66 Local News
For information about taxation, please contact us:
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TAX REGION OFFICE OF BALI
Call Center : (0361) 241555, 263894 Faximile: (0361) 263895
Email :
humas.bali@
pajak.go.id SMS Center : 081 238 88250
C/NV/S-29 August 07
19 May - 02 June, 2010
Moving Sale; Only 2 months old, with warranty Sanken blue whirljet cooker, superfl at and with glass top. Original price Rp. 659.000, gas connection Rp. 109.000. Now Rp. 500.000 complete with safety gas connection. Contact 0813 8766 2220. Pictures via email request. Sanur. [028]
For Sale; Aftermarket BMW 3 Series Parts. 20” Breyton wheels + Yokahama advan tires, white line LED tail lights, dual hallo projector headlights, full carpet kitˆtan color, Vogtland adjustable coilover suspension. E-mail <
balibule@gmail.com> or SMS 0813 3878 3507 for photos. Denpasar. [159]
Bali Advertiser
Nederlandse Ondernemers Borrel Bali (NOBB)
Get ready for another NOBB! Drop by on the 29th of May at 17:00 at Double Dutch Café in Sanur.
Join our monthly informal social and professional networking event for Dutch entrepreneurs on Bali.
Share experiences and expand your network while enjoying a nice drink.
For information contact
ondernemersborrelbali@gmail.com or visit
our LINKEDIN page and search for ‘NOBB’.
Space for this ad donated by Bali Advertiser
NC/NV/U-19 May. 10
Organic & Eco Websites are helping People Make Connections
By Michele Cempaka
relationships both with producers and markets,” says Cat Wheeler, an avid environmentalist who writes the popular column called ‘Greenspeak’ for the Bali Advertiser.
For the most part, many organic and eco businesses in Indonesia in their infancy are focused on their own success, independent from others in the industry. This individualism won’t be benefi cial in the future as competition and consumer demand increases.
As the green movement penetrates the virtual world, the greatest minds are pooling solutions together into one vast internet resource. Recently revealed…were a solar-powered plane, an energy effi cient escalator, and even a biodegradable SunChips bag. Bringing together small and large scale ideas is helping to build a growing sustainable online community. Sharing information is helping newcomers adopt and understand green practices easily. Eco-Business is thriving because of the shared efforts of this virtual green community. Gary Survis July 30, 2009.
Eco living has become a world wide movement as more and more people understand and care about the devastating effects that not living consciously has had on our environment and their lives. The ‘me fi rst attitude’ that many people have adopted throughout the world just won’t cut it any more. People are beginning to really understand that if we want to improve our lives, we’ve got to start making real connections with each other and with the world in which we live.
It has become increasingly clear that choosing to live more responsibly by opting for organic products instead of non-organic, as well as living with eco-friendly practices, we will help protect our resources and our world.
But where does one go to fi nd out about sustainable living, eco-friendly and organic options in Indonesia? The internet has become the number one choice for most people, because it IS a World Wide Web connecting people around the world. There are multitudes of people who want to connect with eco and organic information, but don’t have the time to spend hours searching for each of these one by one. In fact, the information may not be even listed on the internet, because small enterprises or private parties may not have the resources to independently develop websites or advertise at all.
The answer to this dilemma has been to create two comprehensive websites:
www.indonesiaorganic.com and
www.indonesiaeco.com. The mastermind behind these websites is committed to connecting consumers, producers, projects, and educators of eco-green and organic within Indonesia and bringing business to Indonesia from the rest of the world. Ultimately, a multitude of eco and organic enterprises offering valuable resources can advertise on either of the sites and also have access to a wealth of information such as upcoming organic and eco events, relevant information about eco and organic products, education projects - public and private, Indonesian businesses that adopt eco-green and organic practices and much more.
“I am often asked for contact details - producers looking for markets, people looking for chemical-free foods and sustainable services. It will be helpful if I could give them these websites and know all the information is there. The websites can be a bridge to the market the producers need, and as such, the role of the websites is to develop robust
A resource for advertising on a focused international website will help them to connect with similar enterprises and buyers. Information about successful eco and organic projects will inspire others interested in sustainable living practices such as waste disposal or clean water projects and organic practices that enrich our soil and protect our waters.
