Bali News

Serangan – Tanjung Benoa Highway project by Chinese and Korean investor gets bump by a crucial problem. Bridge development that is planned will across Badung strait in its construction needs to build the body of the road which precisely will be built at Tanjung Benoa area. But there is still land liberation problem stopped them from progress. Continue reading »

The meeting with Kapolda Bali – head of Bali Provincial Police – Irjen Pol Sutisna with Bali Villa Association (BAV) on Wednesday, November 25th at mapolda Bali – Bali Police Station – meeting room conveyed the raising of unregistered villas phenomenon in Badung. It is recorded that there are 750 villas in Badung, 500 of them already have registration. Continue reading »

Tourist from England is expected will flow into Bali in 2010 considering tourism promotion in London in the beginning of November 2009 is believed to be a total success. “That is based on the achievement at World Tourism Market (WTM) 2009 in London England, between Indonesia Government and 24 successful tourism companies,” said observer and practices of Bali tourism, Tjokorda Gde Agung in Denpasar. Continue reading »

Bali Provincial Government has to reach deep into their pocket to deal with rabies distribution. 1 billion funds added for rabies is considered as nothing. Since the calculation for the rabies distribution management for Bali is about Rp 12.5 billion per year. That fund is intended to vaccinate 80 percents animal or for about 400.000 dogs per year. Continue reading »

Panaung Bayu Ceremony starting from November 17th at Batu Madeg Temple of Besakih finally end or masineb on Sunday November 22nd yesterday. Panyegjeg Jagat Ceremony which is held full of respect and led by Ida Pedanda Jelantik Dangin from Gria Alangkajeng, Nongan, Karangasem. The procession was ended with mendem bagia pulakerti in ulun Pasimpenan which was preceded with ngeseng bagia pulakerti ceremony used pasepan fire under circle formation of community leaders, Bangli Regency government officials which was led by Jro Mangku Mara and Jro Mangku Jana. Continue reading »

Not merely the Head of Commission I DPRD Bali – Bali Regional Council – Made Arjaya, S.E.M.Si. who don’t know about the LED (Layer Electronic Display) TV, but the head of National Political Unity and Public Protection Institution (Kesbangpollinmas – Kepala Badan Kesatuan Bangsa Politik dan Perlindungan Masyarakat) in Bali, Drs. Made Artadana, M.Si. also know nothing related to that project held by that Bali Provincial Government. “We don’t know much bout that tender, it just in the hand of the tender’s committee in Bali Provincial Government,” he said when contacted on Friday, November 20th last night. Continue reading »

The increasing frequency of rotating blackouts recently is estimated had disadvantage many parties, including within it are convection business and electronic shop in Denpasar. As what had been assessed by convection company Mama & Leon and Cok Konveksi in Denpasar, when they met with NusaBali on last Wednesday. Continue reading »

It is not merely the Anti Rabies Vaccine – Vaksin Anti Rabies (VAR) – for dog bite’s victim which is being trade in Buleleng. Vaccine for dog that should have been free also been trade. That’s why Bali Council threatened them to report this case to the police.

Before the rising issue of Anti Rabies Vaccine for dog been trade, there is a case where one victim who get bite by a dog is forced to buy anti rabies vaccine for Rp 188. 000 in Buleleng Regional Hospital. They were two boys from Seririt and Penarungan village, Buleleng District.

Recent news got by NusaBali in Singaraja on Wednesday November 18th, vaccine for dog is sold for Rp 3.000 for every dog’s owner who their dog vaccinated. Whereas those vaccines were distributed for free to all regencies in Bali.

This vaccine retailing happened in Kaliuntu of Buleleng district. One of Kaliuntu local citizen when brought his dog to the village hall to be vaccinated, he then been asked to pay for Rp 3.000. “That fee is legal, this is the authorize letter from the hall,” he said.

In the letter under Kaliuntu village’s head signature, Ni Ketut Artani mentioned that dog vaccination had been held on November 13th at the village hall. This vaccination is in order to stop the widespread of rabies epidemic, so for those who have dog is expected to come. In that letter also mentioned about Rp 3.000 fee. Whereas, there was no vaccination for wild dog, it will be eliminated.

Head of Buleleng Farming Institution, Putu Ardika, when confirmed that problem yesterday denied there is anti rabies vaccine trade for dog. The expense taken from Kaliuntu village, said Ardika, merely for consumption necessity while vaccination activity held.

