Bali News / Bali Travel and Holiday Updates

If Indonesia has not affected by monetary crisis back in 1998 most likely Bali Festival Park on Padang Galak beach, Sanur remains in operation. Recreational park occupying 8.98 hectares of beach front plot on is now abandoned and all buildings have been heavily damaged and therefore requires total renovation. Read the rest of this entry …

Efforts in ensuring security in Bali has to be implemented in each and every point where infiltrants can enter the island. More than official gates like airport and sea ports, coastline also needs attention as infiltrants can easily get through, without decreasing attention to inland surveillance. Commander of armed force authority covering Bali (Pangdam IV Udayana) Major General Hotmangaradja Panjaitan said after opening fishing tournament at Segara Beach, Kusamba on Saturday (November 15th). Read the rest of this entry …

The prospect of hotel industry in East Java towards 2009 is very much depends on stability of global economy and and security of Indonesia, as growth of manufacturing sector is considered the leader of global economic growth in the countries which are the potential target of Indonesian tourism industry. Read the rest of this entry …

Indication of physical abuse to women and children lately is getting into quite a serious extent. Unfortunately most of them have not been reported as families consider it as a shameful issue. The Governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika represented by his 3rd assistant Ir Dewa Nyoman Suarta said on Thursday (November 13th) at Wisma Sabha Utama conference room. “They tend to keep the problem to themselves. Abuse to women also shown similar tendency.” Read the rest of this entry …

Increasing security threats after execution of Bali bomber convicts has been responded by increasing allertnes of Bali police department. Yesterday (November 11th) security measure was increased at Ubung bus station, the main gate of surface transport of Denpasar. Every arriving passenger originated from outside Denpasar have been strictly checked by both the station’s security guards, police officers from West Denpasar police office, and officials from other related institutions. Read the rest of this entry …

The Governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika expressed his eagerness to accompany the team for world cultural heritage formed by Indonesian ministry of culture and tourism in presenting cultural heritage sites in Bali in effort to be acknowledged as the world cultural heritage. The Government even prepared to give detail explanation in this respect. Being the nominated candidate Bali has to give very detail explanation of every proposed sites, as well as presenting Bali’s preparation to all consequences if the proposed sites then accepted. Read the rest of this entry …

Local residents got panic seeing flame soared after a traffic accident at Jalan Raya Sembung, somewhere close to a junction near cemetery of Banjar Karang Jung, Sembung Village, Mengwi. Dutch couple Vlasbom (62 years old) and his wife Vetro Nela Yacoba Vlasbom (55 years old) have almost got burnt in their car after the incident. Isuzu Panther van DK 1338 FA they were draiving crashed against a motor bike Honda Tiger DK 4142 BL on Saturday (November 8th) afternoon. Read the rest of this entry …

The victorious success of Barrack Obama who has just won the presidential election of the United States by beating John McCain has also been celebrated in Bali. 50 US citizens living in Bali enthusiastically celebrate the victory which made Obama the 44th President of the USA. Read the rest of this entry …

Quietness of a number of tourist spots in Bali especially Kuta and Legian closing to planned execution of Bali bombers was commented by the owner of Paddy’s Bar - where terror attack known as the first Bali bomb took place back in 2002 - I Gde Wiratha. Read the rest of this entry …

As the loom about execution of Bali bomb spectators is getting more intense, Australian citizens are getting another warning from their government on visit to Indonesia. Australian government worries about possible extreme reaction to the execution. Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith that Australian citizens choosing the ignore the warning are advised to avoid areas considered as potential terror target. Read the rest of this entry …