Badung Lifesavers to Re-Present Indonesia to Australia

Badung Lifesaver (Balawista) will re-present Bali (Indonesia) to participate in the World Lifesaving Interclub Surf Championship in Geelong and Lorne, Australia on 10-26 February 2006. This year world championship is participated by 50 countries in Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, America, New Zealand and the host country, Australia. So is the Manager of Badung Lifesaver Team, I Gde Berata on the occasion of his taking leave and invoking blessing from the Regent of Badung, Wednesday (1/2).

Gde Berata accompanied by I Wayan Tana, Division Head of Tourist Object Supervision who is alsothe acting officer of Badung Government Tourist Office, says that Badung Lifesaver sends 12 athletes, namely 6 men, 4 women andrespectively an official and manager. "The group leaves for Melbourne by Garuda Indonesia. On 7-9 February, they are given a coaching clinic so on the championship games they are not going to feel awkward," says Berata.
Outstanding achievements that have been obtained by Badung Lifesavers, amongst them, are The Best Asia held in Kuta Beach (1981), went to the big 12 of 109 participating countries on the world championship in England (1994), The Best Asia in the Beach Flags sport in the Rescue 2004 in Viaregio (Italy), won 2 silver medals and auxiliary winner in Asia Pacific Challenge in Kanagawa (Japan), bronze medal and first auxiliary winner in the Western Australia State Centre Championship in Perth (Australia) in February/March 2005.
"Departure of our team to Australia is also taken advantage to promote Bali in recovering the international confidence towards the tourism condition post-bomb explosion in Jimbaran and Kuta in last October 2005," he adds. (BTN/015)

Seaweed at Serangan Island, Just Like Green Carpet

Serangan Island that has been for so long known as Turtle Island, in fact, also retains a new attraction to discern. It's seaweed cultivation. Local farmers are now having new walk of life from this temptingbusiness of marine plant. Situated right close to the canal of Benoa Harbour and along the southern beach of the island, the spreading green seaweed just looks like underwater green carpet. Each stem of the seaweed is tightened on a string and a collection of string is then tightened as well at other strings the right and left fringes. From a distance, there is something like contours that separate them one another. Such view will be discernible obviously when the tide is down or the water only knee-deep.
This is really a new view. To such kind appealing farming activity, visitors are no more necessarily going to Sawangan or Lembongan Island. It's enough to drop in at this location as it is situated within your easy reach, almost in the centre of golden triangle, Sanur, Kuta and Nusa Dua.
For several decades, seaweed has become the mainstay export commodity of Bali Province. It is said that such seaweed can be made into various beauty product, food and the like. According to one of local farmers, the seaweed he planted belonging to Philippine variety. In terms of its texture, this one is slightly larger than that of common sargassum. Uniquely, compared to other kinds of farming commodities, this seaweed farming is an immensely attractive for local farmers as it could be harvested within 28 days.
(BTN/Wayan Punia)

Tourists vs Employees

SANUR-At the end of 2005 there was a tempting spectacle at Hotel Mentari Sanur. Tourists that stayed at the hotel came into contest facing the hotel employees. They got involved in tug of war. The activity was held in relation with the fifth anniversary of Hotel Mentari Sanur. In-house guests were invited to jazz up the celebration activity. Other than tug of war, there were also some other activities along with attractive door prizes. "The celebration is also marked with the cake cutting and dinner party with whole family of Hotel Mentari Sanur," said Elok F. Hanifah, Sales and Marketing Manager of the hotel. Seen on the picture some foreign guests engaged in showing off their capacity in tug of war. (BTN/013)