Najla Nur Fauziyah Petir Garda Bhwana TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Denpasar's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the drought in Bali has spread from 26 districts to 35 districts in November 2023 "No rain has fallen on this region for 121 days," said the Coordinator of Data and Information of BMKG I Nyoman Gede Wiryajaya as quoted by Antara on Wednesday Wiryajaya said that the districts that had received drought early warning include Buleleng and Tejakula districts in Buleleng Regency in Bangli Regency the districts that had received early warning are Tembuku and Kintamani while in Karangasem Regency the districts are Abang The districts in Badung Regency include Kuta and in Klungkung Regency are Dawan and Nusa Penida The districts with the longest dry period without rain are Kubu with 121 days BMKG Denpasar expected some areas in Bali to potentially rain from November 1 to 10 "The distribution of rain in Bali generally ranges from 0 to 86.5 millimeters as per 10 days," he said BMKG Denpasar will refresh their observation after every 10 days the peak of the rainy season in Bali will occur in January 2024 with rain volume ranging from 500 to 600 millimeters each month Editor's Choice: Batik Air Opens New Bali-Adelaide Route Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Wikipedia: AI Will Not Replace Human Volunteers Retina Scanning for Crypto? 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Dedi Mulyadi's Controversial Proposal Draws Mixed Reactions Bill Gates Announces New Gates Foundation Office in Singapore Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Coconuts Tika Inces Widuri, a Balinese trans woman based in Seririt, Buleleng, passed away last week at the age of 27 after being hospitalized for five days due to gastrointestinal infections. Before she died, Tika expressed her wish that her friends could perform the sacred dance segment of her ngaben (Balinese funeral ceremony). Her friends happily obliged and the video went viral recently after it was uploaded on TikTok. The caption, written in Balinese, means: “Becoming one with God Almighty. Have a safe journey, friend. Hopefully you are in a better place in the afterlife.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by INFOBALI (@punapibali) the 19-second video represents a ray of hope for those wishing for more tolerance when it comes to society’s attitude toward gender minorities.  Tika was part of the Singaraja Gay and Trans Women community (locally abbreviated as Wargas) which helps its members express themselves through artistic expression Wargas’ de facto leader Sisca D. Panggabean, affectionately called Mami Sisca (think Blanca Evangelista from Pose) said that the group was hesitant at first whether the locals would accept such a request “For Tika, dancing was her passion. Before her passing, she asked her friends [including fellow trans women] to perform the dance as her body is carried from the funeral home to her final resting place,” Mami Sisca told Coconuts, adding that while she is aware of the many discriminations the LGBTQIA+ Indonesians (particularly trans women) regularly face “I paid a visit to the local leaders and community members I told them that this is what she wanted but we want to make sure to get a green light What if we already put our makeup on and don dresses only to meet backlash?” the 49-year-old trans woman added the locals agreed with Tika’s last request and encouraged Sisca and her colleagues to carry out the plan The ngaben ceremony took place on Monday and the video of the dance has gone viral since.  Sisca explained that the dance that the trans women performed was called joged and it was more of a form of entertainment rather than a solemn ritual she said that it helped bring cheer to Tika’s family we just wanted to honor her last wish,” said Mami Sisca Trans women in Indonesia are the most vulnerable group among the country’s LGBTQIA+ community Many of them are unable to finish school after being shunned as kids have little in the way of job opportunities as adults Many trans women end up working as street buskers or prostitutes.  Tika, according to Sisca, was one trans woman who was able to bring home the bacon for her family as a professional dancer. However, when COVID-19 hit in 2020, Tika, just like many trans women, struggled to get food on her family’s table “Tika was a hard worker and was the family’s breadwinner perhaps she felt the need to be on a hardcore diet to maintain her figure and performance to the point that she got a gastric infection [I guess] that’s what triggered her illness,” said Mami Sisca When Tika’s body was bathed for the last time in a local ritual known as nyiramang Mami Sisca revealed that they had suggested that the family members allow makeup artists to work their magic on Tika’s face “We convinced them that this is what she would want,” said Mami Sisca but insisted that Tika should appear as a man for the rest of the funeral and should be buried as one and used this experience to tell other young trans women under her wing to live their best lives as women and not worry too much about what happens after death.  “We have to be realistic,” she said.  but the 19-second clip of Tika being granted her wish is certainly something that many LGBTQIA+ Indonesians want to see.   “I really appreciate it because her family was willing to honor [Tika’s] last request Especially they allowed trans friends to accompany her departure [from this life] with the dance,” said Arya the program manager of Denpasar-based NGO focusing on HIV/AIDS education Indonesia’s oldest LGBT advocacy group “[The video] showed the old culture that is more tolerant and accepting of differences,” he told Coconuts Get the best of Coconuts delivered to your inbox Copyright © 2025 Coconuts Media Limited Terms Of Service Privacy Policy