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Proposed legislation - From Jan 2003 tourists from Australia
and most other countries will require a visa to
visit Indonesia - Bali.
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General of Immigration of the Republic of Indonesia has proposed
the abolition of the visa-free facility currently extended to the nationals
of 48 countries including Australia. The Indonesian tourist industry is
incensed at the move and have suggested an alternative of reducing the
visa-free facility from 60 days to 30 days. One reason, amongst many given
in an article in the Jakarta
Post (Aug. 31) is many Indonesian citizens face difficulties in obtaining
visas from countries that have been enjoying Indonesia's visa-free facility.
The proposal states that, from next year all Australian citizens entering
Indonesia must first obtain a visa at the local Indonesian Embassy or consulate.
An yet undisclosed fee will be charged. |
'NO WAY' - Pak
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like that, Bali will protest – we always get our way, otherwise we
leave Indonesia." |
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Australia currently charges Indonesian
citizens a non-refundable $73 for a visa application. If an application
is rejected no reason is given and no correspondence will be entered into.
Approximately only 1 in 100 visa applications are approved. Australia has
been accused, in the Indonesian press, of ripping off Indonesians,
accepting money’s and visa applications knowing full well they will never
be approved. Guess it more than pays for the free Aussie beer Friday
afternoons at the Australian consulate in Bali. |
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Front- Mrs Mirjana Oberoi,
daughter Anestasia, Ines
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Back- John, Butler Lama and
Jamal
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| Much excitement at the KHO mid-August
as Mrs Mirjana Oberoi was in town. She kindly invited Jamal, Ines &
John for a luncheon in her private villa at the Bali Oberoi Hotel. Later
in the week she visited the KHO for afternoon tea. She also joined us the
following Sunday for our regular “Sunday Night at Sobat” - see photo
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| BALI: August 25. The first
meeting to establish a flying club in Bali was held at Warung Sobat. In
attendance was Pak Suudi, chief of Aviation Safety & Security in Bali
along with his son Yudi, Wilhelm & Gerda Becker, John & Nel De
Graaff, Ines Wynn & John Symons. It was decided a club would be formed
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the name of the Bali
Buleleng Flying Club. The club will be based at the new Buleleng airport
in the north east of Bali which was opened last year. The strip has a length
of 1800 ft, ideal for sports aircraft. The aims to purchase a sports
aircraft and to promote sports flying in Bali & cross -country to other
islands. |
 
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| Sunday August 4, Long term
Bali resident Robert (originally from Sydney) celebrated his birthday at
Warung Sobat. Robert and his wife Wiwin returned the previous day from
a months holiday in Thailand and Laos. Brother in law Marcus also celebrated
his birthday. |
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Le Cake
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& Robert
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Back- Liani, Robert, Peter
& Gary, centre right Wiwin's Grandmother Front - nephews &
niece
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Other end of table Wiwin,
Wiwin family & John
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Sunday Night at Sobat
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..............Ken Watkins & friends in Bali
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| “A glittering occasion”,
said one of the villagers as they passed by Warung Sobat on Sunday night
August 11. The press were assembled for the arrival of special guests Mrs
Mirjana Oberoi and Mr Ken Watkins and entourage from Melbourne Australia.
In attendance were 23 special guests, with many countries represented. |
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L-R Ken, Johnathon, One,
Mirjana, Use, Ketut, Ines, Jamal, Pak Made & Wayan
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Ken, Johnathon, Mirjana,
Ines, Robert, Peter, John & Jamal
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Belgian reps. - John, Nell,
Gerda & Wilhelm
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John shares a joke with Peter
Reilly
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September, 2002
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The KHO Seal of Satisfaction |
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Welcome home John Sept 10,
7.30 pm
Mamara Restaurant
all welcome
| John will arrive in Melb.
Sept 10. Please ring Melb. 9534 3482 after
4 pm on the 10th if you wish to attend. |
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BALI: A couple of months ago Wayan was given a job here by a certain
Australian businessman. Wayan is a builder, he was hired as a trainee.
