Saturday, June 9, 2007
Dolphin Dave in Danger
Men arrested for dolphin harrassmentFrom: Reuters
June 09, 2007
TWO men were arrested today on suspicion of harassing a dolphin known locally as "Dave" off the Kent coast in southeast England, police said.
Officers arrested the men, aged 25 and 26, at dawn after numerous emergency calls from the public that the animal was being harassed off the coast at Sandgate in Folkstone.
The dolphin has become a local tourist attraction over the past year after making his home in the waters off the Sandgate shore.
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June 09, 2007
TWO men were arrested today on suspicion of harassing a dolphin known locally as "Dave" off the Kent coast in southeast England, police said.
Officers arrested the men, aged 25 and 26, at dawn after numerous emergency calls from the public that the animal was being harassed off the coast at Sandgate in Folkstone.
The dolphin has become a local tourist attraction over the past year after making his home in the waters off the Sandgate shore.
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Buy land or Buy Villa in Bali ..Information you must read
Buy and Invest in a Bali Villa property in Bali Indonesia
Information you need to know if you buy an Existing Villa or Build a villa in Bali ,Indonesia
If you are interested in buying an existing villa in Bali, please keep in mind that better villas and homes in Bali are owned by foreigners who have financed their vacation home in foreign currency. If they agree to a sale they understandably wish to recover at least the same amount they originally spent in US or Australian dollars, Euros, or any other currency.
The important advantage of purchasing an existing Bali villa is that you can carefully inspect all details of the Bali Villa before making a buying decision and therefore know exactly what you get for your money. You will be immediately the owner of a completed villa - usually fully furnished - so you can either move in yourself the next day or start generating a return on your investment by renting your villa out.
If you have lots of time to supervise yourself the construction of your dream Bali villa you can acquire a plot of land such as available at Dolphin Beach Villas and build your own villa. The disadvantage is that you will have all the worries and responsibilities connected with building a Bali villa.
In Bali this can be a difficult experience especially if you are not personally onsite all the time, do not speak Balinese, Bahasa Indonesia and are not a construction expert yourself. Even when you appoint the most reputable architects and contractors you will have to be present yourself to achieve satisfactory results.
Most people ask for top quality, fast completion, and low cost. Be aware that even if you are very lucky, you can perhaps achieve two out of these three points, but you will never achieve all three together.
The choice is yours.
The third option is to select the block of land at Bali Dolphin Villas you like and buy land from a reputable developer. You can then select a villa package and then have your Bali villa constructed by a developer experienced in building in Bali. This way you will not have any worries or problems during the construction period and you deal with foreign experts who understand what you say and what you mean.
Bali Villa Purchase Prices, Bali Villa Land & Bali Villa Construction Costs
To give you some idea about costs an existing high-quality Bali villas with garden and a swimming pool which have been built a few years ago start around US$400,000 and can go up to US$2,000,000 and more.
This is over 50% less than comparable villas in other tropical destinations such as Phuket (which is much less attractive and has a much longer rainy season than Bali). However, there are very few good quality Bali villas offered for sale in Bali in beachfront locations and they are usually sold within a very short period when offered for sale. We do not recommend you to buy one of the many cheaply built houses as they are difficult to rent out and their maintenance costs are often very high!
Land prices range currently from US$50 to US$300 per square meter (11 square feet) depending on the location (in the middle of nowhere you might still find land for less than US$20). A plot not too far from the beach and the tourist areas in South Bali will cost today about US$100 to US$200 per square meter. If it's located right on the beach, it can be US$300 and more per square meter. Properties in crowded Denpasar and in Ubud are again priced much higher.
This makes the land at Dolphin Beach Villas very good value
Keep in mind that property prices in Bali have appreciated substantially during the past few years. Many foreigners have bought land and numerous Indonesians have acquired properties in Bali as they feel safer here than in other parts of the country. Even after the terrorist attacks property prices continued to increase – investors regard that attack as incidents which do not change Bali's long-term development.
The basic construction cost of good quality residential buildings is right now about US$600 to US$1,200 per square meter. This does not include any access roads, site preparation and development, water and electricity supply, swimming pool, water pumps or filtration, waste water treatment, power generators, landscaping, architects and consultants fees, costs for the many licenses and permits required, etc.
Please note that all US dollar prices quoted are based on an exchange rate of about 8,900 Rupiah per US dollar and are continually increasing. If you build yourself do not try to save money by cutting corners. This will only inflate your subsequent maintenance costs and make renting out your Bali villa quite difficult!
Which Areas of Bali are Most Recommended to buy land for a Villa ?
LOCATION is the most important factor in Bali as in anywhere else in the world. Land prices in beach front and town centre locations and properties offering spectacular views will increase most .As with other world wide locations houses and Villas on the beach or offering a great view will be the easiest to rent out if you do not want to live in them yourself throughout the year.
Most agents recommend locations in Jimbaran Bay and on the Bukit (the hill on the southern peninsula between Nusa Dua, Ulu Watu, and Jimbaran), the area from Batubelig to Tanah Lot on Bali's West coast, in or very near the town of Ubud and near the Handara golf course and Lake Bratan near Bedugul. These locations promise in to guarantee increases in value over the next few years.
