika, a lecturer in architecture, urban planning and development at Udayana University in Bali. "If high-density tourism is to be sustained the government must establish subsidised public transport and control the number of vehicles on the roads. But there is no incentive," Suartika says.

"The government doesn't regulate the numbers of vehicles and ownership because it's a source of revenue . . . every vehicle [owner] pays tax and registration," she says. "That's an income for the government. If the government puts a stop on cars, where are we going to get next year's budget?"

Road users would also oppose it. The rising middle class of Balinese enjoys its wealth and would be reluctant to swap cars for public transport. Nor would the ubiquitous motor scooter owners be happy to abandon their cheap but high-polluting modes of transport.

Citing the tourism imperative, Suartika, who is also a researcher at the University of NSW, says Bali "needs a sustainable blueprint and, at the end of the day, money will solve everything. It will save our environment and our culture. When the environment is not there to support the culture, where is the revenue?"

She describes the complexity, which includes Bali's cultural beliefs and sanctity of land to the Balinese, in her 2009 book, Morphing Bali: The State, Planning and Culture. Arguing for culturally sensitive urban planning, she writes: "Combined with corrupt practices, preferential treatment to elites and monopolistic intervention, it is clear that a modern planning system is barely present."

The Balinese have had regional autonomy since 2001, but outside money drives development. Ngurah Karyadi, a member of Walhi and founder of Bali's Legal Aid Institute, fears more business investment from Jakarta will precipitate a "recolonisation of Bali". Research shows investment, particularly for big projects, is dominated by wealthy investors from Jakarta and Surabaya in Java.

At Bali's southern surfers' paradise of Bukit, a 400ha project, the Bali Pecatu Indah Resort, is being developed by controversial figure Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Suharto. Tommy, as he is generally known, is said to be the face behind the fledging National Republic Party that was registered at the end of April in Jakarta. He served four years of a 15-year jail sentence for funding the murder of a judge who convicted him of graft before being released in 2006. His huge project will include five-star hotels, a golf course, schools, hospitals and a desalination water plant.

Another big development is the Anantara Resort Uluwatu, built into a cliff facing Impossible Beach, a favourite surfing hangout. Bukit, a dry, clifftop region renowned for its wild surf and international competitions, has until now had little investor interest, mainly due to a lack of fresh water.

"One or two decades ago, no one was interested in that area because of bad infrastructure, no water, nothing to plant there," says Michael Gunawan, manager of Ray White Kuta, Bali, the marketing agent for one of the hotels planned for the site.

"But now it has almost become the future Beverly Hills of Bali . . . a real, fully integrated tourism resort. It's also creating employment and providing infrastructure," he says, reflecting the pro-development sentiment of many locals in the tourism sector.

The governor's objective is to place future tourism development away from the south -- including from Bukit -- so as to lessen environmental effects and create alternative tourism hubs, but this may prove arduous. As part of the decentralisation aim, there are plans for a new international airport for Singaraja in the north, and new facilities in the east, linking to other islands. However, Bahal Edison Naiborhu, director for spatial land management at the Public Works Ministry in Jakarta, while supportive, acknowledges that investment in remote areas is unattractive.

One of a growing band of development dissenters, Bayu Susila, from an environmental and urban development non-government organisation called Balifokus, says: "I want my government to develop other regions [in Indonesia] and stop developing Bali. It's enough. The problem is Bali is a captive market for tourism and investors are not confident they will make good returns elsewhere."

Says Edison, who represents the central government in Bali's planning meetings: "The main obstacles to getting things done are poor co-ordination, lack of infrastructure, lack of co-operation from local government, mostly sectoral development, ineffective development control and law enforcement and corruption."

Under regulations, 30 per cent of land is zoned green, but laws are increasingly flouted as locals sell coveted rice paddies at escalating profits. Though a bylaw regulates development of tourism facilities near temples, on cliffs and coastlines, it is little deterrent.

Childs calls the Bali boom "rape and pillaging" by Western speculators, but many people have their fingers in the pie. From Kuta to Seminyak, even in tiny gangs (laneways), frenetic construction noise lasts deep into evening and narrow roads are choked by lumbering concrete mixers, cranes, trucks, cars and plagues of motor bikes.

Bizarrely, about half a dozen cranes overhang the foreshores of Kuta beach, spitting dust and noise where tourists sunbake and swim. On a 5.2ha site, a multi-billion-dollar complex developed by a Jakarta company incorporating hotels, restaurants and retail is underway. Carparks will accommodate 1000 cars, but getting to the heart of Kuta's beach may be problematic. As Childs says, what's the point of building new hotels if you can't get to them?

