August 24th, 2010
Bali wins another best tourism award
Bali has won “The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific” award from the Business Travellers Asia Pacific magazine based in Hong Kong, a tourism official said.
The award would be presented to the Bali provincial government at Contrad Hotel in Hong Kong on September 10, Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Ida Bagus Subhiksu said [...]
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July 15th, 2010
Students from Bali’s rural areas join journalism workshop
Forty-four students from 11 junior high schools in remote areas in Bali appeared enthusiastic as they were about to begin a three-day junior journalist program staring on Wednesday in Werdhapura Hotel in Sanur.
The program, jointly organized by The Australian Government Partnership and The Jakarta Post Foundation, aims to increase media literacy among youth in Bali. [...]
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February 11th, 2010
Australians tourists top Bali tourist list
Australians topped the list of foreign tourists visiting Bali in 2009, with a total of 446,570 people from Australia, increasing from 313,111 in 2008, visiting the resort island last year.
“Many Australians consider Bali their second home,” head of the Bali Central Bureau of Statistics Ida Komang Wisnu told Antara state news agency Thursday
He said most [...]
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January 28th, 2010
Friend of the orphans
“You can’t save the world, but if you can do something to help one person then start with that.”
This is the advice of Pastor Susan Scarcella.
Affectionately known as Mama Sue to many, the pastor from Liverpool was yesterday humbled to be named on the Australia Day Honours List.
She received an Order of Australia medal for [...]
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November 2nd, 2009
Over 4.6 million tourists visit Indonesia
The Culture and Tourism Ministry has recorded more than 4.6 million foreign tourist arrivals between January and September of this year, up by only 1 percent from the same period last year.
Brimming with confidence, the head of data management at the ministry, Wibowo, told Antara on Monday the national target of 6.5 million arrivals remained [...]
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October 2nd, 2009
Bali’s restaurants among Asia’s top 10
Bali has two entries in the list of Asia’s top 10 restaurants in an international fine food guide released Wednesday, confirming the island’s reputation as a top tourism spot offering excellent dining experiences.
The two restaurants – Mozaic and Ku De Ta – rank sixth and ninth in the second edition of The Miele Guide, which [...]
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September 13th, 2009
The Charm of Indonesia’s Traditional Fabrics
As home to thousands of ethnic subgroups, Indonesia boasts a vast range of traditional fabrics, each with unique patterns and colors.
A selection of these fabrics were recently showcased in a fashion show titled Seribu Warna Kain Nusantara (The Thousand Colors of Indonesian Fabrics) by Rumah Pesona Kain, an association that specializes in materials.
The fabrics on [...]
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September 12th, 2009
Julia Roberts in Bali Next Month for “Eat, Pray, Love”
It’s confirmed: The Pretty Woman herself, Hollywood actress Julia Roberts, will begin filming in Bali next month for the film adaptation of the best-selling book “Eat, Pray, Love.”
The Balinese provincial government confirmed on Friday it had issued the permits needed to shoot the film, with Roberts being scheduled to appear on set from Oct. 16 [...]
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March 13th, 2009
The Best Beach In Bali
Which is the best beach in Bali? We haven’t been before and want to get it right. We like nice sand and clear water of course, some palms if possible, but nothing actually deserted a beach bar and somewhere to walk to lunch would be great. And not a huge drive from the airport [...]
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March 9th, 2009
Bali Turns To Yoga Asanas
The yoga bug is fast catching on among the people of Indonesia, especially in the island of Bali, who are seeking better health, cure of ailments or beauty through the ancient Indian practice despite the ban on certain elements of yoga.
“I have been learning yoga for the past one year at the Bali India Foundation [...]
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