However in short to medium term the location along the coast at North Bali will offer spectacular returns .This region is rapidly becoming the new up market Villa area of Bali with many very expensive villas being built of large blocks. In the short term this location on the coastal areas of Bali's North will should very show attractive price increases.
Buy a block of land at Dolphin Beach villas now while the price is still reasonable compared to most other destinations in Bali
Information you need to know if you buy an Existing Villa or Build a villa in Bali ,Indonesia
If you are interested in buying an existing villa in Bali, please keep in mind that better villas and homes in Bali are owned by foreigners who have financed their vacation home in foreign currency. If they agree to a sale they understandably wish to recover at least the same amount they originally spent in US or Australian dollars, Euros, or any other currency.
The important advantage of purchasing an existing Bali villa is that you can carefully inspect all details of the Bali Villa before making a buying decision and therefore know exactly what you get for your money. You will be immediately the owner of a completed villa - usually fully furnished - so you can either move in yourself the next day or start generating a return on your investment by renting your villa out.
If you have lots of time to supervise yourself the construction of your dream Bali villa you can acquire a plot of land such as available at Dolphin Beach Villas and build your own villa. The disadvantage is that you will have all the worries and responsibilities connected with building a Bali villa.
In Bali this can be a difficult experience especially if you are not personally onsite all the time, do not speak Balinese, Bahasa Indonesia and are not a construction expert yourself. Even when you appoint the most reputable architects and contractors you will have to be present yourself to achieve satisfactory results.
Most people ask for top quality, fast completion, and low cost. Be aware that even if you are very lucky, you can perhaps achieve two out of these three points, but you will never achieve all three together.
The choice is yours.
The third option is to select the block of land at Bali Dolphin Villas you like and buy land from a reputable developer. You can then select a villa package and then have your Bali villa constructed by a developer experienced in building in Bali. This way you will not have any worries or problems during the construction period and you deal with foreign experts who understand what you say and what you mean.
Bali Villa Purchase Prices, Bali Villa Land & Bali Villa Construction Costs
To give you some idea about costs an existing high-quality Bali villas with garden and a swimming pool which have been built a few years ago start around US$400,000 and can go up to US$2,000,000 and more.
This is over 50% less than comparable villas in other tropical destinations such as Phuket (which is much less attractive and has a much longer rainy season than Bali). However, there are very few good quality Bali villas offered for sale in Bali in beachfront locations and they are usually sold within a very short period when offered for sale. We do not recommend you to buy one of the many cheaply built houses as they are difficult to rent out and their maintenance costs are often very high!
Land prices range currently from US$50 to US$300 per square meter (11 square feet) depending on the location (in the middle of nowhere you might still find land for less than US$20). A plot not too far from the beach and the tourist areas in South Bali will cost today about US$100 to US$200 per square meter. If it's located right on the beach, it can be US$300 and more per square meter. Properties in crowded Denpasar and in Ubud are again priced much higher.
This makes the land at Dolphin Beach Villas very good value
Keep in mind that property prices in Bali have appreciated substantially during the past few years. Many foreigners have bought land and numerous Indonesians have acquired properties in Bali as they feel safer here than in other parts of the country. Even after the terrorist attacks property prices continued to increase – investors regard that attack as incidents which do not change Bali's long-term development.
The basic construction cost of good quality residential buildings is right now about US$600 to US$1,200 per square meter. This does not include any access roads, site preparation and development, water and electricity supply, swimming pool, water pumps or filtration, waste water treatment, power generators, landscaping, architects and consultants fees, costs for the many licenses and permits required, etc.
Please note that all US dollar prices quoted are based on an exchange rate of about 8,900 Rupiah per US dollar and are continually increasing. If you build yourself do not try to save money by cutting corners. This will only inflate your subsequent maintenance costs and make renting out your Bali villa quite difficult!
Which Areas of Bali are Most Recommended to buy land for a Villa ?
LOCATION is the most important factor in Bali as in anywhere else in the world. Land prices in beach front and town centre locations and properties offering spectacular views will increase most .As with other world wide locations houses and Villas on the beach or offering a great view will be the easiest to rent out if you do not want to live in them yourself throughout the year.
Most agents recommend locations in Jimbaran Bay and on the Bukit (the hill on the southern peninsula between Nusa Dua, Ulu Watu, and Jimbaran), the area from Batubelig to Tanah Lot on Bali's West coast, in or very near the town of Ubud and near the Handara golf course and Lake Bratan near Bedugul. These locations promise in to guarantee increases in value over the next few years.
However in short to medium term the location along the coast at North Bali will offer spectacular returns .This region is rapidly becoming the new up market Villa area of Bali with many very expensive villas being built of large blocks. In the short term this location on the coastal areas of Bali's North will should very show attractive price increases.
Buy a block of land at Dolphin Beach villas now while the price is still reasonable compared to most other destinations in Bali