Last year's census shows, minus tourists and migrants, that Bali's population swelled to 3.9m , up 20 per cent in a decade and far exceeding a supposed ideal of 2.5m people.

Foreign arrivals, at 2.5m a year, are additional along with the growing domestic tourist market at about five million visitors a year.

Bali's Statistics Office estimates that there are roughly 400,000 unregistered internal migrants in Bali, mainly from east Java and Lombok, but authentic figures are unknown.

Many, drawn to the promise of regular construction work, for which the wages are unacceptably low to the Balinese, rarely return to their original homes. Rather, they invite their relatives to join them.

"Usually they are people with no education, they cannot fund a living . . . they steal . . . these are things that decrease the security of the place," Suartika says.

Concern that domestic immigrants are swamping the island, contributing to a rising crime rate in which foreigners are frequent victims, is a common complaint. The immigrants "threaten the safety and comfort of the island", bemoans Wacik.

When Bayu Susila from Balifokus asked Governor Pastika to find a way of bringing in internal migrant working visas, Susila recalls Pastika replied: "We can't do that, we are a unity."

Susila is concerned Muslim migrants are buying land and building small enclaves for relatives that exclude the Balinese and erode the island's unique Hindu culture. "Most are moderate Muslims, but a few may swing to the Right," he says.

In Morphing Bali, Suartika writes: "Uncontrolled numbers of internal migrants invading Bali for the last two decades and their resistance to blend with local ways of life has also added to the list of endangering impacts that Bali has to bear."

Politics is fickle and at the beginning of April Pastika said he would waive his own ban to allow the construction of a convention centre and hotel complex on 250ha to host the 2013 APEC meeting in Jimbaran, in the south near Kuta. The land's green zoning will be changed to allow the development despite the fact the area already has many five-star hotels and conference facilities.

"This is in the framework of projecting a good image for Indonesia, especially Bali," he was quoted as saying in The Jakarta Globe. "Especially for that [project], the government will review its moratorium on new hotels in southern Bali which was issued in January."

Numerous requests by Inquirer to interview Pastika were declined.

Hotels are not the only culprits in the development war. Illegal villas without building permits have mushroomed, many occupying soughtafter rice fields.

Says the vice-chairman of the Bali Tourism Board, Bagus Sudibya: "According to statistics there are more than 700 illegal villas, with over 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, not calculated to be using the infrastructure."

Beneath that layer, says Bali litigation lawyer Simon Trombine, is a bevy of unscrupulous foreigners fraudulently selling villas to gullible compatriots who believe it's safer to buy from a Westerner, and they can own the land themselves instead of leasing it or buying it through an Indonesian nominee whose name goes on the title.

Foreigners are ineligible to own Indonesian land and, by the time they realise, it's too late: they've been fleeced, plus they now own an illegal villa.

IN a pocket of Bali's Kerobokan, a traditional Javanese warung (restaurant) has retained a feel from the past. Facing rolling emerald rice paddies, the sensation is one of eating within a picture postcard. Recently, the Balinese owner saw people measuring one of the rice fields. He shivers: "There's no order here, and it seems like there is no government."

Childs puts it more succinctly : "It's anarchy," he says referring to the consequences of government inaction on development.

Clearly, many are pondering if Bali's halcyon days are numbered. Will the island bow to deleterious forces? Will it kill the proverbial goose?

Childs pauses, then says: "The uniqueness of the people and their culture is what separates Bali from other island holidays. That's its magic and allure. Development is going to happen, but the environment needs to be factored in. It's not too late."

 



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100 Ways to Make a Difference

No. 1 Marine Conservation Issue?

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Keep things in perspective. Be mindful of the big problems, but focus on solving them through the little things you can do everyday to help reduce them.

Develop a positive outlook:

  1. First, accept that you are only able to control your actions and responses to changing conditions around you.
  2. Take responsibility for your actions in all things. It sounds simple but being accountable to yourself will help you make the necessary changes.
  3. Stop to consider the consequences of your actions (if I choose to do this, what will be the result?).
  4. Lead by example! If you can change, then it just might inspire others.
  5. Remember that one person can make a difference. Small accomplishments add up quicker then you might think. Remember, no matter what your economic standing, you can help save the environment and money at the same time. You the consumer drive the market; products are made because you buy them. If you buy products that are better for the environment it will become profitable for companies to respond to the demand for environmentally-friendly products. It really is that simple.

