Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik officially announce Immigration on Board operation at international arrival of Ngurah Rai Airport on Monday (February 1) yesterday. With IoB operation hoped could reduce the queue at the counter of Visa on Arrival (VoA).
According to Jero Wacik, immigration management service and visa on board during flight is a new break through and welcoming well by the Japanese tourists. “The Japanese tourists said to me that when they have to take care of their immigration and visa at the international arrival terminal at least they had to spend two hours for that,” explained Jero Wacik.
Nowadays, IoB implementation itself is still limited to Garuda Indonesia flight from Narita Airport of Tokyo Japan into Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali. According to Jero Wacik if they receive positive respond from those foreign tourists then it is not possible for them to apply this kind of service into other destination.
“We wish for this IoB could be applied into other destination such as Korea,” said Wacik.
According to him, that kind of simple facilitation could increase the number of tourists visiting Bali. “If in 2009 there are merely 2.3 million tourists then this year we could wish for it break 2.5 million tourists,” he hope.
Meanwhile the director of Garuda Indonesia Commercial, Agus Priyatno explained technically IoB is kind of immigration document management service in term of Visa on Arrival giving during the flight with Garuda Indonesia.
To get this kind of service, foreign passenger (Japanese citizen) is asked to buy VoA payment voucher at Narita Tokyo Airport for 25 dollar per 30 days which can be extended for another 30 days.
Passport and VoA will be processed during flight by two special immigration officers who participated in the flight. IoB holder will be given VoA and special card that will be delivered by the airport officers at the airport make them no need to queue again,” explained Agus.
Agus added after flight from Tokyo to Denpasar, according to the plan, IoB also will be operated in Garuda Indonesia flight of Osaka – Denpasar, Nagoya – Denpasar. After that, other flights will follow as it is for Korea, China and Australia. Head of Bali Tourism Agency, Ida Bagus Kadek Subhiksu stated that what the government conducted is part of their effort in raising number of tourists visiting Bali.
“We wish for additional number from our several main markets in Bali such as Australia, China, Korea are our potential market,” he said. According to him, the implementation of that IoB will simplify the tourists entering Bali.
“The most important thing that half of the queue can be solved. If other countries will be given the same facility then 50 percent of them should not have to queue,” he confessed. He also said that the amount of Australian visiting Bali during 2009 reached 20 percent from its total visiting followed by Japan with 14 percent visiting, 9 percent from China and Korea with 6 percent visiting. Meanwhile for Malaysia was at the fourth rank after China but special for this country, they become a country that received free visa facility with short term visiting.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
FebCabinet Ministers Letter Regarding Balinese New YearPosted
Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika sent a letter to four cabinet ministers concerning the closure of Ngurah Rai airport and four seaports during the Balinese New Year which falls on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
“The letter had been sent to the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Home Affair and the Minister of Communication and Information, dated December 29, 2009” said the Head of the Bali Transportation, Information and Communication Agency, I Made Santa on Monday.
It copies had also been sent to all the government private institutions on Bali Island to support the success of 24-hour implementation of the “Tapa Brata Penyepian” starting from 6 am on March 16, 2010 to 4 pm the following day.
Made Santha said the governor’s circular no 003.2/22488/DPIK has been disseminated by Ngurah Rai airport since early in the morning to all foreign as well as domestic airline companies.
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“The letter had been sent to the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Home Affair and the Minister of Communication and Information, dated December 29, 2009” said the Head of the Bali Transportation, Information and Communication Agency, I Made Santa on Monday.
It copies had also been sent to all the government private institutions on Bali Island to support the success of 24-hour implementation of the “Tapa Brata Penyepian” starting from 6 am on March 16, 2010 to 4 pm the following day.
Made Santha said the governor’s circular no 003.2/22488/DPIK has been disseminated by Ngurah Rai airport since early in the morning to all foreign as well as domestic airline companies.
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Tirta Kusuma Get Hit by Abrasion
Since three days ago, people at Tirtakusuma Village Candikusuma Melaya should keep aware. It is due to the beach abrasion that becomes wider until overthrown the building and resolved the road.
Location monitoring on Monday (February 1) showed several building located ashore such as Water Police post and fish auction site that recently developed little by little starting to collapse. The foundation get hit by the seawater abrasion makes this building look aslant.
Besides, a road at the beach shore resolved for about 50 meter. Whilst, the high water starting to inundate Baitul Ma’mur Mosque and tens of people house. One of local figure named Ali Fatayani confessed that since last three days seawater indeed becoming higher than usual as far as on Sunday (January 31) at night the seawater started hit people’s house ashore.
“The seawater also entering mosque,” he said on Monday (February 1). In fact, added Ali, the abrasion at Tritakusuma beach felt fierce since December last year but that not as worse as last Sunday night.
“This condition make the people could not sleep due to the danger that spying them all the time,” he complained.
That abrasion besides inundating the mosque and several house in that area, said Ali, it also make several building collapsed like Police Water Post, fish auctions site and quay at that place.
“Even two boats were destroyed by the wave,” he added.
People committed that they are afraid and stay alert for the abrasion will get fiercer than before.
“It is not possible for the seawater will get to Denpasar-Gilimanuk road,” said Hulian, one of the citizen at that area.
