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The Indonesian government is setting course to build coral reef gardens in five locations across Bali in hopes of conserving and restoring marine ecosystems around the island, as officials aim to also boost economic recovery through the project’s labour-intensive work.

Officials introduced the Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) program just yesterday, with Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo saying that “active efforts” are required to restore coral reefs ecosystems in Indonesia.

“Later on, the coral reef garden is not just an underwater tourism attraction, but also an educational or research facility,” Edhy said.

As a whole, the current plan is to develop a 50-hectares coral reef garden which would be split into five locations in Nusa Dua, Sanur, Serangan, Pandawa, and Buleleng. Officials have set aside IDR111 billion (US$7.5 million) from the national economic recovery program (PEN), and are targeting as many as 11,000 workers to get involved in the project.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster has reportedly welcomed the plan, noting how he has yet to consider the potential of a coral-reef program like this.

“This is a potential I have yet to consider, it has never been managed well with adequate policies, and it has not been utilized to foster economic growth for the people of Bal

News taken from: https://coconuts.co/bali/news/indonesia-sets-aside-us7-5-million-to-build-coral-reef-gardens-in-bali/

Indefatigable” would be a good word to describe successful Bali businessman – Reinhold Jantzen.

Reinhold Jantzen was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1940, when humankind had just embarked on WWII. By 1980, following education and overseas assignments in various fishery projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, Jantzen found himself busily establishing a family and a business destined to become a significant force in the local business community.

His Bali sojourn also included commencing in 1996, 27 years of dedicated service to the Federal Republic of Germany as Honorary Consul in Bali.

In 1983, the Jantzen family established PT Soejasch Bali – a company producing and distributing fine food products. Over the past four decades, PT Soejasch Bali has grown into a nationwide concern with branch offices in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya. At the Company’s core is international quality meat products, including german sausages and hams, cold cuts, and salami.

While many Indonesian companies are now in a state of hibernation due to the global pandemic, PT Soejasch Bali has, once again, proven its “indefatigability” by making a major investment with the opening of a modern new complex on Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai Np. 88A, opposite SOS Mekika. A bold and strikingly new beautiful building, the Soejasch Bali Complex houses:

• Das Bistro by Mamas – a restaurant and bar-bistro featuring attractive prices on a wide-ranging menu that boasts salads, soups, seafood items, pizza, burgers, BBQ items, an array of delicious top-quality sausages, imported grain and grass-fed prime Australian beef, and tempting dessert items. Cocktails, draft beer, bottled beers, and a domestic and international wine list are also available.
• 2nd Floor Mezzanine Bar and Balcony Dining – suitable for relaxed “nights out” or, on a “booked -out” basis. The perfect venue for private meetings and parties.
• Mama’s Delikatessen – the place to order cold cuts, savory meats, imported cheeses, salads, pastries, baked goods, or take away items from the Das Bistro Mamas menu – all to be enjoyed on-site or on a takeaway basis.
• Coffee Bar – Freshly ground gourmet coffee prepared by a talented barista to be enjoyed on the premises or to go.
• Display area for the wide range of products produced and sold by PT Soejasch Bali to the general public, hotels, villas, restaurants, and major food franchises.
• Cold Storage – The complex is also home to a vast state-of-the-art cold storage facility.

Catering services to private residences and villas are also available.

Health Protocols Apply

Every aspect of PT Soejasch Bali’s operations – both front and back-of-house – has been built to operate in compliance comply with the strictest international standards for cleanliness and food security. Staff and guests’ temperatures are checked at the door, mask-wearing is maximized for both staff and guests, and physical distancing rules are followed.

Unique to Bali, food displays are located on wide aisles to allow physical distancing to be maintained during the shopping experience.

Reinhold Jantzen Biography

Also available for sale online or at Das Bistro by Mamas is the highly readable and entertaining autobiography of Reinhold Jantzen: “I Did it. . . My Way: My Life Between Hamburg and Bali.”

Jantzen, Reinhold and Andresen, Willi, (2019). I Did it …My Way. Jakarta: After Hours Books.

ISBN: 978-6-026-99042-6

Das Bistro by Mamas (PT Soejasch Bali)

Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai No. 88A (Across from SOS Medika)

Denpasar, Bali

Open daily from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm

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Article from – https://balidiscovery.com/dont-bypass-das-bistro-on-the-by-pass/

NusaBali reports that Indonesia’s newly appointed Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Sandiaga S. Uno, is being called upon by members of Bali’s tourism industry to restore the Island’s economy quickly.

The chairman of the Bali Villa Association (BVA), I Gede Sukarta, commenting on the industry’s aspirational hopes for a revitalized tourism industry, said, “Sandiaga is innovative and must act quickly.”

Sukarta describes Bali Tourism as in a state of collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the Balinese people destitute.

Sukarta admitted that Sandiaga would need assistance from many parties, tourism stakeholders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Trade, and Minister of State-owned Enterprises. Nonetheless, Sukarta remains optimistic that the new Tourism Minister will be able to rejuvenate national tourism.

Sukarta also admitted that Bali remains isolated from foreign visitors because of closed travel borders that, over time, will reopen when foreigners feel it is safe to revisit Bali.

“Through collaboration with foreign legations and ambassadors from friendly nations, Bali will be able to communicate the condition of Indonesia, specifically underlining that Bali is safe to visit,” said Sukarta.

Separately, the Nawacita Pariwisata Indonesia (NPI) chairman, I Gusti Kade Sutawa, is calling on Sandiaga Uno to quickly coordinate with all tourism stakeholders to rebuild the tourism industry expeditiously.

