The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, has arrived in Bali ahead of the G20 Summit that will start next week. As ever, President Widodo, known locally as Jokowi, has got straight to work on the Island of the Gods. Shortly after he touched down, he officially opened the new VVIP Terminal at I Gusti Ngurah …
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Two of Indonesia’s leading environmental NGOs have announced a partnership to address the problem of plastic waste in Bali. Waste4Change and ecoBali have come together to make a tangible impact on the issue of plastic waste in Bali and across Indonesia. The situation has come to the public’s attention once again in recent weeks as …
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has called on the tourism sector to integrate the use of more traditional Balinese produce into their hospitality operation. The Governor has called on hotels, guesthouses, and dining establishments to offer welcome drinks using traditional Balinese arak. Speaking at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Event in Denpasar over the weekend, Koster has …
Undisan Tourism Village in Bangli Regency in Bali is celebrating a significant win at the National Tourism Awards. Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiagao Uno, launched the Indonesian Tourism Village Awards earlier in the year. This week the winners have been announced, and Undisan Tourism Village has been awarded an impressive third place …
Ministers and spiritual leaders in Bali have expressed their hopes that the upcoming G20 Summit will be an opportunity to create international peace. Lead organizer for the event in Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has shared his hopes that the event will be a platform for Russia to resolve …
During the height of the pandemic in Bali, homeowners were struggling to rent out their usually fully booked rental properties. With borders closed and industries on lockdown, many rental property owners drastically dropped their prices hoping that some income would be better than none. Still, as borders reopened in February this year, landlords left rental …
Following two weeks of intense storms and heavy rains in Bali, communities, tourists, and businesses across Bali are rallying together to start clean-up operations. Flooding has devastated communities, especially in Jembrana Regency, infrastructure has been destroyed, and flood waters and high tides have transported waste across the island. Communities, local NGOs, and tourists have come …
The Indonesian Department of Immigration has deployed over 100 additional staff to Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit next month. While the national airport agency and central government have built a new VVIP Terminal building for the events in Bali, the additional staff will operate between commercial arrivals and …
An investigation has found that millions of saltwater fish are being caught in the waters around Bali every year. These tropical fish are being sent to aquariums and fish tanks across the globe, spelling potential disaster for vulnerable coral reefs. While the mass capture of tropical fish may provide jobs for some rural coastal communities, …
Indonesian celebrity and Atlas Beach Club co-founder has spoken out about noise complaints against the Bali venue. The TV lawyer has spoken to reports for the first time following noise complaints about Canggu’s latest beach club venue. He claims that the complaints were triggered by jealousy from other businesses in the area. Speaking to reporters …
Waste management is a longstanding topic of conversation for the Bali Provincial Government. Being an island with limited space and limited resources, Bali has made bold pledges to close down landfill sites and convert to a strict reduce, reuse, and recycle policy in the last two years. Ahead of the G20 Summit that will …
An Australian traveler who visited Bali for a romantic getaway has called out her fellow countryfolk after witnessing too many incidences o disrespectful behavior towards local people on her most recent trip to the island. Tanieka Monti, from Victoria, has told reporters that her holiday was ‘interrupted’ by tourists not respecting local people, culture, or …