The Semarapura Thematic Market will open its doors to the public next week in Klungkung Regency. The building will house over 110m of paintings and is set to become Bali’s leading high-end art market. The market is showcasing some of the finest artwork produced in Bali. The Semarapura Thematic Market is a specialist art market …
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The World Mosquito Program is on a mission to ‘dengue-proof’ Bali. Dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases are prevented in Bali, which negatively impacts the lives of thousands of people on the island every year, including tourists. The World Mosquito Program is working in Denpasar and Buleleng Regency, utilizing Wolbachia technology to help make dengue …
Bali’s beach and stray dogs are often cited as part of the charm of the island. The most friendly, relaxed beach dogs who roam freely along the beaches at Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, and even as far as Canggu are often loved by tourists and fed by local beach bar and surf school owners. However, tourists …
Bali’s biggest landfill site is experiencing its 21st consecutive day of fires, and dozens more fires are raging around the island. From trash fires to house fires and wildfires on the slopes of Mount Abang, a huge conversation is underway between Bali lovers about how waste can be managed moving forward. Technically speaking, Bali’s open …
Bali is on a mission to attract bigger and better performers for live events on the island. With the Department of Immigration making moves to mean artists, performers, and sports people can easily obtain visas, Bali lovers can expect to be filling their calendars with unmissable occasions over the next year or so. On 24th …
Over the next few years, Bali will be investing heavily in medical health and wellness tourism. As the island gets set to welcome the Bali International Hospital in Sanur and intensify efforts to promote culture and sustainable tourism, tourists seeking rest and rejuvenation will be in for a treat. The ex-governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, …
Bali’s most famous tourism village, Penglipuran Village in Bangli Regency, has been investing in creating a sustainable tourism model for years. Due to the huge success of the village’s community-driven tourism initiatives, huge numbers of tourists visit the destination every day of the year. Now, they are raising concerns that if over-tourism is a risk …
For more than a month, wildfires have been spreading across the eastern regencies of Bali. Two weeks ago, a series of landfill fires broke out across the island that emergency crews are still working around the clock to bring under control. During a meeting with the Bali-based environmental NGO Sungai Watch, the Acting Governor of …
Bali’s biggest landfill site has been on fire for the last two weeks. Over the last 14 days, three more landfill sites have caught fire as wildfires continue to burn across the eastern side of the island. As officials predict that fires will smolder on for at least a week more, a new landfill site …
In June 2023, the then Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, announced a complete ban on activities on all twenty-two of Bali’s mountains. Koster declared that neither tourists nor local people would have access to the island’s peaks moving forward. Even Balinese Hindu communities would only be permitted to access the sacred landscapes in very specific …
The Acting Governor of Bali, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, last week announced that 50-70% of the revenue generated from the soon-to-be-introduced Bali tourism tax will be spent on improving waste management across the island. It has now been confirmed how and where more tax income will be invested. The legislative changes required to implement a …
Wildfires and landfill fires continue to burn across Bali. Wildfires in the mountainous regions of East Bali have been blazing since mid-September. On the 16th of October, a fire broke out at the Suwung TPA in South Denpasar close to leading tourist resorts. As the fire smolders on, more landfill fires have broken out in …