“Normally, wind only speeds at 10 to 18 kilometer per hour, so it was an extreme weather category,” Wayan Suardana explained, head of Denpasar territorial III for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Bureau.

Suardana added that high wind hits Bali is the effect of Lua Tropical Cycle happened around west Australian or southern Bali and Hindian Ocean territory.

“High wind also cause by the low pressure happened on the north of Australian contingent,” he said.

High wind phenomena among other things happened in Songan Village in Bangli. According to local there, this has happened starting Thursday in the morning.

High wind in Songan village has damaged their vegetable garden. The banana trees planted by people there also many of them fall over.

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It will cost you at least 3 hours on boat but all will be paid when you see the beauty of this small island. One of them is its marine beauty. It is where this island got his title as one of the island with the most beautiful sea in the world. Just enjoying the beautiful scenery or even diving is your choice of privilege.

To reach diving site at this island, people need to cross the sea to Labuhan Lalang, around 10 kilometer from Gilimanuk Port. It would not cost you too high since the retribution fee only IDR 2,500 per person. Although, for those who prefer renting boat, it will cost you IDR 250,000 for 5 hours stand by. The boat could transport up to 12 people. Then for those who are not a diver, you still have access to see that marine beauty since the boat having glass deck, enabling you to see far under the sea.

Varied colors and shapes of reef can be seen here, even those who are protected. What unique with this island and suit its name is the deer. There are a lot of them in this island. While in certain period of time this animal almost faced extinction the government had take several measure and protected them as well as cover their area into that of West Bali National Park zone.

For people who want to dive but have no knowledge about the area does not hesitate since you can hire professional diver. Snorkeling also could become alternative option to enjoy Menjangan underwater view.

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“I was in the middle of perfecting those works for the preparation of sole exhibition in a Ubud artisan village gallery, next August,” I Wayan Sujana Suklu said.

This art lecturer at Painting and Design Art Faculty at Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Denpasar says that activities outside teaching and learning process is focusing on producing art works for the exhibition preparation that has already move into motion.

Aside from preparing exhibition in Ubud, he also would hold this kind of event at a prestigious gallery in Singapore for two weeks, starting from March 16. 2011.

“Now I really focus to make both exhibitions success without putting aside his tasks and responsible as a lecture,” he said.

Canvas work produced by Sujana by art lover and observant viewed his artworks is quite highly enough to be collected by fine art collection. Even one of her artworks had passed Bienale Beijing, China 2008.

France humanist from France Dr. Jean Cauteu who had years stay in Bali judged that symbols painted on the canvas by I Wayan Sujana Suklu portraying that most of people in Bali had been forgotten their culture.

Sujana Suklu figure himself realized the importance of having a critical attitude and pointed to local culture in order to avoid alienation.

That identity reflected in a stylistic pattern with series of repetitive “geometrical” that has become part of his creative profession for years.

“One of the most prominent thing from Bali aesthetic, either in term of music, dances or art is the repetition or patrons repetitive. The combination of each elements in shape of musical, gamelan tones, body agility or even songs with golden voice in Sanskrit as their red string union,” Jean Cauteu said.

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“This program conducted due to the cooperation made by LSM Kalimajari and Institute for Global Justice (IGJ) and biogas expert, Deepak D ghindwani,” said Karangasem regent, I Wayan Geredeg in Amlapura, on Thursday.

According to him, the basic of waste based energy development is due to human that tend to exploiting natural resource in a inappropriate way and causing to the environment damage.

“Therefore, Kalimajari inventing an idea to establish efficient energy program such as bio gas that used organic waste would eventually assist the people,” he said.

It is said that after Sibetan village, the cooperation program is also planned to each villages spread in all districts in Karangasem.

“Through APBD –Local Revenue Budget Expenditure, in each districts we will develop six developmental basic units,” he said.

He confessed that waste based energy development would keep developed. Thus, each head of village asked to be more active in assists their people in term of alternative energy department, through a fair and objective point of view, especially for those who are

He said that this program developed in order to create energy autonomy and increase farmer welfare.

