Peoples Hindu in Bali pray at Jagatnatha temple in Denpasar,  last week. Pagerwesi is the day aimed to enclose our soul in purifying self so that we could gain dignity and gift from God. Pagerwesi means metal fence which represents anything enclosed will be seen as sturdy and strong. Read story here. (Photo by Juliyus/The [...]

SYDNEY An Australian scientist said he had discovered how to turn the HIV virus against itself to stop it progressing to AIDS, describing it as a major breakthrough in finding a cure for the disease. David Harrich, from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, said he had successfully modified a protein in HIV that the [...]

DENPASAR Eight non governmental organizations in Bali urged a district court in Singaraja to mete out the heaviest punishment for alleged pedophile . Jan Jacobus Vogel, a Dutch tourist, is facing trial in Singaraja on charge of raping young girls on the Lovina beach. The call by the Network of Concerns for Children Victims of [...]

A young Australian woman blinded by a cocktail in Bali is warning others to watch out for nightclubs on the island that lure backpackers with cheap drinks. Miekaela Krogh, from Berkeley Vale on the NSW central coast, told A Current Affair she and another friend fell sick after drinking a pair of cocktails at a [...]

DENPASAR Tropical cyclone Narelle continues to strongly affect the island’s weather and its waters causing huge waves and strong winds. I Wayan Suardana, head of the Bali Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), explained that the cyclone had already headed to the western part of Australia early this week. “But the impact is still here [...]

DENPASAR Bali Indonesia Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) believed that the amount of Hotel and Restaurant Tax (PHR) in Indonesia is the highest compared to other South East Asian regions so that it triggers high leakage or tax overdue. “The amount of tax in this country is 11 percentage which is the highest compared to other [...]

SINGARAJA Heavy rain followed by a landslide that happened in Buleleng district, Bali, killed a local people. Men Suar (52 years old) was found dead after being trapped inside her house that was hit by a landslide. Meanwhile her grandson Made Andi Sastrawan (two years old) who survived incident is now under a medical treatment [...]

DENPASAR Tanah Lot located in Tabanan Regency, was visited by 2, 57 million tourists both domestic and foreign from January to December 2012. The number of visitors was more than last year which was 2, 3 million people. The increasing number of visitors was surprising to the management because on the beginning of the year [...]