“There was no vaccine sold, but that charge was for snack for the officer that was the volunteers for this event,” he said while accompanied with the head of Buleleng Farming Animal Health Institution, Wayan Tjarik.
Ardika said, while the vaccination implementation in Buleleng, his party keep warned their officer in each district not to take any charge. But, if there is village or district officer who take any charge for their own consumption, it was no problem since that problem was local people’s burden.

Though, Ardika will keep take action against those who taking charge for dog vaccination in Kaliuntu. If there is any evidences that the officer from farming institution who received any vaccination fee, they will receive hard warning.

One day before, rabies patient who have treatment in Buleleng Hospital they in fact should bought Rp 188.000 for the anti rabies vaccine that should have be free. They are one boy from Seririt and one little girl from Panarungan village, Buleleng District.

When the two patients received the injection, the hospital suggested them to buy it. “The official in the hospital said that they run out of vaccine. We were asked to buy it at pharmacy. Whether, the government said that the vaccine is distributed for free,” said one of the parents from the eight years old boy from Seririt on Tuesday November 17th. He mentioned, when his child and another patient form Penarungan undergone second phase of vaccination they had to buy the vaccine for about Rp 180.000. “We bought it at Giri Putri Pharmacy in the hospital,” he said while showed the proof of purchase.

When confirmed, the main director of Buleleng Hospital, Nyoman Mardana pretense that his party was run out of those free vaccine, makes he gave purchasing vaccine for those patients. His party faces some difficulty in attaining anti rabies vaccine allocation from Bali Provincial Health Department.

Confirmed by NusaBali in Denpasar on last Wednesday, the head of Bali Provincial Health Department, dr Nyoman Sutedja justified that there were anti rabies vaccine trading conducted by Buleleng Hospital. According to Sutedja, Buleleng Hospital was indeed run out of vaccine several days ago. That’s why patients who got bite by the dog suggested to take medicine in Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar. But, they were refused to go to Sanglah since it is too far from Denpasar.

Finally, Buleleng Hospital gave second alternative that was bought the vaccine at hospital pharmacy for about Rp 188.000. Sutedja said that Buleleng Hospital had against the rule that’s why they should give back the money to the patients.

Sutedja estimated that there were lot of people who had to buy the anti rabies vaccine at the pharmacy. “I justified here that anti rabies vaccine for the victims is absolutely free. That vaccine is not for trading,” explained by Sutedja as well as asked for Buleleng Hospital to take the vaccine straightly in Provincial Health Department Office in Denpasar.

Head of Public Relation Firm and Protocol of Bali Provincial of Regional Secretariat, I Putu Suardhika, also said that the governor, Mangku Pastika must be shocked when he heard about this anti rabies vaccine in Buleleng. The governor then straightly ordered the head of Provincial Health Department to check this case.

From the investigation, that there was indeed that hospital run out of vaccine. That’s why Health Department followed governor’s instruction and ask for the hospital party take the vaccines in Denpasar.

Meanwhile, this vaccine trading in Buleleng received criticism from Bali council. As far as they want to report this case to the police. Since that anti rabies vaccine should be free to get.
“If there is any evidence for vaccine trading, then we would report it to the police,” as threatened by the vice chief of commission IV in Denpasar on last Wednesday.

Member of PDIP DPRD Bali fraction form Buleleng also forced the head of Provincial Health Department to take firm action against Buleleng Hospital officers who had sold those vaccines. “Health Department should call Buleleng Hospital since I smell something bad about it,” asked Kariyasa.

DPRD Bali suspected that there was vaccine trading in Bali, because nowadays that vaccine is extremely needed by people in this island since KLB Rabies has been set. “We suspected that there are hospitals who cooperate with side parties related to this vaccine trading,” said Kariyasa.

News by NusaBali

Head police of Bali territorial, Pol Drs. Sutisna is ordering to eliminate togel – dark lottery – bookies. This Head police who come from Bandung asked to his underlings, in Poltabes – Major City Police – and Polres – Regional Police Force – erase the circulation of dark lottery gambling in Bali and arrest the bookies. Continue reading »

Integrated Service System in Single Counter which serves varied of authorization as well as people administration conducted by Jembrana Regional Government precisely not useless and its excellence is approved by the Internal Affair Department. By the award they received in term of public service stand as one concrete effort of Jembrana governance in realizing Good Public Governance which becomes the dream of all governance in Indonesia. Continue reading »