The management of Bali’s famous GWK Cultural Park has come under scrutiny from local communities and the provincial government following complaints that the attraction’s perimeter wall is blocking access to villages for local residents. The GWK Cultural Park is the most significant cultural tourist attraction on the Bukit Peninsula, situated within the village of Ungasan, …
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The North Bali International Airport has been one of the hotly anticipated and contentious prospective projects Bali has ever seen. The project has been on and off the cards for nearly a decade, but Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is clear that this massive infrastructural development will be made a reality during his term in office. …
The Bali Regional Drinking Water Company, Trita Mangutama, has confirmed that floods in Badung Regency have affected clean water services. Badung Regency is home to top tourist resorts, including Canggu, Seminyak, Legian, and Kuta. While Bali’s state of emergency declaration came to a close on the evening of Wednesday, 17th September, heavy rainfall and localised …
Leaders in Bali’s Nusa Penida have been conducting surprise inspections of building sites on the island. These building sites are primarily for new developments within the tourism and hospitality sector, and leaders from the Klungkung Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) are concerned that these developments are not honoring the law. This is an issue not …
Thursday 18th September marks day eight post-flood in Bali, and while rains continue to fall over the worst-affected areas of the island, Search and Rescue teams are working to locate four people still reported missing. While intensive recovery efforts are underway across the island, the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, and …
Tourists in Bali this weekend will want to snap up one of the last remaining tickets for the I Am Creation Summit. This incredible wellness and conscious leadership event will be hosted at Bali Beach Convention Centre in Sanur, from 19th to 21st September. I Am Creation Summit is Asia’s premier conscious leadership event. Bringing …
Leaders in Bali are calling for funds generated through the Bali Tourism Tax Levy to be spent on supporting the island’s waterway management system, known as the subak. This UNESCO-protected water management system has been used on the island for centuries, but rampant development over the last 50 years has hugely affected water flow, and …
Leaders in Bali have confirmed that new policies will be brought into legislation to better control the conversion of agricultural land and wild landscapes on the island into commercial and residential properties. The announcement comes as Bali remains in an official state of emergency following devastating floods in the last six days. Data shows that …
The President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, visited Bali this weekend to meet with flood victims and assess the extent of the damage caused by last week’s flooding. Major figures from the central government have also visited Bali, including the Deputy President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Tourism Minister Widiyanti Wardhana. President Subianto visited Bali on Saturday, …
Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Widiyanti Wardhana has visited Bali to assess the extent of the damage from last week’s flooding. Only two weeks ago, Minister Wardhana had to issue a statement confirming that the country is safe to visit after political demonstrations were held nationwide, and this week she has issued yet more statements confirming safety …
The Bali Center of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics has issued more extreme weather updates for Denpasar and Badung Regency for the coming days. The areas set to be worst affected include Canggu, Seminyak, Legian, Kuta, Jimbaran, and Sanur, as well as Denpasar City. The BMKG Bali has sent out an early weather warning for Bali …
Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has declared the current flooding and natural disasters seen around the province as a force majeure. Devastating floods affected six out of Bali’s nine regencies, with leaders confirming the rainfall was the worst seen in 70 years. The Head of the Communications and Legal Division at I Gusti …