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What you can do to protect the ocean
  1. Do you know what the number one thing you can do is to protect the ocean? Learn! Learn all you can about the threats facing the ocean and marine life. First and foremost, Global warming (Climate Change/Abrupt Climate Change) is the number one threat not only to marine life but to all of our ways of life as well. The debate is over. It is happening. Only the magnitude and details, such as whether we've reached a tipping point yet, remain. Now is the time to act. To learn all about Global Warming/Climate Change, what it really is, what very likely will happen, and what we can/should really do about it see our Global Warming Section and these videos » Global Climate Destabilization: How It All Ends external linkand post your thoughts, suggestions, and questions.
  2. Read other resources on how to protect the ocean such as 50 Ways to Save the Ocean by David Helvarg, an excellent resource filled with information on what you can do to protect the ocean (that we used to add to this page) and Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity by Michael E. Soule, Elliott A. Norse, and Larry B. Crowder of MCBI external link.
  3. Become a marine biologist—or better yet, a marine conservation biologist. This emerging field of marine biology is an important area of research needed to inform policy makers by providing evidence-based data that shows the ocean is in trouble and the solutions that are needed.
  4. Don't buy live saltwater fish caught in the wild for your aquarium. The fishing methods, such as cyaniding and dynamiting, for the live fish trade are horribly degrading to the marine environment. Hundreds of thousands of young and rare tropical reef fish die every year in aquariums in the US alone.
  5. If you must keep a saltwater tank, buy only Marine Aquarium Council external linkcertified fish to ensure your fish are sustainably caught or reared in captivity.
  6. Never return aquarium fish into the ocean or other body of water. This practice has introduced non-native species to many areas disrupting the balance of marine ecosystems often causing widespread destruction.
  7. Learn to scuba dive if you want to experience the underwater realm. Diving is safer now than riding a bicycle, and, if you really like what you see when you're diving you can keep it forever! How? Take a digital camera or even a video camera with you!
  8. If you learn to dive, learn to dive responsibly. Don't touch the reefs or marine life, and don't take souvenirs. Leave only bubbles.
  9. Only patronize environmentally-conscious dive operators and refuse to dive on “cattle boats” that carry more than 10 divers per boat.
  10. Choose dive spots at ecotourism destinations where marine resources are protected and marine conservation is a priority.
  11. Use your dive skills for science and conservation. Participate in “fish counts”, etc. to help census fish populations and other reef species.
  12. Join an underwater cleanup group like Project Aware external link.
  13. Stop eating seafood? OK, well how about stop eating unsustainably-caught seafood (see Can Guilt Save the Oceans? external linkand carry a sustainable seafood wallet guide external link...). Visit your local farmer's market, watch The Future Of Food external linkto see why. Only 10% of the big fish that once lived in the ocean remain today (because we ate too many of them, too fast) and they are likely not coming back soon. According to a recent study, if we don't limit fishing and seafood consumption now, there will be no more fish in the next 50 years. Overfished species are rapidly becoming endangered. Nontargeted species caught as bycatch (caught by accident and usually thrown back dead) are also being depleted. For every pound of shrimp or prawns caught there are around 15 pounds(!) of bycatch thrown back, wasted, dead, worthless, into the ocean.

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Each year the industrialized fishing fleet catches about 1,000,000,000 pounds of bycatch, equal to 5,000 freight train cars carrying 100 tons each. (Alaska Marine Conservation's Bulletin, Nov. 1997)

  1. Carry a sustainable seafood wallet guide available from the Monterey Bay Aquarium external link.
  2. Only purchase seafood from retailers that support sustainable seafood, such as Whole Foods external linkand others that carry the Marine Stewardship Council's external linkseal of approval.

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Fishing gear in the Southeast Pacific Ocean from left to right: a Chilean purse seiner; a tuna purse seiner in tropical waters of the northern part of Area 87; a Peruvian purse seiner; a trawler; and a small purse seiner. Associated helicopters, satellites and scouting vessels not shown.

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A wide variety of fish and shellfish species support a mostly small-scale fishery, operating near to the coast. Over 40 types of gear are used in the Mediterranean. Most common type is trawl gear for benthic species; coastal purse seiners for small pelagics; trammel and gill nets for inshore species; and purse seines, long surface gill nets, and longlines are used for large pelagic fish.

