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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono and Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika (left) greet the ambassadors at opening ceremony of the Bali Arts Festival 35th in Denpasar, Bali, Saturday (15/6). Annual event arts and culture was held on 15 June to 13 July 2013 and involved about 15 thousand of Balinese artists, arts from several regions in Indonesia and from foreign art. (Photo: The Bali Times/Ant)

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At Least 13 Dead as Asylum Seekers Boat Sinks Off Western Australia

CANBERRA At least 13 people were dead after an asylum seekers boat sank near Christmas Island off Western Australia, Australian Home Affair Minister Jason Clare confirmed in Canberra. Clare said about 55 people were earlier seen in the vessel in waters off Western Australia’s north coast. And these people were mostly adult men, but included [...]

Australian PM Subject of ‘Grossly Sexist’ Menu

SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard accused the opposition of a pattern of misogynist behaviour, branding a menu for a party fundraiser “grossly sexist and offensive” after it featured a quail dish named after her that offered “small breasts” and “huge thighs”. The menu was used at a dinner in March for Mal Brough, a [...]

Bali Has the Longest Toll Bridge

DENPASAR PT Jasa Marga Tbk announced that the island of Bali as a major tourist destination in Indonesia, will soon have the longest toll bridge in Indonesia with a length of approximately 12.7 kilometers. “The toll bridge was built by a consortium led by state-owned Jasa Marga and about 10 km above the sea,” said [...]

French Citizens Charged Five Years in Prison

DENPASAR French citizens Vincent Roger Petrone (44) was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of Rp1 billion in the case of smuggling marijuana weighing 59.7 grams to Indonesia via Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali. In the trial at Denpasar District Court, the Public Prosecutor I Putu Gede Astawa considers defendant violated Article 113 [...]

Man Arrested in Bali Over Rape of Australian Tourist

DENPASAR Police said they have arrested a man suspected of raping an Australian holiday-maker during a robbery at her family’s rented villa on the resort island of Bali. Suspect Junaedi alias Idi (30), arrested in his room lodging house in Jalan Kusuma Bangsa IV, room number 7, West Denpasar. Police were forced to shoot the [...]

ABI Push Bali Government Create Regulations on Arak

KUTA Bartender Association of Indonesia (ABI) encourages Bali Provincial Government to make regulations on the circulation of typical traditional alcoholic beverages of the island, namely arak. “We urge the government to issue regulations on arak circulation due to the actions of people that mixes with other materials without any clear standards,” said ABI Chairman of [...]

Beach is the Main Destination of Australian Tourist

DENPASAR Beaches in some areas of South Bali so far still become the main destination for Australian tourists. “The Australian tourists generally come to Bali with their family and choose to visit Kuta, Seminyak, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa, only few of them choose Ubud,” said the tourism observer in Bali Dewa Nyoman Putra in [...]

Harvest Failure of Seaweed Farmers in Pandawa Beach

JIMBARAN Seaweed farmers in Pandawa Beach, Badung regency, Bali, harvest failure after their seaweed is eaten by herd tawa fish or baronang. “It’s been a month that there’s no longer seaweed,” said Made Nomer (60), seaweed farmers of Pandavas Beach, Kutuh Indigenous Village, South Kuta district, Badung regency. Seaweed farmers on the south coast of [...]

Income of VoA Bali Reaches 13 Million Dollars

DENPASAR Acceptance visas (visa on arrival / VOA) paid by foreign tourists visiting Bali reached 13 million U.S. dollars during the first quarter of 2013. Foreign exchange earnings are reduced by 9.75 percent compared to the same period by last year, said Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia Denpasar Dwi Pranoto. Decreases in revenue is in [...]

Bali’s Tourists from China Increasing

DENPASAR The number of Bali’s foreign tourists from China increased in the first four months of 2013. In the January-April 2013 period the number of tourists from China was recorded at 128,134 or increased 3.09 percent from that of the same period last year recorded at 124,293 visitors. “The number of Chinese tourists is the [...]

Bali Hopes to Attract 400,000 Tourists from China

DENPASAR The province of Bali hopes to attract 400,000 tourists from China this year, up 40 percent from 300,000 last year. “This year we set the target that the number of visitors from China would increase 40 percent to Bali,” Head of Bali Tourism Service Ida Bagus Kade Subikshu said here. Subikshu said based on [...]

Bali Population Increase 2.15%

DENPASAR Population of Bali province grew 2.15 percent in the last ten years that exceeded the specified projection. Head of the National Population and Family Planning (BKKBN) Bali Chapter, I Wayan Sundra said that in 2000 the population of the island has now reached 3.89 million people. “The rate of population growth due to natural [...]

Russians Threatened Severe Punishment as Allegedly a Marijuana Dealer

DENPASAR Two Russians Anton Pudikov (35) and Revaz Tolordava (28) allegedly marijuana dealers and owners face a different punishment, one of whom threatened severe penalty. Both were charged separately at the first trial held in the Denpasar District Court. The prosecutor Ida Ayu Sulasmi said that Anton was alleged to be the drug owner or [...]

Police Disband Pitbull Dog Fight

DENPASAR Police dispersedthe dog fight of “American Pitbull Terrier” worth hundreds millions rupiah at Trengguli Street, Denpasar. “From the operation, we seized five Pitbull owners. Yet, we’re investigating them,” said East Denpasar Sector Police Chief Adjunct Commissioner I Putu Suprama. He revealed that the fight incited 17 dogs known as the ferocious dog. Dissolution was [...]

Bali to Host Forum For East Asia-Latin America Cooperation

JAKARTA Bali province is to host the 6th Ministerial Meeting of members of Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) next June 13-14 in Badung district, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Director General for America and Europe Affairs Dian Triansyah Djani said here. “Countries in East Asia and Latin America enjoy stable economic growth during [...]

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