Bali Enggan Taati UU Pornografi

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Ni Komang Erviani
Jum’at, 31 Oktober 2008 – 19:05 wib
DENPASAR – Masyarakat dan Pemerintah Provinsi Bali sepakat tidak akan melaksanakan Undang-Undang (UU) Pornografi yang baru disahkan DPR RI pada Kamis 30 Oktober 2008 kemarin.

“Kami tidak dapat melaksanakan UU Pornografi karena tidak sesuai dengan nilai-nilai filosofis dan sosiologis masyarakat Bali,”  tegas Pastika di Gedung DPRD,  Jalan Kusuma Atmadja Denpasar, Bali, Jumat (31/10/2008).

Kendati demikian, Pastika tetap mengimbau kepada masyarakat Bali agar tetap menahan diri demi terciptanya suasana kondusif dan tegaknya NKRI. “Pernyataan itu sebagai respon kami dalam menyikapi UU Pornografi,” tandasnya.

Hal senada disampaikan Ketua DPRD Bali Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa. Dia mengaku telah menampung semua aspirasi masyarakat Bali yang tegas menolak UU Pornografi. Dia pun memutuskan untuk tetap menolak UU Pornografi.

“Saya optimis aparat kepolisian di Bali tidak akan seenaknya melakukan penegakkan hukum atas UU Pornografi. Saya percaya mereka akan melihat kondisi sosiologis masyarakat Bali,” tukasnya.

Sebelumnya, Gubernur Bali telah mengeluarkan dua surat resmi terkait penolakan RUU Pornografi yang dikeluarkan pada 16 maret 2006 dan 6 Oktober 2008 lalu.

Penolakan ini dilakukan karena RUU Pornografi dinilai telah mengancam Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. DPRD Bali juga telah mengeluarkan dua surat resmi penolakan RUU pornografi yang dikeluarkan pada 15 Maret 2006 dan 15 September 2008.

Bali Enggan Taati UU Pornografi

okezone >News
Ni Komang Erviani
Jum’at, 31 Oktober 2008 – 19:05 wib
DENPASAR – Masyarakat dan Pemerintah Provinsi Bali sepakat tidak akan melaksanakan Undang-Undang (UU) Pornografi yang baru disahkan DPR RI pada Kamis 30 Oktober 2008 kemarin.

“Kami tidak dapat melaksanakan UU Pornografi karena tidak sesuai dengan nilai-nilai filosofis dan sosiologis masyarakat Bali,”  tegas Pastika di Gedung DPRD,  Jalan Kusuma Atmadja Denpasar, Bali, Jumat (31/10/2008).

Kendati demikian, Pastika tetap mengimbau kepada masyarakat Bali agar tetap menahan diri demi terciptanya suasana kondusif dan tegaknya NKRI. “Pernyataan itu sebagai respon kami dalam menyikapi UU Pornografi,” tandasnya.

Hal senada disampaikan Ketua DPRD Bali Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa. Dia mengaku telah menampung semua aspirasi masyarakat Bali yang tegas menolak UU Pornografi. Dia pun memutuskan untuk tetap menolak UU Pornografi.

“Saya optimis aparat kepolisian di Bali tidak akan seenaknya melakukan penegakkan hukum atas UU Pornografi. Saya percaya mereka akan melihat kondisi sosiologis masyarakat Bali,” tukasnya.

Sebelumnya, Gubernur Bali telah mengeluarkan dua surat resmi terkait penolakan RUU Pornografi yang dikeluarkan pada 16 maret 2006 dan 6 Oktober 2008 lalu.

Penolakan ini dilakukan karena RUU Pornografi dinilai telah mengancam Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. DPRD Bali juga telah mengeluarkan dua surat resmi penolakan RUU pornografi yang dikeluarkan pada 15 Maret 2006 dan 15 September 2008.

Bali Enggan Taati UU Pornografi

Okezone. Jum’at, 31 Oktober 2008 – 19:05 wib

DENPASAR – Masyarakat dan Pemerintah Provinsi Bali sepakat tidak akan melaksanakan Undang-Undang (UU) Pornografi yang baru disahkan DPR RI pada Kamis 30 Oktober 2008 kemarin.

“Kami tidak dapat melaksanakan UU Pornografi karena tidak sesuai dengan nilai-nilai filosofis dan sosiologis masyarakat Bali,” �tegas Pastika di Gedung DPRD, �Jalan Kusuma Atmadja Denpasar, Bali, Jumat (31/10/2008).

Pornography bill passage disappoints Bali: Governor

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika expressed concern about the House of Representatives’ decision to pass the controversial porn bill into law during a plenary session in Jakarta on Thursday.

Pastika reiterated that the passage into law only meant one thing: lawmakers had ignored Balinese hopes.

AJI Denpasar Tetapkan Upah Layak Jurnalis Rp3,6 Juta

OKEZONE. Rabu, 29 Oktober 2008 – 15:36 wib

DENPASAR – Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Denpasar menetapkan upah layak jurnalis di Denpasar, Bali sebesar Rp3,6 juta.

Angka itu diperoleh dari hasil survei AJI Denpasar pada Agustus-September 2008. Standar upah di atas berlaku bagi seorang jurnalis lajang di Denpasar yang baru diangkat menjadi karyawan tetap.

Ketua AJI Denpasar Bambang Wiyono menjelaskan, standar upah layak minimum dirumuskan berdasarkan komponen dan harga kebutuhan hidup layak pada 2008. “Metodenya dengan mengukur perubahan biaya hidup berdasarkan gerakan indeks harga konsumen sesuai pola konsumsi yang paling dekat dengan kebutuhan seorang jurnalis,” jelas Bambang saat Launching Upah Layak Jurnalis Denpasar di Bali, Rabu (29/10/2008).