According to the meatball seller at that area, the abrasion has hit lots of people house including his house. “Suddenly huge water drag my house moreover big trees around the beach also get collapsed,” he said.
Nowadays, Hulian and several people in that area had to flee to their relative’s house and get rid of the danger ahead them.
“It need serious concern from related institution. The government should overcome this problem,” as he hoped.
Perbekel Candikusuma, Wayan Bagiayasa said that his party actually had try t o anticipate abrasion impact that could happen but due to the high water his party couldn’t do anything.
“We had reported this to the district government as well as to the regional government,” he said.
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Location monitoring on Monday (February 1) showed several building located ashore such as Water Police post and fish auction site that recently developed little by little starting to collapse. The foundation get hit by the seawater abrasion makes this building look aslant.
Besides, a road at the beach shore resolved for about 50 meter. Whilst, the high water starting to inundate Baitul Ma’mur Mosque and tens of people house. One of local figure named Ali Fatayani confessed that since last three days seawater indeed becoming higher than usual as far as on Sunday (January 31) at night the seawater started hit people’s house ashore.
“The seawater also entering mosque,” he said on Monday (February 1). In fact, added Ali, the abrasion at Tritakusuma beach felt fierce since December last year but that not as worse as last Sunday night.
“This condition make the people could not sleep due to the danger that spying them all the time,” he complained.
That abrasion besides inundating the mosque and several house in that area, said Ali, it also make several building collapsed like Police Water Post, fish auctions site and quay at that place.
“Even two boats were destroyed by the wave,” he added.
People committed that they are afraid and stay alert for the abrasion will get fiercer than before.
“It is not possible for the seawater will get to Denpasar-Gilimanuk road,” said Hulian, one of the citizen at that area.
According to the meatball seller at that area, the abrasion has hit lots of people house including his house. “Suddenly huge water drag my house moreover big trees around the beach also get collapsed,” he said.
Nowadays, Hulian and several people in that area had to flee to their relative’s house and get rid of the danger ahead them.
“It need serious concern from related institution. The government should overcome this problem,” as he hoped.
Perbekel Candikusuma, Wayan Bagiayasa said that his party actually had try t o anticipate abrasion impact that could happen but due to the high water his party couldn’t do anything.
“We had reported this to the district government as well as to the regional government,” he said.
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Best City Award for Ubud
Asia best city award for Ubud of Gianyar Bali is according to the 25 thousands Conde Nast Traveler give such a big consequence for that city in arranging the disorders occur in that art hometown.
“We feels grateful and happy, Ubud had been chosen as the best city in Asia with 82.5 score defeated Bangkok, Hong Kong, Chiang Mai and Kyoto. But that brought some consequences for us to rearrange our condition today such as the disorders happened everywhere in the city,” said Gianyar Regent, Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati at Ubud castle on Saturday night.
He confessed that after received award plaques either as Gianyar Regent or as the member of Puri Ubud family as well as represent tourism party as the head of PHRI Bali and on behalf of Ubud Hotels Association.
That award is delivered directly by Chris Mitchell, vice president and Conde Nast Traveler publisher. But because he unable to attend, it then represented by All Purwa, as the representation from Bali Tourism Board.
Chris Mitchell in his message stated his gratitude to the tourists who had visited and chose Ubud as the best city. Selection criteria gave Ubud highest score was Ubud people hospitality, besides atmosphere and cultural/sites ambiance, accommodation, restaurant and place for shopping.
Cok Ace, Tjokorda Oka Ardhana sukawati nickname, said that the most insisting problem need immediate management is traffic disorder, park area at the city, market, arrangement and security at beach area as well as Pakerisan watershed.
he delivered that problems after Pande Suteja Neka as Ubud society representative said that from what he had seen and went through from 1966, nowadays Ubud condition tend to be more in chaos state so it need further arrangement through environment matching arrangement.
“I want to justify here, that this comment does not mean I’m not agree with the award, I just thinks of our city’s disorder until today should be rearrange into a better state and match with our cultural hometown. And, if it possible for us to not only receive as the best city in Asia only but also the best in the world,” said the owner and manager of Art Museum Neka.
Cok Ace explained that Ubud arrangement that is the heart of culture in Bali, with rely on cultural art and natural environment beauty as its tourism attraction had been approved by Bali Provincial Government.
In order to maintain and preserving Ubud tourism potential, that art hometown arrangement as well as building development control as tourism accommodation supporter in Ubud not to clear away the rice-fields. This, also becomes provincial government concern.
“The people together with the government will keep maintaining Ubud tourism potential in order to keep it everlasting included within it, is cultural development effort that nowadays can continued to alive,” he added.
Marion Blanco, the second son from Antonio Blanco, artist from Italy who spend his entire life developed Ubud tourism through art and culture, wish for this cultural hometown will be in equal position with France that stand as the centre of world culture.
“The center of world culture since a long time ago is in France. Now is the time for us to realize Ubud as the center of world culture,” said Mario Blanco who develop Antonio Blanco Museum in Ubud.
Award plaque as the best city in Asia stand as the prove for Ubude defeat Bangkok that received 82.2 points, Hong Kong with 81.3 points, Chiang Mai 80.9 points and 80.2 for Kyoto. That Awards attended by expatriate form varied countries lived around Ubud.
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