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Cool and HarmoniousCool and HarmoniousAtmosphere in Badung Civic Center

THE DETERMINATION of Badung Government and community to have a repre-senta ve Civic Center integra ng the exis ng agencies has now materialized. The Regent of Badung, AA Gde Agung, when interviewed by editorial team of Jalan-Jalan Nusantara (JJN) and Bali Travel Newspaper, Friday (Mar 19), said that the development concept of the Badung Civic Center was based on the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana. It included the preserva on of cultural, environmental and social aspects of Balinese people, so they could create values of civilized society and green environment.

On that occasion, the Regent discussed briefly the development implementa on of Badung Regency Civic Center. “Discourse on the Civic Center development was mo vated by the separa on of Badung region from Denpasar under Law No. 1/1992 concerning the establishment of Denpasar Municipali-ty,” he said.

He added that Badung Regency actu-ally had owned a Civic Center in Lumintang located in downtown Denpasar. However, on October 21, 1999, a massive riot exploded that was accompanied by pillage, arson, and destruc on of the buildings of Badung Regency office located in Lumintang.

As a result of the incident, almost all documents and other assets were burned. Such massive riots become a dark note for the Badung Regency. Since then, the Badung Government no longer had offices, including the parliament buildings. It consequently had to move from one place to another, including the rental of office premises.

The development of Badung Civic Cen-ter was preceded by the release of a land area of 46.6 hectares. Physical construc on of the first phase was implemented in 2007 consis ng of the office, parliament building, temples and wantilan hall with the funds amoun ng to IDR 123,582,622,000 that were en rely sourced from regionally generated revenue (PAD) of Badung.

Furthermore, it was resumed in 2008 by carrying out the construc on of Badung Civic Center of the second phase to ac-commodate 21 regional agency units (SKPD) such as a u lity area with a fund amoun ng to IDR 346,268,000,000.

Due to restricted budgets, with the approval of the House, the Badung Government then asked for a loan from PT BPD Bali worth IDR 250 billion and it has now been paid off. The development of a second phase consis ng of 8 units of building was carried out from 2008 un l March 2010. Meanwhile, the development concept of the Badung Regency Civic Center completely referred to and ap-plied the indigenous wisdom in the so-called Tri Hita Karana philosophy to create vibra ons of coolness and harmony.

Now, Badung Regency has made its dreams come true and the Civic Center has its own character. Addi onally,

the iden ty of the long history of Badung Regency has been represented by the name Mangupura through the figure of future leaders, namely AA Gde Agung-Sudikerta, implemen ng the development based on heterogeneity building the community fairly and equitably.

On that occasion, the Regent of Ba-dung AA Gde Agung also explained about the concept of Tri Hita Karana, Tri Angga (ver cal zoning concep on) and Tri Mandala (horizontal zoning concep on) to realize the Badung Regency Civic Center.

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OUR ARTICLES & OPINIONBali in Need of Strong Government, Committed to the People

A POLICY of “laissez faire, laissez aller” which means “let things drift without putting conditions” would be opportunistic and short-sighted. PAGE II

THE WINNING OF THK AWARDS

SPORT & RECREATION

FRIENDLY and simple expressions greet you at the Bali Niksoma Bou que Beach Resort. PAGE VI

Bali Niksoma Boutique Beach Resort:A THK-based Resort in the Midst of Bustling Kuta Beach

What is YogaTHE word yoga means “union” in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where yoga originated. PAGE VIII

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IIChief Editor : Wisnu Wardana; Publicist : Jan Hendrik Peters, KG. Dharma Putra, Journalists/contributors: Torsten Thierbach, Gung Man, Krisna; Marketing : Made Yudha ; Secretariate : Dewi ; Address : Jl. Melati 43 Denpasar, Bali-Indonesia ; Phone/fax: (0361) 227610 Email : [email protected] ; Jakarta : Bambang Hermawan, Villa Pamulang Mas, Blok C9/4, Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan ; NTB : Riyanto Rabbah, Jl. Abdul Kadir Munsi, Gang Dahlia No. 14, Mataram ; Yogyakarta : Titah Pratyaksa (083 1190 19410); Bank : BPD Bali KCP. Kamboja No. 0370115000510 A/N Biro Promosi & Pengembangan Pariwisata Budaya.

A policy of “laissez faire, laissez aller” which means “let things drift without putting conditions” would be opportunistic and short-sighted. Governor, regents and re-ligious leaders have to join hands to promote Tri Hita Karana and cultural tourism. A policy of “laissez faire, laissez aller” will not do.

Whatever your opinion, there always are two sides of the same coin, a positive and a negative one. Bali tourism is not different. Some people are optimistic and think that Bali tourism is fine, while others are worried and conclude that Bali tourism is losing ground and going downhill.

Between to be and not to be

In response to my article ‘Bali balanc-ing between to be or not to be’ (Bali Travel Newspaper No. 4, 2011) some tourism officials commented that my view was too gloomy and that I disregarded all the benefits of tourism for the Balinese people. As examples they mentioned the increase of welfare, the high employment especially among the youngsters and the many smart phones, motorbikes and TVs. In this article I shall go into this and some other comments, before continuing the discussion about the future of Bali tourism.

