Bali News / Bali Travel and Holiday Updates

Conservation International (CI) Institution identification showed that Bali has 25 biodiversity center that has yet to be managed. Among those 25-biodiversity center areas are Nusa Dua, Uluwatu, Nusa Penida, Amed, Les, Lovina, Pemuteran and Perancak. Director of CI Marine Program, Ketut Sarjana Putra in his statement in the middle of Indonesia Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC) initiation in Denpasar, Tuesday (August 10th) confessed that ecologically the 20 biodiversity center area is part of the kitchen area of Bali coastal economic and marine resource. Read more about CI biodiversity identification in Bali here.

Bali soon will celebrate its 52nd anniversary and in order to celebrate it, Bali Provincial government will held series of events such as massive gymnastic, free health check for all government employee in all around Bali Provincial Government area or even social visiting to the widows of war veteran. The interesting part of this year anniversary celebration is rest upon its scientific writing competition that used to be known in university field only, this time will be held for bureaucracy apparatus. It aim in sharpening the officials’ ability and knowledge in their respective field. Read more about Scientific Writing Competition for Officials here.

Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC) in Denpasar Bali is initiated yesterday (August 10th). The establishment of this IBRC is part of research development effort for Indonesian biodiversity, in which the country has been known as a nation who inherit mega biodiversity. Read the rest of this entry …

Badan Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA) – Natural Resource Conservation Institution – team until today keeps investigating the existence of tiger in Siong Forest in Nagasari Village of Lumbung Kauh, Selemadeg District, Tabanan. It is due to the evidences found around the location where goat and dog belong to the local people attacked could not prove that the bite marks were from tiger. Even with some people confession that they saw it directly, still cannot be used as a strong basis for concluding the animal was a tiger. Read more about Tiger in Siong Forest here.

Moslem people in Tabanan Bali held hataman Al-Qur’an at Al Muhajirin Al Mosque in Sanggulan Village of Kediri District in order to welcoming the coming of Ramadhan 1431 H. Read the rest of this entry …

Fun Yoga activity, that is a relaxing body movement was held as the last series of event at Sanur Village Festival (SVF). Ana, a Seger Oger instructor in Sanur, Bali, on Sunday (August 8th) says that during the SVF the activity they done was “Sunrise Yoga” welcoming the morning sun and “sunset yoga” conducted approaching the dusk. This festival’s yoga activity at yoga village is more lively. There is also varied of healthy food presented. At this yoga village also, a combination between dance and yoga movement also created. Read more about Fun Yoga in Sanur Festival here.

Badan Pariwisata Bali (BTB) – Bali Tourism Board – suggested the Bali Provincial Government to incorporate the moratorium policy or suspension for hotel development in Bali. Local moratorium regulation against hotel development is needed so regencies/city would not again giving any authorization or preceding an authorization for hotel development in their area. This kind of moratorium has long voiced by Bali Governor, but it has no effect since it appears merely as a suggestion and has no legal basis. Read more about Hotel Development Moratorium here.

Denpasar government program, which maintain civic centre Renon area in Denpasar as an area of “car free day” on Sunday, receive positive appreciation from the people. City’s people enthusiasm to enjoy the atmosphere in the morning whilst having some exercise looks like centered in this location. Moreover, the Denpasar government established the area as a no vehicle area. Read the rest of this entry …

Praja Bali Transportasi co. that operating Bali Taxi fleet supported “Sanur Villa Festival 2010” as a commitment to build Bali tourism image generally.Bali as the international tourism destination need international standard transportation service. Thus, people run tourism business need to create warm and friendly tourism image. There are lot of stars hotels in Bali with high taste, cultural art and beautiful nature, that make Bali in urge of reliable taxi transportation service. Read more about Bali Taxi support Sanur Festival here.

Fifteen member of Kutai Kertanegara Regional Government are visiting Bali Travel News office, member of Bali Post Press, Friday (August 6) yesterday. This visit is part of series of their cooperation phase for tourism promotion and publication of Kutai Kertanegara Regency through tourism media, Bali Travel News. Read the rest of this entry …