Bali’s former governor, Mangku Pastika, has been talking to reporters about his reflections on how Bali has been changing over the last few years. The former governor, who served from 2008 to 2018, has said that poverty is not welcome on the paradise island of Bali and that the incoming government needs to do more …
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Bali is on the brink of a major clean water crisis. As the Gili Islands continue a longstanding battle to secure fresh water for both local residents and tourists, the impacts of water scarcity in Bali are being felt in several areas close to major tourism resorts. Badung Regency is home to Bali’s biggest and …
Bali communities have together to help protect community-owned and stray dogs in the province. News circulated online that the provincial government was planning a mass cull of stray dogs. However, the cull has been avoided due to outcry from the community. The government has now reiterated the plans it has in place. The initial outcry …
Leaders in Bali have confirmed that the new Bali Urban Railway Network project also referred to as the Bali Metro or the Bali LRT, is still only in the planning phase, despite laying the first stone of the project in earlier this year. The Indonesian Minister for Investment and Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has …
A 20-year-old American tourist has publicly apologized after being caught stealing from four businesses in the popular Bali resort of Canggu. The young man in question was caught on CCTV failing to pay for services across the resort and was caught by an expat following footage of his actions going viral online. Sadly, incidents of …
The Denpasar Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BBMKG) has confirmed that Bali will experience the ‘day without shadows’ across a range of locations between 13th and 15th October 2024. This phenomenon occurs when the sun is directly above the island of Bali, which means that no shadows are formed from upright objects. In a press …
The Uluwatu Sea Wall Project is one of the most contentious development initiatives in Bali right now. Three-quarters of a huge section of the Uluwatu cliffside, close to Uluwatu Temple, has been excavated to make way for what the public initially understood to be cliff stabilization work. As construction work progressed, it became clear that …
Bali’s highest peak, the sacred Mount Agung, will be closed to the public for the next two months. Tourists, visitors, and even most local residents will be banned from stepping foot on the mountain as the community conducts a series of ceremonies that are only conducted every ten years. Mount Agung is the most spiritually …
As construction continues on the Uluwatu Sea Wall project, local leaders confirmed that they have been in communication with Bali Police regarding the community’s concerns about the development’s legality. The Head of Pecatu Traditional Village, which is the local authority for the resort area of the Bukit Peninsula referred to as Uluwatu, revealed he attended …
Bali’s issues with waste management are no secret. It is an issue that affects local residents, tourists, and, of course, the environment too. Over the last decade, the situation has largely gone from bad to worse, but local leaders have worked to implement new solutions. Many of these solutions have had an impact, but with …
Ministers in Indonesia have given local communities and tourists fresh hope that the province’s rising waste management issues will be resolved in the near future. During a visit to Bali, the Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, suggested that new solutions are being explored. During a coordination meeting for the upcoming Bali …
Just as leaders in Bali have confirmed that tourists must brace for increased traffic congestion from September, it has been confirmed that a new underpass is set to be given the go-ahead for construction. One such underpass will run from the Tohpati Intersection in Sanur to the Udayana University Intersection at Jimbaran. Bali’s issues with …