Continuation of Water ManagementBy: Wayan Windia*)

In a previous article we explored the fundamental of Subak as spiri-tual and water resource management structure.

Subak through the times

Subak in Bali has existed since the tenth century, and until now still exists and provides services to its members (farmers). This indicates that the Subak system (along with all problems and drawbacks) can sustainably serve to portray itself as an irrigation system having socio-cultural characteristics. But, on its current passage, Subak encounters many challenges, and goes through the process of marginalization. This matter seems commensurate with the increasingly marginalization of the agricultural sector.

Norken, et al (2007) notes the development of Subak over the time. In Bali, circa 600 AD had been known about the culture of dry land farming (parlak) and wetlands/rice field (huma). Meanwhile, Subak has existed in 1072 AD (Goris, 1954). On that account, wetland farming system (rice field) has existed before the eleventh century (Purwita, 1986). Definition of Subak according to various sources, among others, Leafrink (1889) states that Subak is the agency regulating the water into rice fields for agriculture. Furthermore, Graders (1984) mentions that Subak in addition to a good ir-rigation system is also very effective for the land tax collection (land rente). Meanwhile, Raka (1955) says that Subak is the association of rice fields receiving water from one river flow, or one branch/tributary.

Apparently, all definitions given refer to the same sense that Subak is a traditional institution handling water management at an independent and permanent farming level based on cultural nuances of Balinese Hinduism (Tri Hita Karana). During its development, as Bali under the administration of Ma-japahit Kingdom in 1343 appointed sedahan officers functioning to coordinate several subaks within one water resource territory. For wetlands, it was called Sedahan Yeh (Sedahan Tembuku or Sedahan Tukad). Meanwhile, Sedahan for dry land was Sedahan Tegal Abian. At the regional level (of the kingdom), it was coordinated by the Sedahan Agung that also served as treasurer in charge of the kingdom other than fostering the sedahan.

Since the influence of Majapahit Kingdom, the subaks initially attempted to obtain an independent water source, and then tried to pursue a larger water source collectively and continuously. Furthermore, they also built a dam together. With a larger water source, the Subak could expand the rice field area and add to their membership. Thus, it then evolved the classification of rice field land into tempek or munduk. The completeness of the Subak management originally consisted only of Kelian Subak equipped with Pe-nyarikan, Petengen, Kesinoman, Saya and other organizational instruments. Other than having positive element, it also had negative elements in the time of the kingdom. Among them, there was a seizure of water resources trig-gering wars, namely between the Badung Kingdom and Mengwi Kingdom.

During the administration of the Dutch East Indies Government (1908), the prosperity program launched around in 1914, it was made a plan to increase the Subak irrigation. The program was commenced by performing a study about the existence of Subak in South Bali. Then, it was enlarged with the construction of a permanent weir (dam) on a number of irrigation areas such as: Dam at Pejeng, Gianyar (ca. 1920), Dam of Peraupan (ca. 1923), Dam of Ongan (ca. 1925), Dam of Mambal (ca. 1928), and Dam of Kedewatan (ca. 1930). All dams were located in the Ayung River irrigating the existing subaks in the frontier of Badung and Gianyar region. The rapid development at the time was inseparable from the activeness of the Sedahan Agung helping the South Bali Irrigation Office (Agung, 1954).

At the time of Dutch East Indies Government (1908-1942), other than performed by Sedahan Agung the management of Subak was and also as-sisted by the Office of the South of Bali Irrigation Services for irrigation control and the Office of Agricultural Services for the business and agricultural tech-nology. An amazing thing happened in the days of the Badung and Mengwi Kingdom where at the Peraupan Dam on the Ayung River had existed the coordination agency between the subaks, namely the Subak Gede Praupan. However, the name and existence of Subak Gede Peraupan has not been heard after the Act of Independence up to 1970. After the Proclamation of Independence in 1945, new irrigation development was carried out more intensively since 1950 shown by the handling of Sungi River-Penet River, Ho

River, Telaga Waja Rivers streams, and others. Management of the Subak institution was conducted by the Sedahan Agung assisted by the Department of Public Works and the Department of Agriculture. At that time, legislation in the field of irrigation only prevailed in Java and Madura Island (Algemene Water reglement, 1936). In the early past of the Five-Year Development Plan (Repelita) I in 1969/1970, it was published a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 1/1969 concerning the Implementation of Irrigation Management (Water Management and Irrigation System Maintenance). For Bali region, the Presidential Instruction was followed up by Decree of Governor No. 11/Perbang/61/II/C/1972 concerning the Committee of Irrigation. From then, management of Subak was handled by the Committee of Irrigation in terms of allocation and regulation of water for irrigation. Meanwhile, the institu-tion playing an active role in the field consisted of three agencies namely Sedahan Agung, Department of Public Works (Irrigation Section) and the Department of Agriculture.

