There is no reason at all to give the project the opportunity to move forward. “We committed to defend the previous decision, since it does not concern with nature condition in Bali only but there are varied aspects in it,” said Governor Pastika, Tuesday (September 7th).

When he was asked about Bali Crossing there is possibility that the inspiration from geothermal party rise once again through lobbying their effort, Pastika said there is difference with geothermal when talking about Bali Crossing since Bali Crossing only until Gilimanuk with the voltage that has changed already when entering Bali. Meanwhile, when asked about geothermal, the earth’s belly that is drilled, which will give impact to nature and religiosity of its surrounding.

“Bedugul is head of Bali. We keep against the geothermal projet and please make differenciation when talking about Bali Crossing since geothermal in fact give negative effect for the religiosity and sacred atmosphere for area and nature in Bali. There is a lake that religiosity will be affected,” Pastika said whilst mentioned that none of the geothermal management party who delivered their desire to continuing the project. Including audience concerning geothermal with the council also, Pastika said that yet no communication between executive and council.

The governor decision is strengthened by the member of Indonesian Council Wayan Sudirta whose in 2006 was the one who assisted Geothermal Rejection Team led by Dewa Beratha and Wesnawa to Indonesian Republic Council. Sudirta said that his party choose to act harsh to the Ministry of Energy and Man Power at that time, Purnomo Yusgiantoro. It is due to the Hindu Bali believes that Bedugul is the head of Bali. “I said to the Mr. Minister. If your head was hold and pulled roughly, how’s your feeling sir?” the minister keep silence and I said that it was the problem of the local believe,” Sudirta said.

According to Sudirta it is not easy to blocking over the geothermal. “We also invited Sulinggih to met the minister in Jakarta and it was not easy to met him whilst struggling for the geothermal to be stopped. But we can do that since we unite to be one then if this the same issue rise once again, it will hurt people in Bali,” he said.

Concerning audience of geothermal party to Bali Council, Sudirta said that his party respected the mechanism in Bali Council. “We appreciate it. But in the previous government, the Governor and the Council act together to reject it. If the recent government accepted it, why? The interpretations varied. We believe that whoever who disturb and mess with the holy area would not save. We respected the council, it will better if they keep respected the past decision and all will end elegantly,” Sudirta said.

Previously in a joint decree No. 387/01-G/HK/2006 become the struggle base for the previous government struggling, at Dewa Beratha and Wesnawa era, under the name of people in Bali against geothermal project. Meanwhile member of Commission III DPR RI who was formerly vice head of Bali council, I Gusti Ketut Adhiputra also asserted his rejection and the previous government about geothermal. “That institution is not death yet, it will rice if the previous decision canceled,” Adhiputra said.

He viewed the base of rejection from the previous Geothermal Rejection Team was under the point of view that Bedugul is the head of Bali. “People in Badung, Gianyar, Bangli and Denpasar mentione it as the hulu – head – and people in Buleleng also pointed it as the head. Bedugul is the head of Bali. We cannot tearing its sacred and culture in Bali. Instead, we should maintain it with religiosity so Bali will remain harmonies,” asserted this Golkar politician from Kerobokan Badung.

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Kapolda Hadiatmoko proposed some questions in relation with the gathering process of hundreds of pratima at Roberto residence, including with whom he bought it. The receptacle Oka sukaya and IG Sidemen also asked to explain how they run the sacred object business stolen from temples in Bali. “From whom did you bought hundreds of that pratima? Is there any of them outside Bali?” asked Irjed Hadiatmoko to Roberto.
When asked about his effort in achieving the pratima, Roberto straightly answered that he bought it from the culprit Oka Sukaya and Lanang Sidemen. Several proofs, the pratima, secured by the police were received from Cirebon. “I bought the Saraswati statue from Oka Sukaya for 20 million Rupiah. There are also other goods,” Roberto said.

Meanwhile, Badung Police who searched two warehouses belong to Roberto on Monday (September 6th) at night convicted tens of sacred objects. Furthermore, when they raided over the warehouse at Mertanadi St, Seminyak, Kuta, the team led by AKP Soma Adnyana convicted varied of sacred objects. For instance, trident dagger, three mummify peacocks, hilt of the dagger with the picture of rangda on it, 12 red jewels, 8 green jewels, 3 black jewels, 11 white jewels and a statue prerai.

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Regent Made Gianyar through Public Relationship and Protocol of Bangli Regional Government said that all traders who had been selling at Penelokan area will be relocated soon to new stalls. From the dialog held by the regent with the traders at the area, essentially all traders are ready to relocate to new stalls area. it should be noted that the relocation conducted comprehensively including the hawkers.

If all the traders relocated, Banglis regional government will arranged the tourism track. All bus will be park at the museum, furthermore, the tourists who enjoyed the Batur mountain and lake scenery will lead to trace the forest around the Gunung Api Museum for them to continued visiting the stalls so there will be no anxiety for those traders to lose customer.

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Along the path around the forest, Bangli regional government will placing some endangered species to add the attraction for tourists. The same with security for the tourists, beside cooperated with the police, Bangli government would also placing special unit such as Satpol PP guarding over the security in Kintamani.

The regent also planned to build special place to provide all information about tourism in Bangli and Kintamani specifically. The superiority and uniqueness of all villages in Kintamani will be presented in that information. In order to manage and maximizing tourism in Kintamani the government would also form local company. Thus, the arrangement for tourism in Kintamani will be managed professionally by professional people in tourism field.

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Member of Commission C of Badung Council, I Putu Alit Yandinata, on Sunday (September 5th) said that Mangupura face still has not been seen protruding and could not able to draw the real face of Badung capital. He viewed that the arrangement of Badung city needs to be done immediately. It is due to the place that would become discerned pride for Badung. All this tie lots of people or even intergovernmental guests who asking for the exact location of Badung capital. As been known before, Badung capital according to PP No. 67 / 2009 covers nine villages in Mengwi District.

Moreover, Alit Yandinata forced the government to arrange immediately the capital. It will cover utilities provision and other supporting infrastructures such as sport center and representative market. For instance is arranged immediately the traditional market of Sempidi and sidewalk at front of capital area. aside from regional arrangement the government should also arrange the district capital. “It was hoped that the 2011 budgetary fund of Badung would budgeted fund for arranging face of Badung capital,” Alit Yandinata said.

Badung Regent, A.A. Gde Agung himself in several occasions casted plan of arranging face of Badung Regency. One of them is through establishing parks alongside the street, but it still becomes Badung priority in 2011.

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“From that information, the police ransacked the villa on Thursday (2/9). Inside the villa we found many antiques especially pratima,” said the head of the police. From the Roberto living, the officer found teens of the antique kris and also the one of its shield.
“For the investigation importance, Roberto brought to Badung police office for further investigation,” he said.

Based on early check, the pratimas which is some of them layered with gold bought from Balinese. He is also confessed got the pratima from Ciputat, Jakarta with the price start from 500 thousands rupiah until 1 million rupiah. After the latest investigation, the officer got the receptacle names. They are RK, Wayan W, and Gusti ML. “He confessed if he collected those pratima since 2006. From his confession, he don’t know if those goods is sacred,” he explained..

Otherwise the officer also got lontar written by Sanskrit letter that estimated hundred years ages. Even one of the teens of the lontar made from copper.The other secured good is one sack of original kepeng money. It is estimated 35 thousands unit. For the lontar and kepeng money said the head of the police, it is secured from Klungkung area. He said if the police will develop their investigation through the goods.

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