Bali News / Bali Travel and Holiday Updates

Commotions in relation with communication tower in Badung appear onto the surface once again and it also become a hot topic in the central capital city of Jakarta. Ministry of Communication and Information will soon send a letter to the Ministry of Internal Affair considering the collapse of 31 communication towers by Badung Regional Government in the beginning of February 2010. Read the rest of this entry …

Waste pollution that recently attack Kuta Beach in fact also striken another tourism object in Bali that is Gawana Bay in Banyuwedang area of Buleleng Regency, West Bali. At this tourism object the local tourism entrepreneurs such as Novus Gawana staffs, until Sunday yesterday still conducting communal work in order to clean up the waste that keep arrive to that bay. Their goal for this tourism object merely to realize “Going Clean – Going Green” program, dedicated to change dry forest into a clean and green one, wish that it will support preservation effort toward natural tourism object and adventure at the beach area. Read more about Gawana Bay and Novus Gawana here.

The decreasing numbers of tourists visiting Bali recently cause flower business in Bali get the impact. It becomes listless and has no energy. This is due to the shrink of varied flowers request from hotels, villas and any other traveling agents. Read the rest of this entry …

Considering rotating blackout happened recently as well as last year, YLPK as costumer protection institution demanded for PLN to give 10 percent compensation. That 10 percent compensation should comes from the subscription fee (basic electricity rate), It is according to the Director General of Electricity and Energy Utilization decree. That decree makes compensation given to the consumer from PLN need no decree from President anymore. Read more about PLN Compensation here.

Bali provincial government officials with several public elements conducting cleaning action at Tukad Mati – Mati River – Denpasar on Friday yesterday to welcome United Nation Environment Program conference or UNEP. Read the rest of this entry …

In order to maintain their service as well as increasing it especially in term of traffic service, Polda NTB open SMS traffic center, so those who are on the road could report problems on field faster than before. This new service at the same time also demanded for the police officers to react faster than before due to the text send by the traffic road users. Read more about Polda NTB SMS service here.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok finally confirmed that visa fees will be levied for all visa classes after a long free of charge since June 25, 2009. Tourist visas are valid for a 60 day-stay and may be extended at local Thai Immigration offices. Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category (free of charge) must possess a return or onward ticket plus adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand. Read more about Phuket Visa here.

In order to preventing land owner sell their land and the event of land function shifting to be happened, then Gianyar regional government decided to control the development of tourism supporter facilities such as villa and hotel especially in Ubud. This new policy also stand as a balance point in supporting potential sources with the potential of region capacity. Read more about Gianyar Regional Government and its new tourism policy here.

Balai Kemitraan Polisi dan Masyarakat (BKPM) – Police and Community Partnership Hall – that is a model project for Polri – Police of Indonesia Republic – and Japan Police term of cooperation that officially launched at the hometown of art, Ubud Gianyar Bali on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry …

ISI Denpasar could be proud with they become the spot of attention in an international art festival held at Copenhagen. Besides participate in their parade event by presenting Cak dance, ISI also asked to delivering speech and workshop material together with lectures and students from “The Royal Denish Academy of Music” Copenhagen. Thus, indeed give such a positive signal toward the continuation of cooperation possible happened between ISI and Royal Denish Academy Music. Read more about ISI team at Copenhagen here.