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The Indonesian Ministry of Finance has announced that revenue from alcoholic drinks has increased. The growth, although small, is being taken as a positive sign of recovery for the hospitality sector, which is still recovering from the impacts of the pandemic. The news that alcohol sales are increasing in Bali may come as good news …

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As Bali’s 5th Annual Balinese Language Preservation Month comes to a close, one academic in Bali has spoken out about the importance of integrating the Balinese language and the tourism economy. According to Prof. Dr. Made Budiarsa, MA, the Head of the Central Association of Local Language Researchers, tourism is a double-edged sword for Bali. …

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Bali is famous for its stunning temples, and many have become key landmarks for tourists as much as they are for local worshippers. The famous Ulun Danu Beratan Temple in Tabanan Regency is a prime example of this. The temple is one of the most important religious landmarks on the island for Balinese Hindus, and …

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Bali’s famous Gateway to Heaven Temple will be closed to the public from the evening of 4th January until 8th January. The temple is closed to both domestic and international tourists while the community participates in Galunguan festivities. The Sad Kahyangan Luhur Lempuyang Temple, known in English as the Gateway to Heaven, is located in …

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Temples in Bali are the latest organizations to begin the transition to removing single-use plastics. On Tuesday 28th June. The Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple in Pecatu Traditional Village in South Kuta handed out over 1,000 reusable woven pamedek baskets to worshippers. The woven bamboo baskets, known locally as pamedek, were given to Balinese Hindus attending …

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An Australian tourist has been bought in for questioning by Bali police and immigration teams after he climbed a sacred Banyan tree in the graveyard of a Balinese temple. Samuel Lockton was caught by the temple’s pecalang team (traditional community security) as he was climbing the weeping branches of the Banyan tree. Lockton was topless …

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A Balinese land owner has made one of the most significant archeological discoveries on the island in years. Wayan Puja, from Banjar Dalem in Pejaten Village in Tabanan Regency, recently discovered a man-made cave complex lying beneath his farmland. The discovery is of huge cultural significance and both the Tabanan Culture Service and Wayan Puja …

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In response to a tourist posed naked in the roots of a sacred Banyan tree in Tua Village in Bali earlier this month, temple management has installed CCTV to ensure such incidences won’t happen again.  On the 1st of May 2022, Russian yogi and influencer Alina Fazleeva posted a photo of herself naked, hugging a …

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A video of a woman in Saba Village Blahbatuh, Gianyar who decided to proceed with her wedding ceremony without the groom has gone viral. A 22-year-old woman named Ni Putu Melina and her family decided to push through with her wedding procession on Wednesday (12/1) despite her fiance backing out two days prior. Melina and …

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The Head Alliance of Bali Marginal Tourism (APPMB), Wayan Puspanegara has stated that he will refuse the government’s plan to increase restrictions during the upcoming holiday season. The provincial government recently announced that they plan to increase restrictions during the upcoming year-end holiday season by implementing a level 3 partial lockdown from the current level …

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A 23-year-old man with initials (RF) has been arrested by Bali police for blasphemous and mocking sacred Hindu traditions in Bali. The Head of Cyber Crime Unit V from Bali Police Department, AKBP I Gusti Ayu Suinaci confirmed that the suspect was arrested from his place in Pekutatan, Jembrana on Thursday (6/4). The investigation about …

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A 46-year-old man named I Nengah Mustika has been beaten by villagers after being caught for stealing cash from a Hindu Temple’s offering. The Head of the Klungkung Police Department, AKP Bima Ariya Viyasa confirmed that the man who has been living in Pikat Village, Klungkung has now been hospitalized after getting beaten by people …

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