Several of officers port and travel agencies are giving traditional Balinese syall with roses for Valentine’s day greeting to the foreign tourists while descending from cruise Silversea Shadow Benoa Harbour, Bali on Thursday (14/2). Cruises weighted 28.585GT bring about 400 foreign tourists. (Photo by Juliyus/The Bali Times)

DENPASAR Forestry Ministry soon confiscates dolphins from Akame Dolphin Bay Restaurant at Benoa, Denpasar, to respond to the claim from the community and endangered animal lovers. “We agree with the owner that the dolphins should be analised further and while it is rehabilitated in the conservation at Karimun Jawa, it needs preparation,” the Forestry Minister [...]

DENPASAR Tourism Department of Bali Province believed that the circulation of arak mixed with methanol among tourists had caused a new problem and influenced the image of Bali. “There are some problems that is frequently questioned, service, cleanliness, and traffic jam. Now another new problem arose, which is methanol arak,” the Head of Tourism department [...]

SYDNEY Foreign Minister Bob Carr admitted Canberra knew an Australian had been detained by Tel Aviv in 2010 for national security offences, as media suggested he may have been held for treason. Carr’s revelation, following an earlier statement that he only became aware of the man’s incarceration after his death, came after Israel confirmed it [...]

DENPASAR The spiritual figure,  Anand Krishna disputed the accusation of The Attorney General that he ran away due to immoral action as what stated in the Supreme Court (MA) cassation. “I never run away as what was accused by The Attorney General Office in Jakarta. Since the incorrect cassation of the Supreme Court was issued, [...]

DENPASAR The Head of Agency for the Service, Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers (BP3TKI) Denpasar Wayan Pageh mentioned that thousands overseas spa workers from Bali in Colombo are illegal. “We just received a letter from Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) Colombo in Sri Lanka that asked to immediately solve the problem of Balinese overseas spa [...]

SEMINYAK On Sunday (10/2), a campaign of making safe drinking water is available for every family in Banjar Nyuh Kuning, Ubud, Gianyar regency by providing Nazava Water Filters. The campaign launch will feature a Technology Fair hosted by Yayasan Kopernik – a local organisation that distributes life-changing technology in Indonesia. People can try out a [...]

DENPASAR Indonesia Forum of Environments (Walhi) Bali thought that PT Tirta Rahmat Bahari (TRB) as the license recipient of Ngurah Rai Public Forest Park is (Tahura) not suitable to manage the 102,22 hectares conservation land. “We believe that the company is not fit to manage Ngurah Rai Tahura, it could be seen from its presence [...]