Bali Travel News

The management of café’s through mutual investment by the residents of Kedonganan Village- Jimbaran Bali is expected to generate some progress and improvement on the economy of the local community. Implementation of this system is thoroughly attractive and good because it means to provide even distribution of welfare to the locals.

Kedonganan located in the center of Jimbaran around 20 minutes drive from Balangan village where all the Bali property development or Bali villas are located. The time is the exact time counted from Villa Blue Horizon in Balangan. I guess it will take around 25 to 30 minutes if you are staying at The istana villa in Uluwatu.

Back about Kedonganan Cafe’s. The above statement was stated by the Regent of Badung AA Gde Agung, accompanied by Division Head of Public Relations and Protocol I Putu Eka Merthawan, on receiving the Head of Kedonganan Customary Village Ketut Mudra, Village Head Made Widiana, Deputy Head of People’s Empowerment Institution Made Agus Arsana and Head of Village Credit Union Ketut Madra at the Office of the Badung Regent.

Gde Agung expects the buildings of the café’s will have aesthetical value and temporary foundations, so the area will become eco-friendly, clean and convenient for the visiting guests. Emphasized, the site plan should consider the matter of wastewater disposal in order not to pollute the surrounding environment, notably the area of Kedonganan Beach.

Gde Agung held up the recondition of cafes at Kedonganan Beach. This café recondition was expected to create an alluring, orderly, clean and aesthetical environment. Mr. Ketut Mudra, observed that the 119 cafes would be demolished and reduced into 24 units. This was also reported by Made Widiana, who added that the operation of the 24 units of these cafes would be distributed to 6 hamlets (banjar) of which the allotment for each hamlet would be 4 cafes. (BTN/015)

“Bali is the island of god with its unique arts [painting], culture and tradition and even the lifestyle of its community grow to a prodigious attraction”. Bali Is My Life.

56 foreign students from 19 countries are now studying Balinese art and culture at the Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI), Denpasar. The institute located in the town of Denpasar around 15 minutes from Sanur or around 30 minutes from luxury bali villas in Seminyak. Of those students, 16 chose dance, 23 (gamelan study), 3 (painting), 3 (photography), 5 (kriya) and 6 (art and culture). They were received in person by the Rector of ISI Denpasar together with Deputy Rector, Dean and teaching staff in the meeting room of the ISI Denpasar, Monday (10/9).

Foreign students studying at the ISI Denpasar are recipients of scholarships provided by the government of the RI to foreign communities in an effort to introduce the archipelagic art and culture. Among the 500 foreign students received and who are spread throughout all parts of Indonesia, 56 have determined to study at the ISI Denpasar.

According to Prof. I Wayan Rai S., Rector of the ISI Denpasar, upon attending the education at the only institute of art on this Island of the Gods, they would be provided with special class for the most interested students and also mixed class between the local and foreign students. “By doing so, there will be cultural and language exchanges. They would learn Bahasa Indonesia and even Balinese language, while local students should also learn foreign language in person. At least, local students can speak English,” he said.

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