No more Beggers in Ubud

Local Community Police (Satpol PP) in Ubud, Gianyar Regency undertook surprise sweeps in the Catus Pata Area that, at the end of the day, ne...

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Bali’s caste system

Indonesia’s Bali is an island whose people still strongly obey traditional culture, including the caste system, which is also influenced by ...

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Mobil Power for Lombok

Indonesian President Jokowi paid a visit to Lombok when he inaugurated the groundbreaking of the Mobil Power Plant project and pushed contra...

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High flying drugs

The “means of delivery” employed by those in the narcotics trade to move and transport their illegal contraband are becoming increasingly cr...

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Rising sea

The beach abrasion along Soka Beach in Tabanan, West Bali continues to make itself felt with an estimated 700 square meters of land owned by...

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Power shortage in Java and Bali

President Joko Widodo is worried that the islands of Java and Bali will experience an electrical power shortage by 2019 if an additional nee...

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Tumpek Landep

On Saturday, July 9, 2016, Bali celebrated Tumpek Landep – one of five separate Tumpek days that include Landep, Uduh, Uve (Kandang), Kuning...

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Gigantic high voltage tower in Bali

Plans to build gigantic high-voltage towers to suspend power lines running between West Bali and East Java is meeting with opposition from t...

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Warning against Illegal villa's

The Bali Villa Association (BVA) is calling on the government to introduce minimum standards for security for commercial villas operation on...

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Giant Extra supermarket in Lombok almost open.

Construction on the new Giant Extra Hypermarket in Lombok is racing ahead as the company tries to complete the project in time for Idul Fitr...

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Death penalty for sex with minors

In response to a perceived increase in cases of criminal sexual abuse targeted against children, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has issued...

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Bali - Galungan and Kuningan, the most important Balinese days

Every day is always a celebration for Balinese Hindus. But as the biggest and most important holidays, Galungan and Kuningan, are getting cl...

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Bali - light the candles again

Bali residents have been asked to conserve electricity as maintenance on the Gilimanuk power plant will disrupt supply in the coming week. T...

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This is also Bali

An article in the Bali Daily (The Jakarta Post) underlines that among the “lessons learned” by Bali over the past decades is that tourism de...

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Bali - the amazing coconut tree (2)

Not only does the coconut have many names at each of its developmental stages, the leaves also get their names depending on the color phase....

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Bali - Schapelle Corby, the last days in Hotel K?

The Justice Ministry of Bali announced yesterday afternoon it had signed parole papers, bringing drug convict Schapelle Corby one step close...

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The rising landprices in Bali

It is surprising how many people come to Bali and buy property in a somewhat relaxed manner. They hand over huge amounts of money far more r...

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Bali on highest alert

As from last weekend, hundreds of police officers, army personnel and pecalang (traditional Balinese community-based security guards) were s...

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Bali - Tumpek Landep, Saturday, August 24

Around 150 kris, double-edged daggers, from across Indonesia will be displayed during a special parade to commemorate Tumpek Landep, a Balin...

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Bali - retirement visa, Kitas or Kitap

As I had already written on my blog, if you are 55 or older (one partner may be younger), you can apply for a retirement visa, called Kitas....

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