Traveler’s Aid
Tourism Academy Students Trained to Staff 10 Hospitality Desks in the Event of Airport Closure by Volcanic Dust (10/20/2017) The Bali Tourism Board Hospitality Task Force has organized 10 Hospitality
Rabies Death Reported in Buleleng
(10/7/2017) Ketut Restiada, a 32-year-old man from the Village of Bebetin, Buleleng, North Bali died at the Buleleng General Hospital on Friday morning, October 6, 2017, after having been bit
VIRAL: Middle school boy poses disrespectfully on top of Hindu shrine in Indonesia, apologizes after scolded by netizens
An example of what not to do at a temple or place of worship of basically any religion. There’s nothing like an angry storm of comments from thousands of netizens
Bali Police hunt down man posing with ‘AK-47’ in viral photo, weapon turns out to be airsoft gun but guy arrested anyway as raid uncovers stockpile of knives
Police found the Balinese man posing with in these viral photos had quite the blade collection. Police hunted down a Balinese man after photos of him posing with what looked
Wedding of the Apes
Indonesian Celebrity Luna Maya and Bali Zoo Criticized for Failing to Protect Interest of Endangered Orangutan (10/5/2017) Indonesian actress and singing celebrity Luna Maya is receiving a maelstrom of criticism
Information You Can Trust
Ministry of Tourism Establishes Hospitality Task Force to Keep Public Fully Informed on Mount Agung (10/5/2017) A Bali Tourism Hospitality Task Force has been formed to fill the role of
Unfounded Panic Causing Some Holiday Cancellations
Tourism Minister Says Cancellations to Bali Running at 20-30% Due to Concern Over Mount Agung (10/4/2017) After insisting just a week before that airline, hotels and attractions in Bali were
Reigning in Unjustified Fear
Bali Governor Calls on Consulates to Assure the World Bali Remains Safe for Tourist Visitors (10/7/2017) Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika met on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, with representatives from
Bali governor urges volcanologists to reevaluate alert status of Mount Agung, hopes to get it lowered
Mount Agung volcano looms in the background of a Balinese Hindu tempe in the Kubu subdistrict of Karangasem Regency in Bali on September 26, 2017. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Bali Governor
Silent Majesty
(10/7/2017) NusaBali reports that while no one is allowed to enter the Besakih Temple on the slopes of volcanic Mount Agung except to pray, the Bali Police Command has stationed