No: 56 - 18 May - 25 May 2018
Bali Put on Highest Security Alert Following Bombing of Churches in East Java
Following the terrorist bombing of three
churches in Surabaya on Sunday, May
13, 2018, Police in Bali and related
security agencies have tightened
security precautions island-wide.
Balipost.com reports that the Bali
Police Command has placed the island
on a “Siaga Satu” alert level – the
highest alert level since Friday, May 11,
2018, following violent rioting and a
hostage situation at the Brimob
Detention Center in Jakarta.
Following the Surabaya church
bombings, security at church services,
particularly in the southern region of the
Bali was tightened. Police were also
deployed in force at major tourist
attractions. Police attending at the
doors of churches in Bali are fully
armed and wearing body armor.
The official spokesperson for the Bali
Police, Hengky Widjaja, recommends
that the people of Bali remain both calm
and alert. For the time being, he also
urged the public to reduce activities in
public areas. Police are also calling on
the public to contact the police
immediately whenever they confront
suspicious situations or people.
Police have increased patrols across
the Island.
Travel Warnings
Type to enter
The Jakarta Post reports that while
foreign governments have expressed
condolences to the victims of the latest
terror attacks no country has yet to
issue an outright travel band to
Indonesia.
The European Union is warning its
citizens to remain cautious and avoid
traveling to certain areas of Indonesia.
The Australian Smartraveler website is
advising its nationals to “exercise a
high degree of caution in Indonesia,
including in Bali, Surabaya and Jakarta,
because of the high threat of terrorist
attack”.
The United Kingdom has noted that
while most visits to Indonesia remain
trouble free is urging UK citizens
remain mindful of possible security
threats.
Bali Air and Seaports Buttoned
Down
Separately, NusaBali reports that the
three main gateways to the Island –
Ngurah Rai Airport, the Port of
Gilimanuk, and the Port of Padang Bai
– are now under tight security protocols
to prevent the movement of terrorist
elements into Bali.
100 additional security personnel drawn
from the police, armed forces and
intelligence agencies are now deployed
at Ngurah Rai Airport.
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Gilimanuk, Bali’s western seaport, went
into a high state of alert with a large
number of additional police on duty
since last week following the takeover
of the Brimob Detention Center in
South Jakarta.
With the report of the bombings in
Surabaya, an additional 120 police
personnel from the Jembrana Police
Precinct were immediately dispatched
to the Port of Gilimanuk where
thorough searches of arriving
passengers and vehicles are now
taking place.
A police spokesperson from Jembrana
said police staffing at the port is now
operating at a factor of 12 times normal
levels.
Police are also on patrol at local fishing
ports on Bali’s west coast to prevent
surrepticious infiltration of terrorist
elements.
Meanwhile, Bali’s eastern approach at
the Port of Padang Bai is also now
under intense security measures
implemented by police and mobile
brigade members. Police are verifying
the personal identities, vehicle
registrations, and goods moving in both
directions between Bali and Lombok.
(balidiscovery.com)
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The Canggu foodie scene is swiftly
becoming one of the best on the island.
There we said it. Here’s the thing: if you
can’t find a new Canggu eatery to hang
at this week, you’re just not trying hard
enough. This past month alone, the Gu
got a great new poolside cafe, a raw
food co-creating space, an upscale
restaurant under the shade of a vintage
parachute.. the constant stream of
newness seems never ending. By far
our favourite of this months arrivals is
Fishbone Local. When the standards
are this high, it can be hard for a new
arrival to stand out, but the Fishbone
fam have nailed it.
Fishbone Local is the much-hyped
project figure-headed by Aussie expats
Bella Rowell, Benjamin Cross, Dom
Brett and Brant Bauer. From the
relaxed come-as-you-are vibes, the
sustainable & fair trade ethos, and the
top notch seafood menu, there’s much
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Batu Bolong life.. even the littlies (yep!
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Myth Busted: Bali merchants are not giving you color-coded bags based on your haggling skills
God bless the Daily Mail. Earlier this
month, the Brit tabloid published a nail-
biting “exposé,” detailing how vendors
in Bali are secretly rating your
bargaining competency by giving you
different colored plastic bags
corresponding to your haggling skills (or
lack thereof).
Per the story, merchants are
“categorizing shoppers right under their
noses based on their haggling skills, the
better to separate the “easy marks”
from the “cheapskates.”
You’ll get your shopping goodies
bagged up in a black plastic bag if you
bargained well and got a good price, a
red bag if you got the inflated tourist
price, and a striped black-and-white bag
if you seem to enjoy the sport of
haggling, claims Jacob Polychronis,
writing for Daily Mail Australia.
It’s a pretty amazing claim. They must
have done some pretty intense
research to rip the lid off this long-
running scam, right?
Actually, no. No they did not. Their
“research” consisted of speaking to one
“regular Bali visitor,” a Kristian Troy,
who single-handedly “uncovered” the
system 30 years ago.
Troy says that he was skeptical when
he first learned of the system, but he
tested it out — at two shops! — and
found it to be true.
“When I gave in easy at one shop, I
was given a red bag, much to my
disgust,” he told DM. “I then bought the
same item at another shop and really
haggled and got a black bag.”
Well then. Case closed!
Not that you should need much
convincing at this point that the Daily
Mail was simply pulling this story out of
their ass, but since we had nothing
better to do, we decided to give our
man Troy the benefit of the doubt,
and headed to the heart of Kuta, ground
zero for souvenir shopping in Bali.
Friendly disclaimer: You shouldn’t be
using plastic bags on an island like Bali
that’s being choked with plastic in the
first place, but that’s an issue for
another time.
Making our way from Kartika Plaza to
Poppies I, we chatted to more than 10
shopkeepers about the plastic bag
conspiracy, and got one resounding
response about the alleged system:
“bohong” (Indonesian for lie or
fabrication).
“What? I never heard that, that’s funny,”
said Tom, one Kuta shopkeeper selling
the usual Ganesha tanks, Bintang beer
cozies, and themed Bali keychains.
“That’s not true, why do that?”, chortled
Toni, another merchant down the street
with similar wares.
In fact, of the 10 plus shops we went to,
only one had even heard of the alleged
plastic bag scam before.
“Cuma gosip itu” (that’s only gossip),
said Juniadi, an old merchant from Java
who sells sports jerseys, mainly
basketball and football.
“I heard that before, but it’s made up.
Don’t believe it,” he said.
By the way, not a single shop we visited
even had red bags.
“We only have black bags here,” said
Hary, a response that was repeated by
almost every other shop. And no, we
didn’t take their word for it. We
checked.
Most merchants told us they prefer
black because it’s easy, simple, and
stronger.
“But not all our customers even want
plastic bags anymore,” Hary added.
Out of all the shops we went to, only
one had a color other than black in
stock. That shop had both black and
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white bags, and strictly for pragmatic
reasons — the white bags are bigger
and stronger than the black bags,
Nyoman told us.
Whenever we politely asked if we could
see their stock of bags, every single
shopkeeper had no problem taking us
behind the counter and showing us. So,
unless they all had the red bags hidden
away because they knew Coconuts
would be wandering by — and that
would be some impressive, next-level
conspiracy — the so-called bag system
is well, bullshit.
To wrap things up, we went to Citra
Mulya Plastik, a plastic shop in
Kerobokan that supplies plastic bags to
merchants up and down the south of
Bali.
The employees were quick to show us
why the shops choose the bags that
they do, the real differences between
the different color bags: size, thickness,
and price.
Despite the evidence, we mustered up
the courage to ask them about the “bag
system.”
They just laughed.
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