Furthermore, the existence of Subak was supported by the Regional Regulation No. 02/PD/DPRD/1972 concerning Bali Provincial Irrigation. The Position of the Sedahan Agung was very prominent representing the Regent/Mayor to resolve all problems associated with the building water control system. At the national level followed the publication of Law No. 11/1974 concerning Irrigation, Government Regulation No. 22/1982 on the Procedures for Irrigation Management and No. 23/1982 concerning Irriga-tion. Existence of these rules clarified the management of water resources, development of farmer organizations and the recognition of the existence of Subak. As an effort to further improve the Subak irrigation management, in 1976/1977 it has been attempented to revive the coordination agency among the subaks by the establishment of Subak Gede at Caguh Irrigation Area, Tabanan, that represented 12 subaks coordination obtained water from the Caguh Irrigation Dam. Establishment of Subak Gede Caguh was done simultaneously with the construction of five weirs into a single dam. After the establishment of coordination agency of Subak Gede Caguh in 1978, Sedahan Agung was assisted by the Head of Branch Office of Public Works and Tabanan Agricultural Services could realize the establishment of some Subak Gede including: Subak-Gede Pama Palean (1979), Subak Gede Peneng (1979), Subak Gede Aya (1980), Subak Gede Gadungan Lambuk (1982), Subak-Gede Jadi (1983), and Subak Gede Empas (1984). Later on, it was followed by the formation of Subak Gede in the Regency of Bangli, Klungkung, Jembrana, Badung, Gianyar and Karangasem.

Due to cooperation of Department of Public Works/Directorate General of Irrigation with Udayana University in 1991, it has been able to set up a number of Subak Gede at Ho River area in the Tabanan Regency and in the region of Banyumala River in Buleleng Regency. Afterward, it has also been formed two Subak Agung namely Subak Agung of Ho River in Tabanan and Subak Agung of Banyumala, Buleleng Regency denoting a coordina-tion agency among the Irrigation Areas (Subak Gede) in a particular region (Sutawan, et al, 1989 and 1991). Apart from developing the Subak institution and Subak Gede, since the establishment of Subak Museum in Kediri Ta-banan in 1981 and its expansion into the Mandala Mathika of Subak in 1988 has added the medium of Subak guidance. Moreover, the existence of the Water Management Training Centre (WMTC) has become a training center for Subak organized by the Directorate General of Irrigation, Department of Public Works with the working unit of Water Use Management Development (PTGA). Since 1988 the PTGA has conducted regular training on Subak and irrigation to the management of Subak irrigation, prominent farmers, officials of village level, subdistrict and regency related to the problems of irrigation and Subak. Training has provided a positive influence to the improvement of skills in the water resource management.

As already mentioned earlier, it has been issued Law No.7/2004 concerning the Water Resources and Government Regulation No. 20/2006 concerning Irrigation. In the Law No. 7/2004 was listed the articles that referred to the Rights on the Water Usage. This article was feared to be able to have a negative impact on the Subak. For that purpose, it was necessary to think about the endeavor to maintain the sustainability of Subak system in Bali. BTNewspapers/*

*) Wayan Windia is a Professor at Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana Univer-sity; Head of Subak System Laboratory; and Head of Quality Assurance

Board Udayana University.

Bali in Need of Strong Government, Committed to the PeopleBy Jan Hendrik Peters To restore Bali as Bali paradise

The benefits mentioned by the optimists about the development of tourism are true and I shall not deny that tourism has been welcomed by many people on Bali. But at the same time you can see everywhere on Bali the negative impact of a booming tourism industry, that seems to overrun the positive impact. That is exactly the dilemma Bali is confronted with at the moment. If there will be no strong leadership, the situation will get out of hand with the ultimate consequence that Bali will lose its credibility as a prime tourism destination.

People, who just promote Bali without formulating the condi-tions for growth, are to my opinion –sorry to say- opportunistic and short-sighted. They are lacking vision and don’t care for sustain-able tourism on Bali, that will last forever. On the other hand, it would be incorrect to qualify people, who are criticizing this ‘laissez faire, laissez aller’ policy, as negative and counter-productive. This would not be right to these people, who are really worried and are driven to develop Bali tourism as a unique tourism destination. This ambition can only be realized, not by a ‘laissez faire, laissez aller’ policy, but by a consistent strategy, in which Community-Based Tourism (CBT) and Bali Green Province (BGP) are indispensable.

In this vision the tourism industry has to contribute substantially to fight poverty and make education and health care accessible for all people in Bali. I would cheer the initiative to build a brand new international tourist hospital in Badung. But as long as the locals are devoid of sufficient health care facilities because they are too poor to pay for it, I would protest. Don’t understand me wrong, of course I am a promoter of an international hospital especially for the benefit of tourists and I have not the least doubt that such a hospital really is needed, but it would be bluntly unfair and in fragrant contradiction with the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana (THK), to realize such a hospital and at the same time to ignore the local people.

It makes really no sense just to wait and see what will come without taking decisions. That would be the ‘laissez faire, laissez aller’ policy and the outcome of that policy will be predictable. Bali will become automatically a place of sun and fun, comparable with so many other places in the world. It even could be developed as a new Las Vegas or Macau. It would absolutely attract outside investors who will take over the development of Bali tourism. But in that case Bali will be lost forever and will become ‘lost paradise’. The dream of Bali as the Island of the Gods will be gone with the wind. A stream of new tourists would come to Bali, for sure, but all the international tourists who were so loyal to Bali and even loved it so much, will never come back.

