Head of Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata (STP) Nusa Dua, Bali – University of Tourism – Nyoman Madiun said that time for Bali to developing as well as declaring edu-tourism. If this field manages well by Bali government, it will give effect to human resource in Bali. It considering the island already has good name in world tourism.

“Whatever product we develop here in Bali, surely would attract world attention. Moreover, with edu-tourism, I believe if we able to develop this, would be able to attract more tourists to come,” Madiun said.

It was said that student have great potential as edu-tourism especially if they having study tour as part of their learning process during their study period. Many tourists come to Bali not only having holiday and enjoy the natural beauty but some coming specifically for education purpose.

“If we seriously develop it, it was certain that many schools would put study tour as their curriculum. With this student visit would directly boost over economic in the island,” he said.

Udayana University would also launch educational package. With the arrival of foreign student into Bali, the island will have a great opportunity to become potential edu-tourism destination.

“Aside from learning, we would also provide them with relaxing tourism activities, finding peace, to ease their mind not only studying but also experiencing new things,” said Provost IV Udayana University, Prof. Drs. I Made Suastra, Ph.D.

It was said that the government all this time has yet promoting the potential of edu-tourism. However, in her 50th anniversary, Udayana University would apply edu-tourism. “Bali has been famous all around the world, thus even with no promotion, people would come into this island to learn,” he said.

Tourism object with education, art and culture visited by student would support local economic condition therefore when that tourism object develop, the benefits can be taken by government and the local.

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“Among them is to discuss the latest condition with the ministers,” Julian explained without confirming further what kind of substantial that will be discussed.

He said that half of that show is intern agenda or cannot be broadcast or recorded by press media. Besides, according to Julian, the president would also held a meeting with National Economic Committee on May 14, 2012 at Tampak Siring Palace, Bali.

First Lady Ani Yudhoyono will also join this working visit.

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Nusa Penida citizen who has sit at Klungkung Council Wayan Baru yesterday conveyed that roads in Nusa Penida 85 percent of them damaged. It endangers people who use it moreover with most of them not comes with streetlights.

Furthermore, clean water supply also becoming an issue due to 15 percent people there has access to it. It is not an overflowing supply when sometimes it stuck. Electricity touches 60 percent community only. “We do have clear water supply, coming from Guyangan that operationally cost IDR 1 Billion. Still it could not fulfill the needs of all people,” Baru mentioned.

Those three are very urgent to get government’s immediate concern. If infrastructure becoming the problem not manages the soonest, he was afraid it would increase number of poverty there. “Infrastructure has tight relationship with local economic,” he mentioned.

He asked delegation from Gerindra Party to ask the governor, regent and their officials not merely walk along this people’s home but also think about how to solve every problem this people faces.

Meanwhile, Klungkung Regent Wayan Candra, in its several occasions mentioned that starting this year, Klungkung Regent will allocate the fund for infrastructure in Nusa Penida, especially the road. In 2013 Nusa Penida will surely has use hotmix like what people there hope for all along. Candra stated that Klungkung Government Official never would distinguish the development between mainland Klungkung and Nusa Penida.

Yet, they admits the same number of fund spend for road construction, in Klungkung they would have 100 meter road fix while in Nusa Penida would not. It is due to the geographic condition of this island separated by sea. It surely needs bigger budget.

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Head of Expot division for Bali Trade and Industry Services Putu Bagiada confessed that woven fabric sell in local market, some of them was export to Japan and America. Although the number not that too tremendous yet it still showed that people laid their interest on it and automatically given opportunities for this product to entering foreign trade.

From commodity data of local potential, there are several woven industries in some areas in Bali. 5 of them are in Jembrana, 1 in Tabanan while Badung having two. In Denpasar can be found 6 unit industries, Gianyar with 25 units, while 35 of them re in Bangli. Klunkung has 997 industries while Buleleng with 325 units. Karangasem has the biggest industry with 1,648 units.