  1. Patronize restaurants that recognize the need to consume seafood sustainably. Visit the Chef's Collaborative external linkfor a list of restaurants in your area.
  2. Make your voice heard! Complain to the management of restaurants and retailers selling endangered fish.
  3. Vote! Vote for candidates who support marine conservation and contact your representatives to notify them of your concerns for marine life and the marine environment. We only have one ocean.
  4. Support Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and support organizations working to establish MPAs such as the Ocean Conservancy external link, Conservation International external link, Environmental Defense external link, and others.
  5. Take your kids to the beach!. A fun day at the beach can inspire years of wonder and provides a perfect opportunity to teach your kids about the ocean.
  6. Don't walk on dunes. Dunes provide a barrier to wind and water to prevent beach erosion and often contain native plants vital to local ecosystems.
  7. Keep beaches clean. Plastics, fishing line, and other debris harm sea life and pollute the ocean. Clean up after yourself. Get involved! Participate in beach cleanups if you live in a coastal area.
  8. Practice safe and clean boating. Obey no-wake zones, and watch out for marine life. There are at least tens of thousands of recreational boats in the water at any one time. A drop of oil from each is tens of thousands of drops in the ocean each day....
  9. Don't dispose of trash or toilet waste in the ocean.
  10. Use environmentally-friendly cleaning agents and boat paint, etc.
  11. If you enjoy recreational fishing, please obey regulations and try to enjoy only catch-and-release fishing and use care when releasing fish back into the ocean. Take photos, not fish. Real men catch and release. Save some for your children. There are millions of recreational fishermen, each one of you does make a difference and your impact rivals that of the commerical fishing industry.
  12. Promote marine conservation in your school or through social activities. Many people are unaware that the ocean is in jeopardy. Take whatever opportunities you can to spread the word. Start a local marine conservation club to promote awareness.
  13. Refuse to patronize cruise lines that contaminate the ocean with sewage, oils and other dumping.
  14. Don't purchase items that exploit marine resources unnecessarily such as coral jewelry, “snake oil” supplements such as coral calcium and shark cartilage. Educate others that these products are ineffective, medically unsound and damaging to our ocean ecosystems. The nutrients these supplements allegedly provide are easily obtained from other food sources such as green leafy vegetables.
Things you can do inside the home (yes these also protect ocean life)
  1. If you own your home, install water-saving toilets. You'll save significant money as well. Everything that flows downhill, flows to the ocean.
  2. If you're renting, add a water saver bag (a small bag filled with water) or a brick to your toilet tanks. They raise the water level in the tank, which reduces the amount of water used when you flush.
  3. Keep your water heater thermostat no higher than 120°F and make sure it is well insulated. Many utility companies will insulate it free of charge.
  4. Move your heater thermostat down two degrees in winter and up two degrees in the summer.
  5. Take shorter showers.
  6. Add water-saving/low-flow showerheads and faucets in your home.
  7. Turn off the water when brushing teeth, shaving, etc. Leaving it running wastes about a gallon a minute!
  8. Run the dishwasher only with a full load.
  9. Use the dishwasher's energy-saving setting to dry dishes; don't use heat when drying.
  10. Use full wash loads set to cold water to wash your clothes whenever possible. Some washing machines use 40 or more gallons for each load!
  11. Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs or other energy efficient light bulbs. Note: Luminescence is the amount of light produced, watts is the amount of power used. Both should be printed on the box. Look for bulbs with low watts and high luminescence. Example: GE Energy Star external link.
  12. Buy energy efficient appliances.
  13. Keep your refrigerator's temperature set at a medium-cool temperature.
  14. Get a free energy audit from your utility company.
  15. Use double-pane windows to better insulate your home.
  16. Turn off lights when not in use.
  17. Turn off your computer, television, etc. when not in use.
  18. Clean or replace dirty air conditioner filters as recommended.
  19. Make sure your printer paper is 100% post-consumer recycled paper. The paper industry is the third greatest contributor to global warming emissions.
  20. Use email instead of snail mail for informal letters.
  21. Manage your bills and bank accounts online with paperless statements.
  22. Print or copy on both sides of the paper whenever possible.
  23. Buy used books, e-books, audio books online or visit your local library.
  24. Look to yard sales, thrift stores, auctions, craigslist.org external linkand antique shops for used household goods instead of buying new ones. “One man's trash is another man's treasure.”