Oz warning won’t hurt Bali, says governor

Ni Komang Erviani, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika predicted the Australian government’s recent issuance of an advisory against traveling to Indonesia would not affect Bali’s tourism industry.

The travel advisory was announced in anticipation of the execution of the three convicted Bali bombers — Amrozi, Mukhlas, alias Ali Gufron, and Imam Samudra — which has been scheduled to take place at the high-security prison on Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap regency, Central Java, in November.

U.S. to use new media technology to help promote tourism in Bali

Ni Komang Erviani ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar   |  Tue, 10/28/2008 10:27 AM  |  Bali

U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume said Monday the U.S. government was ready to help promote Bali to American citizens, acknowledging the Indonesian government’s seriousness in maintaining the island’s security.

“I want to bring together tourism professionals from both countries so there will be a more serious and large-scale tourism campaign to bring more Americans to this island,” Hume told reporters after a closed meeting with officials from the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) in Denpasar.

U.S. to use new media technology to help promote tourism in Bali

U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume said Monday the U.S. government was ready to help promote Bali to American citizens, acknowledging the Indonesian government’s seriousness in maintaining the island’s security.

“I want to bring together tourism professionals from both countries so there will be a more serious and large-scale tourism campaign to bring more Americans to this island,” Hume told reporters after a closed meeting with officials from the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) in Denpasar.

Disabled people to receive free prosthetics, rehabilitation center

The Indonesian Foundation for Disabled People, in cooperation with the Bali Social Agency, will distribute free prosthetics legs and other body parts, and provide rehabilitation for disabled people in Bali.

The assistance aims to provide free prosthetics to some 15,000 disabled people in Bali, Foundation chief Jaikishin Pursani said.

He said the foundation provided 967 free prosthetics appendages to disabled people in Bali this year, adding that the foundation had already provided prosthetics for disabled people in Central Java, East Java, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, Sulawesi, East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara.

The foundation, which receives its funding from the Indian public, will continue to provide free prosthetics for as long as they can, he said.

“It doesn’t matter how many prosthetics it takes, we’ll provide them. There’s no limit,” Jaikishin said during the distribution of free prosthetics to around 25 disabled people in Denpasar on Monday.

The prosthetics from the foundation are made from a mixture of fiberglass and latex, weighing up to 5 kilograms. Prosthetics in Indonesia tend to be heavier because most of them are not mixed with latex. Prosthetics in Indonesia cost between Rp 4 and 5 million (US$400-500).

Disabled people who are too poor to buy prosthetics could apply for a free prosthetic by bringing a letter of recognition from their neighborhood chief to their nearest social service agency, Jaikishin said.

Bali Social Service Agency chief Anak Agung Gde Alit said the government had allocated Rp 3 billion to build a 2,200-square-meter rehabilitation center for disabled people.

“It’s for the second phase of a series of funding distributed to the Social Service Agency to provide disabled people with better facilities,” Alit said Wednesday.

The rehab center, which is slated to be completed by 2010, is being built near Ida Bagus Mantra Bypass road near the border of the Gianyar regency, or about 15 kilometers from Denpasar.

He said the center would include rooms for 24 people and rehabilitation equipment, adding that some facilities would be usable as early as next year.

According to data from the Bali Social Agency, there are 30,000 disabled people in Bali, with 15,000 people missing appendages.

Indonesia still lacks proper infrastructure, such as ramps and bus lifts, to facilitate disabled people.

Kadek Astawa Raharja, 8, one of the prosthetic recipients at Monday’s event, said he was very happy with his new leg. He lost his right leg after a truck ran over it.

Sayu Putu Parwati, 26, who was born without a leg, concurred with Kadek.

“It feels so good having a leg,”said the mother of one.

World-class security is on the way

Ni Komang Erviani, Contributor, Denpasar

The Bali provincial administration, in cooperation with several other institutions, will implement an international-standard security system in a bid to reassure visitors of their safety on the island.
Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said after a coordination meeting in Denpasar on Wednesday that the development of an international-standard security system was urgently needed as Bali is one of the world’s major tourist destinations.
“Existing security measures in Bali are already well managed, but we need to continue improving,” Pastika said.
The governor said he hoped the international-standard security system would encourage foreign tourists to visit Bali. He also urged those in charge of promoting Bali to emphasize the improved security system in their marketing campaigns.
Made Denayasa, head of the Agency for United Political Nation and Community Protection, said the groundwork for the new security system would be the creation of a regional regulation on the management of necessary measures.
The regional regulation will be based on information from the Center for the Police Science Assessment at the University of Indonesia, Denayasa said, adding that the center would be in charge of compiling an academic document as a directive for formulating the regional regulation.
“The center’s representatives will do research linked to the Balinese character and other things needed for the preparations for the security system in Bali,” he said.
The draft security system bill is expected to be completed by the end of this year, Denayasa said, to be ready for discussion early in January next year.
Denayasa further said that in conjunction with the preparations for the improved security system, the administration plans to build the Bali Crisis Center next month.
The function of the center, he said, would be to coordinate responses to crises, whether natural or manmade disasters, including acts of terrorism.
The crisis center will be developed using a grant from the German Red Cross.
“With the Bali Crisis Center, we will be able to coordinate all related parties as quickly as possible so that we can give a swift response whenever there is any security disturbance or natural disaster,” Denayasa said.
The provincial administration will also build emergency service units at 33 points throughout Bali. The units will be at various busy locations, including markets, tourist attractions and police stations.
Each emergency service unit will be equipped with a patrol car, an ambulance and a fire engine as well as 16 personnel to be on guard for 24 hours per day.
“In the initial stage we will build 23 emergency service units, and will add the other 10 units in later stages as required,” Denayasa added.