According to Bagiada, nowadays the men power as well as the woven industry itself has decreased. It was due to weavers’ regeneration. Slowly the weavers will disappear and endangered moreover with today’s weavers are mostly in their senior age. His party has done many things to regenerate young weaver. One of them was through trained them but over the course of time, they who were interested becoming lessen.

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“Now there are about four thousands rooms and it will be added by 1,500 rooms,” said him. The room addition is coming from new hotel construction and some rebuilt hotels in this area even some of them had started its building project. The amount of APEC participants in the end of 2013 will reach more than 4,000 persons. Therefore the room addition is being the part of efforts to succeed this conference. “We prepared the rooms including the security officers. We want to succeed this summit,” said Bagus Wirajaya.

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Series of final preparation to celebrate this anniversary can be seen from several workers who are busy preparing lighting location. Aside from it, the open stage that cost IDR 3 Billions would also accompanied with the addition of place at the left and right side for gong kebyar – Balinese traditional musical instrument – performance.

Especially for lighting, ideal installation suits the stage condition estimated will cost IDR500 millions. However, considering the budget, it will be done step by step. For this year anniversary the budget is IDR100 millions.

Head of Distribution and Maintenance at Gianyar Proviancial Asset and Maintenance Division Wayan Subayasa when confirmed did not deny it. For this year anniversary, as we received suggestions from artisans and public, they mentioned that the previous lighting is not enough. The previous lighting is one package with the stage. After we do several evaluation, it indeed need lighting re-arrangement.

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Some farmer when met on Wednesday, said that the damaged indications shown when it starting into fruition. Where it rotten and cannot be harvest anymore. The condition happened not only to one or two plant but also to all of them. This condition makes the farmer at loss.

One of farmer named Gede Suwintara from Tegalcangkring Mendoyo confessed that the disease infected the plants is very difficult to control. Even though the farmer has tried their best to use pest drugs it keep remain. Instead, it spread even more while the pesticides very expensive.

For 1.6 hectare chili planted, once it bear fruit will cost IDR30 million maintenance. Meanwhile, the crop that that they sell, those which are not damaged only worth IDR10 million. From 1.5 hectare, he can produce 25 kilograms chili per day. It did not include payment fee for his five workers yet.

Chili sell by the farmer decrease to IDR35 thousand per kilogram. It was far from their daily production as it up to 1-ton production. He confessed that he was facing difficulty against the disease. His party hope there is solution coming from the government.

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The three Pertamina depots are Manggis depot Karangasem, Denpasar depot and Pertamina depot in Ngurah Rai Airport. “These locations kept by two police officers and one TNI (Indonesia army) officer. It is keeping us from kinds of anarchist action on upcoming hike of fuels price,” said him. Meanwhile there is no strict surveillance in some gas stations in Denpasar and fuels trading is relatively normal without long queue of the customers.

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Vice Badung Regent Ketut Sudikerta in Renon stated that Badung government would not given any free access authorization since the times has run up. Moreover with the place where the villas built are on the land not suitable with RTRW or Spatial Planning Area.

“According to the Spatial Provision not to give any free access as the times up for that. Furthermore, we asked owner to demolish it with some due date, first warning followed by second warning then lastly is the third warning with real action as what we done with issue in Batu Belig,” Ketut Sudikerta explained.

Sudikerta affirmed that the increasing number of illegal villa all this time due to the owner who did not understand with licensing management.

Previously, there are around one thousand illegal villas in Bali. However, due to the force enforcement and sudden inspection by Badung government officials, half of them had gone through licensing process.

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It is blessed by new infrastructure system in this harbor. Padangbai Harbor management had operated new infrastructure system to ease each driver. The vehicle drivers could directly get electrical ticket from their vehicles (drive thru system). Then the electrical ticket attached to a panel and the portal will open automatically leading each vehicle to the departure area.

The order situation is also blessed by the provision of special locket for pedestrians. The passenger of crossing ship who had not bringing vehicles could buy ticket through a locket that before used to vehicle drivers. Operational Manager of PT ASDP Ferry Indonesia Padangbai, Eko Yulianto said the new system applied since Friday (2/3). “The trial begins at that time until now. It appears fluent traffic condition,” said him.

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