  25. Think twice about buying "disposable" products. (They really aren't disposable and are extravagant wastes of the world's resources. You are paying to basically fill up landfills with plastics, etc.)
  26. Buy paper products instead of plastic if you must buy "disposables." They break down better in the environment and don't deplete the ozone layer as much.
  27. Avoid buying food or household products in plastic or Styrofoam containers. They can't be recycled, deplete the ozone and are not biodegradable.
  28. Don't use electrical appliances for things you can easily do by hand, like opening cans or mowing small lawns.
  29. Don't buy wood that isn't certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) external linkand SmartWood external link.
  30. Clean out that closet and give away or donate the things you no longer need.
  31. Recycle everything: newspapers, cell phones, electronics, cans, glass, aluminum, motor oil, scrap metal, etc.
  32. Encourage/insist on recycling in the workplace.
  33. Use washable coffee mugs instead of disposable cups.
  34. Use the stairs instead of the elevator whenever possible. You'll live longer too.
Things you can do outside (yes these also protect ocean life)
  1. If you are building your own home look into adding a gray water system, ask the contractor what alternative eco-friendly supplies are available.
  2. Collect rainwater from your home's downspouts to use for watering the garden.
  3. If you own your own home and live in a sunny area, add solar panels to your roof. Even though it isn't as efficient as nuclear power, using solar power can help decrease dependency on electric power.
  4. Cover Pools and Jacuzzis! An average sized pool loses about 1,000 gallons of water per month to evaporation. A pool cover can cut these losses by 90%!
  5. Plant trees or other vegetation to offset your carbon footprint.
  6. Opt for an alternative to a grass lawn (which uses a lot of water, fertilizer, and doesn't provide shelter for wildlife). Try a non-traditional yard, you can liven up your home and create habitats for animals by planting a variety of native plants.
  7. Start a compost pile for leaves and yard debris or take them to a yard debris recycler. (Burning them creates air pollution. Throwing them away wastes landfill space.)
  8. Leftover coffee grounds can be used to increase the soil acidity for growing plants like tomatoes, chili peppers, and blueberries.
  9. Avoid using pesticides; use natural predators (such as the praying mantis) and insect deterring plants (onions) to deter pests in the garden.
  10. Pull weeds instead of using herbicides, or better yet let them grow.
  11. Avoid use of chemical fertilizers (which causes pollution, and helps create excessive algae blooms in the ocean, aka red tides) or peat moss (which comes from ancient bogs that cannot regenerate). Instead, make your own mulch and use organic fertilizers only when needed.
  12. Take extra plastic and rubber pots back to the nursery for reuse.
  13. Put up birdfeeders, birdhouses, and birdbaths (precaution: due to bird flu, do not place near or around domesticated birds. Report any dead birds to local health authorities.)
  14. Keep outside trashcans closed. Use lids that snap shut to prevent wild life from eating hazardous materials and becoming a nuisance.
  15. Keep your car tuned up, not only will proper upkeep save your pocketbook but it helps prevent oil and other hazardous materials from leaking onto your driveway, into the local water system, and ultimately into lakes and streams, rivers, and the ocean.
  16. Keep the tires on your car adequately inflated and drive conservatively to get the best gas mileage.
  17. Keep your wheels properly aligned to save your tires from being replaced frequently. (It's safer too.)
  18. Check your car's air filter monthly and replace frequently for better fuel efficiency.
  19. Never litter. Keep a small trash bag in your car.
  20. Buy a fuel-efficient/eco-friendly car.
  21. Carpool or use public transit whenever possible.
  22. Ride your bike or walk.
Food for thought
  1. Take a reusable bag grocery shopping, to the drugstore etc. If you must use plastic bags, recycle them. (Publix and Trader Joes accept used plastic bags.)
  2. Store food in re-usable containers instead of plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
  3. Reuse brown paper bags to line your trash can instead of plastic liners.
  4. Buy locally-grown food and locally-made products when possible. They'll be fresher and less fuel is used for transport.
  5. Buy organic coffee and free-trade certified to ensure no pesticides were used and that the grower received a fair price.
Join the MarineBio Conservation SocietyMake it a lifestyle
  1. Learn about conservation issues in your community or state. Write your legislators and let them know where you stand on the issues.
  2. Teach children to respect nature and the environment. Take them on hikes, or camping. Help them plant a tree or build a birdhouse. Be a good example and role model.
  3. Encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to save resources.
  4. Join a conservation organization and volunteer for conservation projects.
  5. Donate, join or sponsor marine conservation organizations (like the MarineBio Conservation Society) regularily.

 



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