A strong government

It would be an illusion to think that you can turn the tide from one moment to the other. An ambitious policy to develop Bali as a center of spirituality needs time and reflection. An action plan for the whole of Bali is needed. Decentralization as such is positive because the people of Bali themselves will be much more involved in what has to be done. In many cases the interest of the people can be respected much more on the level of regency and village than on provincial level. But this decentralization should never cause fragmentation. If the governor of Bali on provincial level and the regents on regency level do not agree about the future of Bali and are clearly not in line, the situation for Bali as a whole looks gloomy and even critical.

Of course there has to be opposition, but in the end the politicians have to agree about the best plan for Bali. The design and the objectives for the whole of Bali have to be decided on provincial level and within this provincial concept regencies will be responsible for implementation. The best guarantee for the development of Bali as Island of the Gods would be if governor and regents accept each other’s sovereignty and are willing to function as one team. The people of Bali will choose every four years their leaders, whom they trust. The leaders will do what they promised during election time namely that they will fight for the benefit of Balinese people and not so much for their own benefit. If the leaders will not keep their promises, I would strongly recom-mend that these politicians are not re-elected.

To proclaim a temporary moratorium on building new hotels, villas and resorts is the best that can be done. During this mora-torium, a new strategy will be developed that will be successful based on agreement between province and regencies. Mind you, this moratorium will be temporary and be in force only for the dura-tion of the political deliberations. As soon as the political decisions have been taken, the moratorium can be lifted and the develop-ment of Bali tourism can be continued in line with the principle of unity in diversity. And both governor and regents will sleep well, knowing they did their best for the benefit of the Balinese people.

This said, the question remains why the political decision-making and the development of Bali tourism have to be realized in line with the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana (THK). The answer is simple: there is no alternative for Bali. The philosophy of THK is –you could say- the heart of Balinese life and lifestyle. Life of Balinese people has to be healthy. That’s why THK has to be accepted as the basic principle to make people happy, both here and hereafter.

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DISCOVERY Kar ka Plaza Hotel & Villas welcomed and hosted an ap-precia on night for travel agents, air-lines and the media partner at Musro on Friday (25/2). Mr. Urs Klee, the General Manager of Discovery Kar ka Plaza Hotel in his speech expressed his pleasure to the a endees as well as sincerely thanked the partners for their past and ongoing support. The event, which was themed “Mas-querade – Mysterious and Seduc ve Night”, was held in apprecia on of partners who have been loyally sup-

por ng the hotel’s opera on. The party featured pass around light meals and buffet dinner as well as presented “Excellence in Partnership” to the top 10 partner agents of 2010.

The hotel management, staffs and a endees put on elegant dress and suitalong with their unique masks. The event became more stunning due the performance of Musro Masquerade Dance and was followed by a er party as the crowds had so much fun un l late night. BTNewspapers/PR

OBVIOUS measures of Bali Island to be a province bearing green and clean predicate that it should start from the educa on community. This ma er was disclosed by I Made Sujana, Director of Bali Interna onal Tourism College (STPBI), when receiving the visit of Jalan-Jalan Nusantara and Bali Travel Newspapers (Mar 15).

It was said that educa on was the front guard in the development and realizing Bali as a Green Prov-ince. For that purpose, Mr. Sujana, his nickname, al-ways put emphasis on his students to always maintain sanita on and to implement the concept of Tri Hita Karana. ”The spiritual, social and environmental aspect should be reflected in every single movement and be a measure of the campus ac vity,” said Mr. Sujana.

On that account, he would like the STPBI to be the only school giving priority to sanita on and become a pilot project on the importance of Tri Hita Karana con-cept. Clean and Green Bali would start from this school, so that later on it would arrive at Green Campus.

He expected that plas c waste and deforesta on cramming Bali recently could be gradually reduced in years to come by the emergence of Clean and Green awareness from the campus environment. “When founding this school, we always maintain the exis ng na ve plants in the campus environment. Even, within the campus area there are five pule (Alstonia scholaris) trees sanc fied by the people of Bali,” he said.

Do you want to see those sacred trees? Just come to the campus of STPBI located on Jalan Kecak, Den-pasar. BTNewspapers/Krisna

Press Realese

Travel Agents Appreciation Night

I Made Sujana:

STPBI Endeavors to Be a Green Campus in Bali

Departure Timetable - International Flight (from Denpasar to Major Destination)

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Correction - In Bali Travel Newspapers Volume I No. 04 on ‘The Winning of the THK Awards’ column with title Grand Istana Rama Hotel Tangible Cultural Preservation as Implementation of

THK, there is a Desa Adat Sangeh should be Desa Carangsari. We apologize about the correction.

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TRY your favorite menus avail-able at The Grill Corner, The Vira Bali Hotel, Kuta: BBQ PORK RIBS—grilled

pork ribs served with barbeque sauce, mashed potatoes and fresh vegeta-

bles; AUSTRALIAN SIRLOIN STEAK—ex-cep onal steak meat brought in from Australia with fine sauces and served

with potatoes and fresh vegetables; NZ LAMB CHOP—New Zealand lamb

grilled with assorted dis nc ve spices.