Sutawa, the head of Nawacita Pariwisata, says the national tourism industry will be preceded by the restoration of Bali’s tourism industry.

NPI has created a list of steps they hope the new Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy will undertake:

1. They hope Sandiaga Uno will reopen borders and restore direct international flights to Bali.
2. To restructure the tourism sector’s debt for the coming year, which is currently proving too burdensome for many tourism players.
3. Extend aid to tourism workers left unemployed or working part-time because of the continuing pandemic.

This article is from https://balidiscovery.com/balis-wish-list-for-sandiaga-uno/

This article is from https://thebalisun.com/marine-ecosystem-project-completed-in-bali-sea/

News taken from: https://thebalisun.com/government-provides-free-wifi-to-55-villages-in-bali/

If you’re planning to spend the year-end holiday in Bali, it’s best to note that domestic tourists flying into Ngurah Rai International Airport are now required to present a negative PCR test result, according to a new circular issued by the provincial government.

The latest update, issued today, comes as officials expect more domestic travelers to visit Bali in time for Christmas and the New Year, while COVID-19 cases are still on the rise in the province and throughout Indonesia.

Instead of prohibiting travel altogether to curb coronavirus transmissions, the government has decided to add some new requirements. This includes negative PCR test results for all air travelers and negative rapid test results for travelers who use other modes of transport to enter Bali.

The new circular, which also includes other provisions for year-end celebrations, will come into effect this Friday and last until Jan. 4, 2021.

From https://coconuts.co/bali/news/bali-imposes-negative-pcr-test-result-requirement-in-time-for-year-end-holiday/

The Purnawan I Kadek BALINESE & INDONESIAN Language Classes is now online. They are now organizing the 5th Study Group for learning Balinese and Indonesian language via Zoom Conferencing. This is aimed at helping Balinese students who could not afford to go to school.

Purnawan I Kadek obtained his Master’s Degree in the U.S. and he believes that now is the time for him to give back to his communities.

Please email (purnawanikadek@gmail.com) if you are interested in this project, or click here.

Despite social media news to the contrary, Bali’s Deputy-Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati (Cok Ace) emphasizes that Bali will remain closed to foreign tourists until at least the end of 2020. His assurances discount any suggestions that Bali will once again welcome foreigners on 01 December 2020.

Quoted by Beritabali.com and CNBC Indonesia, Cok Ace said on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, “There is no plan to reopen for foreign tourists on 01 December.”

The Deputy-Governor said that it is impossible to confirm when Bali will reopen for foreign tourists, underlining it was unlikely Bali would reopen its international border any time in 2020. Adding, “It looks as though (opening of Bali’s borders to foreign tourists) will happen early next year (2021).”

The Deputy-Governor, who is also a leading tourism figure in Bali, explained many considerations are connected to Bali’s reopening to foreign tourists. Chief among these are developments in the continuing COVID-19 Pandemic and the Government’s success in controlling the disease.

“Besides our efforts in Bali (to control COVID-19), the Central Government must make a decision, and the prevailing condition in tourism source country markets also comes into play,” said Cok Ace. He assured the public that the Provincial Government of Bali continues to monitor the latest developments and is studying the total reopening of the Island’s tourism industry from several perspectives.

The Central Government in Jakarta declared Bali open only for domestic tourists at the end of July 2020. Initially, plans were for Bali to reopen to foreign tourists on 11 September 2020. However, the 11th September date was then postponed indefinitely by Jakarta, based on the developing outbreak of the Pandemic.

The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said that Indonesia could not consider welcoming foreign tourists until sometime after 2020. “We are focusing on the domestic market for the recovery of the national tourism sector. We want domestic tourists to become 70% of the (overall) tourism market. The problem is that foreign tourists think that we can receive them at year’s end. But, first, let’s consult internally,” said Minister Panjaitan at a recent gathering of Indonesian entrepreneurs.

From Bali Discovery

he head of the Provincial Tourism Service for Bali, Putu Astawa, has confirmed that the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (GWK) will reopen on 04 December 2020.

As reported by Kompas.com, Astawa said on Thursday, 19 November 2020: “Based on a circular memorandum, the Park is set to open on 04 December 2020.

The 60-hectare Garuda Kencana Wisnu Cultural Park (GWK), located just south of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, is the home to a 121-meter high statue depicting the Lord Vishnu atop a mythical Garuda Bird opened in August 2018.

The GWK monument was closed on 21 March 2020 under Provincial Government directives to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During the close-down, GWK management has undertaken anticipatory steps to guarantee public safety once the Park reopens in the “new normal,” including modifications in how the monument’s lift is operated to bring people to the top of the statue for the panoramic view of South Bali.

During the initial reopening of operations, the number of visitors to GWK will be limited to 500 people, much less than the normal pre-pandemic levels of 2,000 – 5,000 people who came to the Park daily.

The GWK Monument is comprised of 30 floors, only a portion of which are now open to the public.

Health Protocols at the GWK Cultural Park

With the reopening of the Park on 04 December, health protocols will be in place to protect visitors’ health and prevent the spread of COVOD-19. Chief among these are quotas limiting the number of people allowed to visit the Park at any one time. Quotas now limit visitors to 500 per day – less than 50% of normal attendance levels.

Physical distancing rules are also now in effect in every aspect of the Park’s operation, including management of parking areas, ticket kiosk sales, entry gates, restaurant operations, public toilet facilities, and the GWK musholla.

From Bali Discovery