That, he said, the program also has function to empowering the community in utilizing waste based alternative energy.

Nowadays, there are six families in Sibetan village chosen as the pilot program run since last July.

Technically, organic waste entered into the biogas installation is around 1-2 kilogram per day as it contained high carbohydrate.

“Waste processing activity become the energy to give benefit for people,” he said.

He said that aside from giving waste processing experience into gas, this program also change behavior in managing the waste as well as reducing cost to buy fuel.

“This program is very useful for people since it could reduce our dependence on kerosene and firewood,” he said.

The most important thing for village is to run that program and hope could maintain the equipments.

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“Thus we reject the reviewing plan toward the geothermal project in Bedugul of Baturiti District by the Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) co.,” said I Made Yasa on Sunday as one of the member of Tabanan council.

As had been known before, that project has not involved yet in Bali Provincial agreement letter. “Therefore why did them asking for review again,” he asked.

He asserted that according to Tabanan people aspiration, then Bedugul tourism object that is a cool peak area should be maintained and preserved.

With the reviewing plan toward that geothermal project shows the government inconsistency toward this issue.

“Our government act wishy washy since there is already an agreement letter to reject that Bedugul geothermal project,” he reminded.

Yasa added that according to the research conducted by PGE co. about the affect may happened, he asked for not to continue that project.

Moreover, he says, in that study it is known that the project would threatening Bedugul area and its surrounding.

The same thing delivered by I Made Susila Putra, Head of Candi Kuning village in Bedugul who firmly stated that that geothermal project only need reviewing and seeing its effect ahead.

“According to the study conducted by Ministry of Environment, Bali is enough to stay as a tourism area only,” he reminded.

He also asked the government and the businessmen to socialize more concerning this project so the people would understand it well.

So far, in relation with the knowledge remain about this project, it will cost the forest and affected to erosion as well as water absorption decrease in that area and its surrounding.

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Bali International Women’s Association (BIWA) once again held “Annual Charity Tennis Tournament 2010” in Nusa Dua Bali on March 10-13 2010.

“Later the fundraising result will be used to financing BIWA social charities in 2010,” said Biwa President, Melly St. Ange to the press in Nusa Dua Bali on Tuesday (March 2).

He said that the tennis tournament is an event they held routinely each year and it has been the fifth event held this year.

Last year the numbers of participants are around 200 people from 15 countries such as Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, USA and Indonesia as the host.

That tennis tournament, said Melly, to give a chance for the people funding for social charity held by BIWA with 300 members from 29 different countries.

“We held the tournament for fundraising in order to finance BIWA charity program a year,” said Melly while get accompanied with her vice president Marianne Vertegal as well as with others committees.

It is said that in a year there is varied of activities this organization will conduct. For instance, BIWA plan to buy mammogram or cancer test equipment in order to deal with numbers of breast cancer patients in Bali that has increase already.

“We already had that equipment but it such an old technology. We need new mammogram makes this malignant disease could be found as soon as possible and get better treatment,” said Melly.

Besides, she continued, there will be a program to help AIDS/HIV victims as well as charity program for poor children as they could go to school with better facilities.

For example, last year BIWA donated shoes for children who still in their elementary level at Seraya Village of Karangasem Regency in which they went to school without any footwear.

Meanwhile, the manager of Bali Tennis Academy, Julio Alcaraz who is a partner in this charity said that this year they have a great effort to involve children participating actively in this charity program.

News by Antara Bali

Some people in Mataram said that they were shocked with that quake and though it merely for several seconds they were forced to pour out of the house.

Selaparang Mataram observation staff of Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) – Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics – Joko Raharjo said that the earthquake happened at 10.11 south latitude coordinate – 113.85 east longitude or around 210 kilometer at south west Nusa Dua Bali.

The earthquake central shock Nusa Dua Bali was relatively shallow that is 10 kilometer from the seabed without tsunami potential with it.

The earthquake shook Nusa Dua also felt in Lombok with II to III intencity with Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI).

Nusa Dua Bali is part of Bali province that is close to the Lombok Island especially for Sekotong area of West Lombok regency.

News by Antara Bali