Daily ac vi es at The Grill Corner: 1). Sandwich and Pizza Promo with

free Bali Hai Beer; 2). Daily Happy Hours from 16:00 hours—18:00 hours

with a 20% discount for all cocktails; 3). Wine and Champagne Promo—of-

fered at low price but high quality; 4). Entertainment on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays are jazzed up

by Trio Acous c, while on Tuesdays by Electone and Ladies Singer.

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THE VIRA BALI HOTEL offers 56 rooms equipped with 1 swimming pool and 1 meeting room with capacity for 80 person and The Grill Corner restaurant accommodating 90 seats opened for 24 hours.

Lunch Time at ‘The Grill

Corner’

Where do you want to have your lunch today? BALI Niksoma Bou que Beach Resort located on strategically places on Jalan Padma Utara, Legian Kaja, offers a delicious Balinese food such as “Bebek Goreng Sambel Matah” or “Iga Babi” (rib pork) as seen on the pictures. BTNewspapers/Krisna

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FOR the last twenty years, Bali Utama has been a leading supplier of uniforms to hospitality in Indonesia. Based in Sanur, Bali Utama is a family run business which prides it self on the quality of its products and costumer service.

Bali Utama has grown to be-ing able to provide quality uniforms and work wear for all sec ons and departments of hospitality industry. Through personal client consulta on, Bali Utama will guide you through the process of choosing the best fabrics and designs for your needs, right up to individual fi ng. The onsite team of tailors helps to not only guarantee the quality of their product, but also provides flexibility in pricing and delivery. Whatever your work wear or uni-form need for your business, please contact Bali Utama for a free consulta on.

Bali Utama Projects References: Grand Hya

(Bali); The Ritz Carlton (Bali); Four Season Resort (Jimbaran); Four Season Resort (Sayan); Four Season Resort (Langkawi, Malaysia); Four Season Resort (Seychelles); Four Season Re-sort (Mauri us at Anahita); St. Regist (Bali); Conrad (Bali); Alila; Le Meridien; Nusa Dua Beach Hotel; The Legian; Bali Padma; The Bali Khama.

Villas Projects: Villa Air Bali; The Kunja; Bali Pres ge Villas; Kanishka Villa; Bali Luxury Villas; Ranadi Villa; and then YOU are coming up soon.

Our range of products includes: Hotel, Restaurant and Spa uniforms (tailor made with our or you designs);

Room Ameni es; Bed Linen; Shoes and sandals; Bags; Fashion bou que products; Spa Products; Gi Ameni es; and others. Interested? BALI UTAMA, SUPPLIER, Address: Jl. Danau Tamblingan No.216, Sanur, Bali-Indonesia; Contact: +62 (361) 281745 (office phone); Fax number: +62 (361) 289549; E-mail: [email protected].

Develops and Produces Jamu from Royal Heritage Recipes

PT. Mus ka Ratu, Tbk was es-tablished in 1975 by Mrs. DR.BRA.Moorya Soedibyo who is the grand daughter of King Pakoe Boewono X. Originally started as a home industry, it later developed into a publicly listed company on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (Bursa Efek Indonesia-BEI) since 1995. Con-sistently, the company develops and produces Jamu (herbal products), natural cosme cs, health drinks, food supplements and aroma ther-apy products as well as providing service of Spa treatments which are rooted in Indonesia’s Javanese royal heritage through the beauty concept of a holis c health of body, soul and spirit.

The company has imple-mented the interna onal standard ISO14001:2004 Environmental Management System since 1996 and ISO 9001 with the latest version in the year 2009 named 9001:2008 Quality Management System. In addi on, the company has been cer-fied Good Manufacturing Process

(GMP) since year 2004.

PT.Mus ka Ratu, Tbk is a repu-table company in its field. Numerous awards and acknowledgements have been received over the years for both its management and brand performances.

A few of those are: “Indonesia Best Brand Pla num 2010” for Slimming Tea Product consecu ve 5 years (2006-2010); “Indonesian Best Brand Award” for Bengkoang Roots Mask Product consecu ve 2 years (2009-2010); “Bazaar Beauty Award” for Bengkoang Roots Mask Product consecu ve 2 years (2009-2010); “Indonesian Best Packaging Award 2009” for Mus ka Ratu Bengkoang Whitening Hand & Body Lo on and Puteri Body Splash Cologne; “Indonesian Best Original Product Award 2009” for Slimming Tea; “Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2009” from Asian Enterprise; “Go Interna onal Spa Award 2008” for Best Herbal Slimming Tea from Watsons-Malaysia; “Indonesian Best Herbal Medicine Award 2008” for Slimming Tea product; “Health and Beauty Award 2008” for Best

Herbal Slimming Tea form Wat-sons-Malaysia; “Indonesia’s Most Admired Companies Award 2007” from Business Week Magazine and Fron er; “Sahwali Award” as Envi-ronmentally Friendly Businessman from Indonesian Environmental Management and Informa on Cen-

tre; “Upakar Award” in the effort of Tradi onal Medicine Preserva on from President of the Republic of Indonesia; etc.