“We want to bring everyone in Indonesia together to benefi t the individual enterprises and thereby benefi t the whole. Our sites will easily link information and people in Indonesia to expand the eco and organic movements.”
The possibilities are far reaching if producers can get connected with each other and other organizations throughout Indonesia. Don Wells, a long time Bali resident who has been working with raising and caring for birds & reptiles in captivity, is keen on sites like indonesiaorganic. com and
indonesiaeco.com.
“Businesses and consumers today demand convenience and ways to save time and expense. I doubt I’m a lone voice in this. Someone sitting in Hong Kong or Singapore, wanting a consistent supply of well graded organic produce or organically produced meat, needs the convenience of picking up a telephone or getting on a computer and ordering what he needs without hassle. I would hope that would be possible in the near future from these sites,” says Wells.
These websites will offer a wealth of information to greatly assist eco and organic enterprises and consumers make connections, so that they can learn from one another and gain easy access to the products and information they need. For example, a small village in Java that wants to clean up their plastic waste could access information about another village’s successful implementation of waste disposal. Or a food wholesaler in Sweden can link to organic coffee farms in Indonesia.
“These websites will be for the new generation - the children of the farmers who know how to access the internet,” says Ibu Kartini, founder of Bali Organic Association (BOA).
In the future,
indonesiaorganic.com and
indonesiaeco.com will be a comprehensive resource for retailers, NGO’s, growers, distributors, event organizers, product developers, organizations, publishers, those seeking Green employment, information seekers, composting and waste management, corporate social responsibility programs, water conservation projects, eco tourism and much more. People throughout the rest of Asia and other parts of the world will be able to make links that may last a lifetime and are certain to touch their lives in signifi cant ways.
For questions or comments about this column please email:
michelina630@hotmail.com.
Copyright © 2010 Michele Cempaka
Letters To Bali Advertiser
Rabies
Dear Sir,
It was interesting to read the comments made by Kim Patra in her recent “Paradise” article relating to the lack of awareness of the rabies problem. It is strange that this situation exists despite the vast amount of press publicity. We advise our visitors coming from other countries to have anti-rabies vaccinations, and on two occasions (both Aus- tralian) their local doctors have said it is not a problem! In a more recent instance, after the doctor had advised there was not a problem, our friends, who are coming to Bali for about a month, contacted the star rated hotel in Sanur where they had booked; a prominent dental surgeon in Denpasar and an acquaintance in Seminyak and received the following responses:
Hotel: “True we had few cases in villages but government took action to get rid of all the street dogs and dogs that got injection have collar as proof.”
Dentist: “There is no dogs in the street now, only in the villages.”
Seminyak Resident: “only had a rabies injection because she had to go to India.”
With the death toll now approaching the mid 40’s one has to wonder why the public awareness campaigns have failed to get the messages understood. The complacent attitude to the disease was also commented upon by the Buleleng animal husbandry chief where he highlights lack of coop- eration by the local people in vaccination and culling pro- grammes. Surely the community leaders could be encour- aged to adopt a more serious attitude to this rabies problem and use the Banjars as a communication and education tool?
Yours sincerely James Dell-Robb
Pengeragaoan Jembrana
* * *
By Pass Jungle
Dear Sir,
Who is responsible for the cutting of the plants growing in the By Pass divider? Easy answer: No one! I know one spot in Sanur where the plants reach 50 cm into the driving lane. The only cutting the jungle gets is by brushing big buses, container trucks or dump trucks. The only place I see that the jungle has been tamed is in front of Suarti’s restaurant. Good on you Suarti. May be we can ask Suarti to send her staff out and cut the rest!
Is there anyone out there reading this that can mention to the proper people the need to cut and cut and cut the jungle? I would pay a weeks wages for one tukang kebun. Any one else willing to pay? May be that is the only way the jungle will ever be cut. There are many pressing problems in Bali but this one is easily solved by a sharp axe.
Axel Sharp Sanur
Post, e-mail, fax or bring in your letters. Please address all to Letters To Bali Advertiser. Bali Advertiser will decide what to publish and will edit as needed.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84