Denpasar – Richard Sam Bera, a national swimming legend and the editor-in-chief of Men’s Fitness magazine took part in both the group swim and bike tour that was held at the warm-up of Bali International Triathlon (BIT). Richard showed his top form and led the 500 meter group swim which included Philippa Goldie, John Blyther, [...]

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Denpasar – Thousands of Hindus queued in order to pray inside of Sakenan temple on Saturday, March 28th 2009. The temple is located around 15 kilometers south of Denpasar. In adition to Sakenan Temple, Hindus also packed themselves into Jagatnatha Temple, which is located in the heart of Denpasar in celebration of Kuningan Day.

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Kuta – The “Melasti” ceremony attracted many foreign tourist as seen in Kuta Beach on Monday, March 23rd 2009.
Jurgen, a tourist from Holland said “I’m very astonished with the cultures and customs in bali. It is very interesting and sacred.” Yoichi, a tourist from Japan also stated the similar opinion. “I’m very lucky to be [...]

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As Bali’s famed rice fields vanish in the face of seemingly endless villa developments, the island’s people are calling for government intervention to save their culture, environment and economic security.
In prime areas such as Seminyak, mostly foreign-backed developments of Bali villas have driven land prices as high as five million rupiah ($A632) per square metre. [...]

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Denpasar – The “Melasti” ritual which is the ritual to purify the holy items (pretima) from Besakih Temple to Kelotok Beach will be carried out this weekend for three days. The melasti will be done in association with the Karya Agung Panca Bali Krama (PBK) at Besakih Temple.

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Denpasar – Participants of the Southeast Asian Conference on Child Sex Tourism have committed to freeing the region’s tourist resorts from all forms of child sex tourism.

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Denpasar – Authorized Departments in Bali managed to prevent turtle smuggling into Bali over the past few months. Wawan Ridwan, the director of the Marine Program in Indonesian World Wildlife Fund, said “The Turtle trades in Bali have increased again over the previous months and we must act on it immediately.”

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Denpasar – Gde Wiratha, the head of Bali Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the development of sea tourism in Bali and Indonesia is not where it should be. The government hasn’t put enough attention into marine taourism.

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Denpasar – Indosat Mega Media (IndosatM2), one of the internet providers in Indonesia, now provides its customers in Bali and Nusa Tenggara with new services. Afetr launching the prepaid 3,5G BROOM product, IndosatM2 is now introducing internet broadband services with the speed of up to 3 Mbps.

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Galungan and Kuningan Holy Days are significant sacred days for the Balinese people. These sacred days, which fall every six months or 210 days on the Hindu’s calendar, will take place this year on Wednesday, March 18th and on March 28th. Hindu’s celebrate Galungan as an anniversary of dharma’s victory against adharma, the victory or [...]

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