The company believes in searching for breakthroughs to develop markets and to create in-nova ons con nuously which can make further differen a on in the industry. We put a high standard on R & D and Product’s quality as they become ambassadors to our brand names.

PT.Mus ka Ratu, Tbk has al-ready entered interna onal mar-kets and exported to more than 20 countries including among oth-ers: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Viet-nam, Cambodia, Russia, Czech Republic, Canada, Arab Saudi, and more of our products are taken by people the world over. (Pu-tri Kuwisnuwardhani,MBA/Vice President Director of PT.Mus ka Ratu,Tbk)

CV. Bali Utama:

A Leading Supplier of Uniforms in Bali

Luh Widiani

Mustika Ratu:A Symbol of Herbal Product in Indonesia

The Secret of Indonesian Palace

Keraton (Palace) had been the centre of culture and source of learning in the society. Along with its improvement, Keraton s ll possesses a strong a rac on and will never be erased within today’s modern society.

Behind its superior role, Keraton also carries mysterious and unre-vealed philosophy presented by symbolic essence among the society. Unsurprisingly, there are several things about Keraton considered to be myths. Some mes, it becomes a widely-told story, but only few people recognize the essence of it.

The secret of Keraton’s philoso-phy in health, wellness and grooming has been presented by our com-

pany, PT. Mus ka Ratu. Mus ka Ratu has pro-duced hundreds kinds of beauty and health prod-ucts distributed to more then 20 countries in the world, through various product categories, such as teenagers, adults, el-derly, men and women, from mass products to premium ones and also Spa products. The sales effort the several foreign countries has been the most important thing for the company.

Mus ka Ratu now exports its products to South East Asia, East Eu-rope, America, Middle

East Countries, and Malaysia. We will con nuously increase our mar-ket share and expand our business to other poten al interna onal markets.

Our company will constantly embrace our well-known mo o, Back to Nature and Green Marke ng, as well as our philosophy that brings holis c beauty and health treatment of Java tradi on. Our products are based upon tradi onal culture and we make it consumable in modern life and suitable to modern produc-

on technology. In addi on, Mus ka Ratu will con nuously innovate its products and expand its business to provide benefits among society in the modern era. (DR.BRA.Mooryati Soedibyo/President Director of PT.Mus ka Ratu,Tbk)

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THIS friendly Resident Manager overwhelmed by amaz-ing new ideas has been involved in the tourism industry for 20 years. According to him, the concept of Tri Hita Karana (THK) was inseparable from his daily ac vi es in the service industry, especially hospitality. “The three elements of THK are inter-related to one another, where to achieve the ul -mate harmony people must create spiritual harmony, social harmony and environmental harmony,” he said.

During his designa on as the Resident Manager at Bali Niksoma, Nyoman always perfectly combined and embedded the Tri Hita Karana elements to all employees amoun ng to 100 people. “We want the THK concept to give a good image for tourists deciding on Bali Niksoma as their second home on the bijou island of Bali,” he said.

For that purpose, his party always carried out a personal touch to every single guest staying in the Bali Niksoma. For example, Mr. Nyoman always made me to pay a visit to repeat guests each year from Australia. “This ma er is very useful to establish a sense of familiarity and comfort of the guest’s own,” said Mr. Nyoman.

This had become an annual agenda for the resort situ-ated at Legian Kaja. At the same me, it had directly adopted the Tri Hita Karana aspects, namely Pawongan. Mr. Nyoman further said that the resort had begun to apply the Tri Hita Karana in every ac vity of the resort. “In fact, this endeavor has obtained a great support from the owner, so that we can apply the concept of Tri Hita Karana well and sustainably,” said Pak Nyoman. BTNewspapers/Krisna

Personal Touch as Real Manifestation of THK

Nyoman Astama:

Bali Niksoma Boutique Beach Resort:

A THK-based Resort in the Midst of Bustling Kuta Beach

FRIENDLY and simple expressions greet you at the Bali Niksoma Bou que Beach Resort. On the first step in the lobby of hotel strategically located on Jalan Padma Utara, Legian Kaja, you will be immediately welcomed by friendly front office staff. It is when your memorable experience of con-venient living begins.

In addi on to friendliness of the staff, the hotel is very concerned about the surrounding environ-ment. Simply look at the area of the hotel. From the one hectare of land, only about 40 percent is allocated for building area, while the remaining space is u lized for superb landscaping garden and nature conserva on. In reality, the atmosphere gives a cool and comfortable impression, though the resort is situated right within the heart of Legian’s tourism.

This is the impression you will capture when spending leisure holidays in Bali Niksoma Bou que Beach Resort. As a re-sult, many repeat guests come again and again. Even, some of them take advantage of the resort as an appropriate ren-dezvous with their families.

In rela on to implementa on of the Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept, the resort renovated in 2003 always puts the harmony of three elements of THK namely spiritual (Parahyangan), social (Pawongan) and the environmental (Palemahan) aspect. “We always give priority to the three elements of Tri Hita Karana in our management. So, it is not just a statement,” said Nyoman Astama, Resident Manager of Bali Niksoma Bou que Beach Resort when receiving the visit of Bali Travel News-papers Saturday (Mar 12).

