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Mekotekan Rituals in Munggu 29 February 2020

Mekotekan Rituals in Munggu The Mekotekan Rituals are part of the traditional Kuningan Festival that is celebrated to battle evil spirits that are said to attack Munggu Village.  The Kuningan Festival is held every six months according to the traditional Balinese calendar. The festival’s rituals are diverse but aim at purifying the locals and the village. […]

Get Ready for Galungan & Kuningan in Bali

Get Ready for Galungan Get Ready for Galungan Balinese people celebrate the win of dharma (good) over the adharma (evil) for ten days. The dates change because they are defined by the 210-day Pawukon calendar. Women bearing fruits stacked on the their heads in baskets are seen in grand processions to give their offerings which […]

Minister of Health says Chinese tourist NOT Infected

Minister of Health says that the Chinese tourists who were positively exposed to the Corona Virus (COVID-19) after vacationing in Bali, were NOT infected on the Island of the Gods, rather they were infected after they arrived home in China. “It is positive they were infected there (China),” said Terawan at Halim Perdanakusumah Airport, Jakarta, […]

Legian Loft Hotel Program in Karangasem

Legian Loft Hotel Launches CSR Program in Karangasem Welcoming the 7th Anniversary of the Legian Loft Hotel by launching a CSR Program for residents of Karagasam, the Five-star hotel located on Jalan Melasti, Kuta held a special “Share the Love” event with the underprivileged as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program on […]

Bali Police Arrest Thief Specialising in Hospital Theft

Bali Police Arrest Thief Bali Police Arrest Thief Specialising in Hospital Theft The Resmob Team of the Bali Police arrested a perpetrator of theft specializing in theft from hospitals.  The accused, Efendi Adi Sutrisno alias Adi (46) from Blitar had been staying at Jl Astasura 3 No. 1 in Peguyangan, Denpasar and has repeatedly stolen […]

Bali Projecting Huge Losses Due COVID-19

Bali Projecting Huge Losses Bali projecting huge losses due to COVID-19 outbreak: Tourism Board Tourism, one of the biggest contributors to Bali’s economy, is starting to dry up amid the global health emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Bali Tourism Board. The Board said yesterday that the temporary ban imposed on flights […]

Bali Officials Respond Report of Covid-19 Infected Tourist

Bali Officials Respond Report of Covid-19 Infected Tourist The Bali Health Agency says it will investigate and verify the information that a Chinese tourist who traveled from Wuhan to Bali last month tested positive for the COVID-19 disease on Feb. 5 after he arrived in Huainan city in Anhui province in China. Bali Health Agency, […]

CHINA SPRAYING ENTIRE CITY’S TO CONTAIN OUTBREAK

CHINA SPRAYING ENTIRE CITY’S CHINA SPRAYING ENTIRE CITY’S China is sending trucks to spray bleach on entire cities as the country struggles to contain the Wuhan coronavirus The Wuhan coronavirus has sickened more than 28,000 people, and killed at least 565, with almost all of the deaths in China. Chinese cities have been scrambling to […]

Police Arrest 20 Suspects During drugs Operation

Police Arrest 20 Suspects during the Operasi Antik 2020 lead by the Denpasar Police with the Bali Police CTOC Task Force has succeeded in uncovering dozens of cases and dozens of suspects arrested for drugs and alcohol violations. In the press conference held in the front of Denpasar police station on Monday (02/10/2020).  Wakapolresta Polresta AKBP […]

Flight Routes from Denpasar to China Not Operating

260 Flight Routes Denpasar-China Not Operating Since since the Ministry of Transportation has decided to postpone flights to / from all destinations in China / Mainland China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau, until the deadline to be determined later on February 5, 2020. Noted while non-operating flights serving the Denpasar-RRT (Mainland China) route and vice […]