Bali News / Bali Travel and Holiday Updates

Provincial government, regional governments and capitol city government in Bali would not issue dispensation for vehicles passing by the road when Hindus in Bali fulfilling their Tapa Brata Penyepian welcoming Caka New Year 1932 on March 16th 2010. Read the rest of this entry …

Bali Local Police starting to imposing Standar Keamanan dan Keselamatan Villa (SKKV) – villas’ security and safety standard – in Bali. That security and safety standard is imposed in order to minimize criminality against tourists who stay at villa. The enactment of villas’ security and safety standard is the continuation of hotel security standard that had been imposed first that stand as a part of international security standard realization in Bali. Villas enactment for security and safety standard would make the Police evaluating the villas once every two years. Read more about Villas Security Standard here.

Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) Bali – Hindu’s highest council in Indonesia – urged for Hindu, especially for its young generation at “Pengrupukan” night on March 15, 2010 or a day before the holy day Nyepi Caka 1932, to conduct ogoh-ogoh parade in order. This kind of effort is needed in order to keep conducive atmosphere and get rid of unwanted event to take place. Moreover with the election four regents/vice regents and major/vice major in the beginning of May 2010 in Bali make the fourth regencies/city becomes more aware and careful with the friction between the mass of regent/major candidate supporters in Pengrupukan night. Read more about Ogoh-Ogoh Nyepi here.

The number of French visiting Bali gets raise for 46.62 percent, and it is for about 113. 453 of them who comes to Bali whether on last year visiting, number of French was 77.379 people only. Most of them visiting natural views as well as Bali’s unique cultural art while accompanied by 157 professional guiders able to speak French fluently. They also love to visited villages whom villagers have daily activities that is thick with ritual activities. Read more about French Tourists in Bali here.

Gianyar Drug Unit of Gianyar Police Force under the command of Drugs Head Unit, AKP Nengah Sumadi for the last few days incessantly conducting liquor sweeping that freely bought and sold in the shop. Two liquor sellers at Banjar Tebesaya, Peliatan, Ubud in Gianyar and at Banjar Pagutan, Batubulan, Sukawati, Gianyar found to have tens of liters liquor varieties when the police conducted surprise inspection. Read the rest of this entry …

Visual Communication Design Student of ISI Denpasar exhibited their 65 artwork of paintings and three dimensionals instalation with “Arttitude” theme at Denpasar Junction Bali for six days up to Sunday (February 21). This exhibition covers paintings on the canvas, poster and three dimension installation. The theme from this exhibition itself was earth, or in other word is to save the earth and make it a better place. Read more about ISI Exhibition here.

Hundred of Taxi driver in Bali demonstrated in front of Bali Regional Legislature building. They demanding the revocation of Bali Praja Transportasi for about 500 taxis. In fact, from 500 taxi operation authorization, there has been 250 of them operated in Bali. This demonstration also voicing their rejection for the remaining number operate in Bali since it could threatening other taxi drivers income. Read more about Taxi Driver Demonstration here.

Illegal travel business serve in and out of Bali Island through Gilimanuk Port get increase. To deceive the officer, this travels usually arrive or leave Bali at night. Read the rest of this entry …

Lots of preparations will be conducted considering the arrival of varied of cruises in Bali. Among them, the most important one is the preparation for Benoa port infrastructure and supporter facilities since it will become their dock port as well as preparation in relation with the transportation from the port to various destinations. Sun Princess Cruises, that is a luxury cruise with the total number of passenger for 2.342 people, not included 814 ship crews, that is scheduled will stop by at the Island of God on May 2010. This year also Bali will visited by P&O Australia with 22 visiting bring about 32.692 passengers, 28 visiting from Costa Crociere with 28. 572 people and Seabourn with four visiting and 1.298 passengers. Read more about Bali preparation here.

People with handicap in Gianyar always receive constant rejections from the tourism management at that area concerning their artworks exhibition at hotels or galleries. Thus make they established an organization called Kube. This organization is a form of satirizing and awareness from them for lack of chance to exhibit their artwork at hotels as well as at galleries. Varied of body incompatibilities did not make them give up with their life. They are determined to build independent business named Kube (Kelompok Usaha Bersama) Hati Mandiri – Joint Business Group of Independent Heart – Read more about Kube Development and activity here.