For Parahyangan ac vi es, the hotel begins from the smallest ac v-

ity, namely saying prayers together every day before doing any ac vi es, organizing temple anniversaries or piodalan in the hotel temple and par-

cipa ng in every temple anniversary at temples belonging to Legian Cus-tomary Village as well as pilgrimage to temples across Bali.

Rela onship of human to fellow humans (Pawongan), management, employees and in-house guests can

establish an excellent in macy and harmony. A unique and real exam-ple of the establishment of harmony can be seen during overseas sales call. The hotel management makes direct contact by paying a visit to guests who have stayed in the hotel. “They are welcoming us very enthusias cally. By doing so, we can maintain our in mate family rela onship,” said Astama.

According to Astama, the hotel name NIKSOMA was derived from a Sanskrit word meaning piggy bank. In other words, the company was expected to become the asset of all Bali residents. To maintain the asset, the harmony with local residents,

residents of Legian should be well established. This harmonious rela on-ship was built with the management, employees and their families.

Bali Niksoma Bou que Beach Resort that won gold in the Tri Hita Karana Tourism Awards 2010 was very concerned with the environ-ment (Palemahan), so that tourists could feel comfortable in the resort environment. Unsparingly, to preserve

the Legian Beach, 30 coconut trees

were planted in front of the hotel as shade trees. Formerly, the beach was arid and rarely overgrown by plants. To that end, the vegeta on for retain-ing the sand like beach morning glory has started to be conserved by hotel. Some rare plants were also planted to preserve the environment as a mani-festa on to make the environment Green and Clean.

“It is good if you would like to spend holidays in Bali and find out a suitable hideaway, you can try to enjoy the comfort of our resort,” said Nyoman Astama. BTNewspapers/Krisna

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THE hotel situated on the white sandy Sanur Beach area always puts forward the Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept as a cornerstone for ul mate comfort and bliss while staying there. It was revealed when the hotel management received the visit of Bali Travel Newspapers on Monday (Mar 14).

As an appropriate hideaway to spend holi-day without being interfered with by never-ending hustles of town, THK concept is very intensely felt here. Even, as soon as entering the hotel area, we will be greeted by the mild shade of verdant tropical trees maintained by the management to give a cool impres-sion. “Indeed, we put priority on the ma ers rela ng to nature, so that tourists can feel comfortable and at home in our hotel,” said General Manager of Mercure Resort Sanur, Alessandro Migliore.

The Italian na onal added that Tri Hita Karana would be implemented by the Mercure Resort Sanur to maintain a harmonious rela-

onship among the management, employees, and in-house guests. Out of the 53-hectares area of the hotel, only 50 percent was built on as the area of accommoda on. Meanwhile, the remaining area was taken advantage as beau -ful and well-maintained environment. “It is the embodiment of Tri Hita Karana in the field of Palemahan (environmental aspect),” he said.

Other than preserving shady trees, the hotel also a en vely preserved the na ve ca le to Bali, made sacred by the Hindus on the island. Its task was ploughing the sand and garden in the hotel environment. The cow was named Angelie. In fact, many tourists were very affec onate and the cow was regarded as their friend. “Our guests occasionally pay a en on to her. They are so caring and very

THIS Italian man, Alessandro Migliore has been in Indonesia for a long me, he knows the many cultures of Indonesia, es-pecially that of Bali. One of them is the Tri Hita Karana, where the concept is considered and implemented thoroughly during his role as General Manager in the Mercure Resort Sanur.

Tri Hita Karana (THK) as the concept of local Balinese, is not merely implemented to achieve the awards, but can also be used as a typical characteris c of the resort hotel located on the magnificent Sanur Beach. “I’d like the Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept to

con nuously run and be the valuable refer-ence to act in our resort,” said Ale as he is familiarly greeted.

There are many real thrusts provided by the Mercure Resort Sanur. Through the Coop-erate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, the hotel did not only confer physical assistance, but also always monitored what it had done. According to him, the assistance should be given to the truly needy.

Unsparingly, Alessandro would get involved in person to monitor the process of CSR. This ac vity is another embodiment

to implement the THK concept priori zing on the three harmonies namely spiritual harmony, social harmony and environmen-tal harmony. Especially the environmental aspect, the resort was very concerned, that tourists could spend their holiday fully and feel more safety and comfort that could not be obtained in their home country.

“Nature as a local culture of Bali cannot be obtained in any countries. To that end, we preserve the founda on of the Tri Hita Karana concept because we want our guests to feel comfortable here,” concluded Ales-sandro. BTNewspapers/Krisna

A Comfortable and Safe Resort on a Piece of Paradise

gions without dis nc on were given equal treatment and opportuni es. It was provided to maintain the comfort and security to all involved in the Mercure Resort Sanur.

