KERAMAS BEACH, Gianyar ~ Hawaiian surfing hotshot Dusty Payne (Maui) barreled his way to victory in the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge on Tuesday to claim the world’s biggest ever payday for a pro junior event.
Keramas, an ultra perfect right hand reef break, lived up to its hype, serving out epic 6-8 foot barreling waves [...]

By Sarita Newson
For The Bali Times
SANUR ~ How do great festivals begin? The BALINALE is going through all the joys and growing pains of a festival in its infancy.
Now in its second year, this international film festival that runs from October 21 to 31 promises to be a visual and cultural feast of creativity.
In 2007 [...]

PECATU ~ A special team to handle the problem of villas built in the holy area of Uluwatu has been proposed, an official said.
“The governor will soon establish a team to investigate villas that go against government policy in Uluwatu,” Tourism Department chief Gede Nurjaya said.
According to him, villas that were given permits a long [...]

DENPASAR ~ The Denpasar government plans to study the drainage system in the city, after recent investigations of flood-sensitive areas, a government official said.
“The drainage system will be improved as there are many areas where water overflows into the streets,” City Secretary I Nyoman Aryana said.
He said he would be asking the General Works Department [...]

NEGARA ~ Residents of Tegalcangkring village in Negara visited the Jembrana Assembly to ask about the village’s change of status to a subdistrict, a spokesman said.
Representatives for the villagers Putu Darmada and Ketut Sukirta were welcomed by head of the Assembly’s A Commission, Putu Dwita.
According to the representatives, villagers feel the status change has been [...]

DENPASAR ~ Bali’s Assembly plans to summon Regent of Karangasem Wayan Geredeg in relation to his order to make a protected area of Padangbai into a tourist attraction.
Governor of Bali I Made Mangku Pastika recently asked the regent to revoke the order.
“The letter approving the summons has been signed by the chairman of the Assembly,” [...]

NEGARA ~ Citizens of Pulukan Village went to the Agriculture, Forestry and Maritime Department in Jembrana last Wednesday to question officials about the felling of trees in the area, a representative said.
The citizens said they were furious at their village chief, who allegedly allowed trees to be cut without their consent.
Member of the village assembly [...]