He was immediately set to work as a builder with 4 boys under him. A builder
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$7per day + food allowance of $1-2pd. A builder in Bali receives a min.
of $7per day |
WAYAN
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+ food allowance of $1-2pd. i.e. $210
per month + food allowance. After 6 weeks he had received no salary, after
complaints he received the grand sum of $25 + a $1.20 daily food
allowance. He was also required to work 7 says a week. Indonesians usually
get 1 day per week off. After complaining he received a salary increase
for future work of $35pm + $4 food allowance =$155pm still way below $270pm.
After 2 months of working 7 days brick laying and pouring cement
Wayan resigned. So far he has not received any further salary from the
first payment. Now Wayan is happy, he has a new job in a villa hotel, this
time with an honorable boss. |
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The Indonesian flag at KHO
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| Hundreds of ethnic groups make up
the indigenous people of Indonesia and what is today Malaysia &
Borneo. |
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migrated from China over a 1000 years ago They created kingdoms based more
on population than territory. All this changed in 1511 the Portuguese conquered
Malacca. 1512 the Dutch came |
A Warrior
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under the umbrella of the Royal East
Indies Company (VOC). For 200 years the Dutch traded not always fairly
and often with violent pacification. |
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| This lasted until 1942- 1945
when the Japanese invaded except for a short period 1811 to 1814 when the
British took over the administration when the VOC went bankrupt. By 1940,
it was clear that the end of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia was only a
matter of time. Although short-lived, the occupation enabled Indonesians
to arm themselves for the very first time. Shortly after Japan's defeat
in WWII, Sukarno and Hatta proclaimed Indonesia an independent state, and
they became the founding fathers of the new country. When the Dutch
returned and tried to reestablish colonial rule, armed Indonesians resisted.
The Dutch were forced to recognize an independent Indonesia August 17,
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Ubud artist
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Van Wieringen
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| The third Tuesday in August we went
to Ubud to meet Dutch /Australian artist Ian Van Wieringen. At the appointed
time we met him at Lotus restaurant, after an enjoyable lunch we
went to his compound, it is amazing. It consists of 5 traditional
huts, the largest being his studio. Set on the top of a ravine looking
out over a river and terraced padi fields. You get the feeling if there
was an earthquake the whole thing would topple into the ravine. He has
a pet pig & 2 ducks who love to eat together. |
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| Van, as he likes to be called,
was born 1943, in Scheveningen, Holland, In 1953 he moved with his family
to Indonesia, 1957 they moved to Australia. 1961-65 he attended University
of Sydney. His first exhibition was in 1962. 1965 he did 6 granite reliefs
in the Treasury building, Canberra. After becoming well known in the art
world he returned to Bali to live in 1969. 1975 travelled and painted in
the US & Europe. 1980 lived in Jakarta Zoo and painted the animals. |
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| 1982 lived and painted in Venice.
1983 did a 40 metre oil painting in Iloura Plaza, Melbourne, 1984 a 90’x12’
mural for Raffles Long Bar, Singapore. 1999 Art Performance Antwerpen Cathedral,
Belgium on the life of Mozart by appointment to H.M. The Queen of Belgium.
Now Van is back in Bali, living in Ubud. He was friends with Donald Friend
and Brett Whiteley. |
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CRIMSON
SUN OVER BORNEO Hugh Hickling
In 1942 Japanese forces were advancing across
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East Asia, crushing all that stood
in their way British and US government officials were compelled to escape
into the jungle and the safety of neutral territory. In the final
chapter author Hugh Hickling’s penetration of a Japanese officers mind
is a sympathetic but merciless feat. ISBN 967 978 555 6 |
| Since 1972 four "Super Guppies"
(modified Boeing Stratocruiser) have been commuting between the Airbus
plants. These aging aircraft eventually had to be replaced, so Airbus modified
an A300 airliner. |
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| In order to achieve this the upper
fuselage was severed at floor height and replaced by the bulkier
structure. The cockpit was lowered to floor level to provide cargo access.
There are 4 aircraft. The aircraft are available for private hire. |
| ...Maybe Ines should take note
for her next house move! |
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