Considering the three elements in the Tri Hita Karana concept, namely Parahyangan, Pa-wongan and Palemahan, had been implemented consistently in Mercure Resort Sanur, the hotel was worthy in receiving the gold trophy of THK Tourism Award. Interested? Simply come and stay with the Mercure Resort Sanur to enjoy the beau ful Sanur Beach along with the cozy and safe atmosphere. BTNewspapers/Krisna

Alessandro Migliore:

CSR as an Implementation of Tri Hita Karana

happy,” said Ale, familiar name of Alessandro.

In the field of Pawongan (social aspect), his party made coopera on with the State Elemen-tary School (SD) No.11 Sanur to improve school facili es such as the canteen for students. Previ-ously, the canteen was very alarming and dirty. Similar condi on also occurred to elementary school located at Sangeh Village. They provided assistance together with other hotels under the management of Accor Group to build a new building inaugurated by representa ve of the Office of the Badung Regent.

The assistance did not come to an end at development, they also con nued to oversee and help sustainably, especially in educa on and social domain. Of course, a harmonious re-la onship was also established with the ci zen of Sanur Kauh Village where the hotel situated. The

management was very ac ve to help and provide a contribu on to benefi-cial social ac vi es for local villagers. Familial rela onship between the fellow employees was also retained, so it could give a good impression to tourists staying in the hotel.

In the field of Parahyangan (spiritual aspect), the management did carry out and implement the du es, such as organizing the piodalan or anniversary ritual in the Lontar Sak Temple located in the middle area of the hotel. The management of Mercure Sanur as-sisted by suppor ng devotees of the temple, namely Griya Jero Sanur, always cooperated to execute the temple anniversary.

Such ambience did not only occur to Hindu devotees. Devotees of all other reli-Angelie

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Jl. Raya Seririt - Gilimanuk, Ds. Pemuteran, Kec. Gerokgak, Kab. Buleleng - 81155BALI - INDONESIA, Tel (++ 62) 362 92 312 / 93 435, Fax (++ 62) 362 92 313

Welcome to the North-West of BaliWelcome to Matahari Beach Resort & Spa

Hidden in an almost unknown part of Bali, our hotel is a perfect place for those

seeking a relaxing holiday. Magnus and Parwathi Bauch created together with their

team a hotel which echoes a traditional Balinese village.

THE word yoga means “union” in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where yoga originated. We can think of the union occurring between mind, body and spirit.

What is commonly referred to as “yoga” can be more accurately described by the Sanskrit word asana, which refers to the prac ce of physical postures or poses. Asana is only one of the eight so-called “limbs” or types of yoga, the majori-ty of which are more concerned with mental and spiritual well being than physical ac vity. Today, however, the words asana and yoga have become almost synonymous.

Yoga Poses

Many people think that yoga is stretching. But while stretching is certainly involved, yoga is really about crea ng balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility.

This is done through the per-formance of poses, each of which has specific physical benefits. The poses can be done quickly in suc-cession, crea ng heat in the body through movement or more slowly to increase stamina and perfect the alignment of the pose. There is an ideal way that each pose should be done, although not all yogis will agree about what that is.

Yoga Practice

Yoga teachers will o en refer to “your prac ce,” which means your individual experience with yoga as it develops over me. The amazing thing about yoga is that your prac ce is always evolving and changing so it never gets boring. Although the poses themselves do not change, your rela onship to them will. Anyone can start yoga prac ce, even if you don’t feel like you are very flexible or very strong. These things will develop over me. Another great thing about thinking of yoga as “your prac ce” is that it encourages the noncompe ve spirit of yoga. One of the most dif-ficult, but ul mately most libera ng things about yoga is le ng go of the

The Bali Yoga Room at Waka di Ume, Ubud - This is a spacious upper level yoga room overlooking lush green palm trees and panoramic rice terraces. Through-out the ancient art of classical yoga, you will learn technique to s ll your mind, strengthen your body and expand your consciousness using posture, breath work, medita on and relaxa on. The class will be conducted by Mr. Suweca the Balinese experienced yoga instructor from the religious village of Mas. He teaches yoga to many foreigners also prac ce yoga for years and feels the great benefits of yoga for body and soul. The class is suitable for beginners to advanced prac oners.

Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskara in Sanskrit) are the core of a Vinyasa style yoga practice. A sun salutation is a series of poses done in succession so that one pose flows into the next. The pace of the flow and how long the poses are held may vary, but the movement is done in accompaniment with the breath. The purpose of the Sun Salutation is to warm up the body for more intense stretches.

ego and accep ng that no one is be er than anyone else. Everyone is just doing their best on any given day.

Yoga Classes

In addi on to prac cing the poses, yoga classes may also include instruc on on breathing, call and response chan ng, medita on, or an inspira onal reading by the teacher. The variety and amount of this will depend on the individual teacher

and the tradi on in which they have trained. Typically, a yoga class at a gym will be more focused on the purely physical benefits of yoga, while one at a yoga center may delve more into the spiritual side. Some people find that the physical prac ce of yoga becomes a gateway into a spiritual explora on while others just enjoy a wonderful low-impact workout that makes them feel great. Whatever your tendency, you will be able to find a yoga class that suits your style. BTNewspapers/Ann Pizer from Your Guide to Yoga

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