Indonesian Holidays 2018
The official holidays and “shared holidays” creating long weekend as decreed by the Indonesian Government for 2018: Monday, January 1, 2018 – New Years Day Friday, February 16, 2018 –
Indonesian Cigarettes to Cost More in 2018
(11/3/2017) The Indonesian government has announced a 10.04% increase in tobacco tax to be introduced in 2018. Beritabali.com reports that the Director-General of Customs and Excise for the Ministry of
A Rude Wake-Up Call
(11/9/2017) A 5.0 earthquake on the Richter scale struck in the ocean 11 kilometers off the northeast coast of Bali at 5:54 am local time on Thursday morning, November 9,
President of Aussie biker gang, Finks denied entry into Bali for family vacation
Kosh Radford turns back around in the immigration hall at Ngurah Rai International Airport. The president of Australia’s notorious Finks biker gang was turned back to Sydney upon landing in
When Your Wife Reads Your Telephone Texts
Bali-Bound Flight Bound from Doha to Bali Diverts to India to Disembark Angry Iranian Woman and Her Family (11/10/2017) The Times of India report that a drunken and badly behaved
There’s No Place Like Home
Many Mount Agung Evacuees in Temporary Camps Slowly Return to Homes Outside the ‘Red Zone.” (11/3/2017) The State News Agency Antara reports that the Klungkung Regency Agency for Disaster Mitigation
New Earthquake Activity in Mount Agung Recorded Seismic Tools PVMBG, Here’s the PVMBG Analysis
SEMARAPURA – The evaluation of volcanic activity of Gunung Agung period, Sunday (12/11) at 18.00 to 24.00 Wita again showed new seismic data. The PVMBG team recorded a low frequency
One of the top earning Airbnb landlords in the world is in Bali, raking in US$15.4 million a year
Guesthouses, villas, shared houses, and other rental properties abound, Airbnb is booming in Bali. One of the leading Airbnb landlords in the world made US$15.4 million in a single year,
Bali politician fugitive has 3 wives, all drug users: Police
Jero Komang Gede Swastika, also known as Mang Jangol, has been removed from Indoneisa’s Gerindra political party. Photo via baliprov.go.id A Balinese politician who is currently being hunted by police
No Standing on Ceremony
Governor Declares Bali Mandara Hospital ‘Open for Business’ Minus Any Formal Ceremonial Launching (11/3/2017) Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has declared Bali’s Mandara Hospital open for business despite the lack
