The International Youth Conference (IYC) 2009 held in Indonesia’s Banten province starting Tuesday will result the Banten Declaration to be submitted at the UNESCO’s international session in France’s Paris next Monday.
Minister for Youth and Sports Adhyaksa Dault said after opening the conference that the Banten Declaration would be born from four day-discussion. (more…)
Ni Komang Erviani , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar
Wiwin, 22, a university student from Malang, East Java, struggled to take a photo amid the sea of people on Kuta Beach on Sunday.
She tried her best to squeeze through the crowd with her camera to take pictures of the passing cultural parade, which drew many observers and created prolonged traffic jams at streets leading to the renowned tourist destination. (more…)
The long-term ‘friendly enemies’, neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia, clash yet again – this time over the right to claim ownership of the elegantly printed silk and cotton textiles
By Kathy Marks
First they “stole” an Indonesian folk song. Then a sacred temple dance. Now Malaysians are being accused of appropriating batik, the traditional dyeing technique, sparking violent demonstrations in Indonesia and top-level meetings to defuse growing tensions between the two neighbours. (more…)
What would your reaction be if you walked into a hotel room to find a yellow and black sarong, a matching scarf, a wooden frangipani hairgrip and
jute slippers arranged in a neat pile on the bed? I simply thought I had stepped into the wrong room till I found the little note telling me it was the outfit I would have to wear to for the visit to Tanah Lot, one of the seven sea temples that dot the coast of Bali. (more…)
by PT. B.A.L.I.
One of Bali´s pioneers in real estate development and investments, PT. B.A.L.I. predict a second and more powerful bull market in Bali real estate and here are their reasons why: (more…)
Wasti Atmodjo , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar
Star hotels and luxury villas are likely to gain profits from the Idul Fitri long weekend as occupancy rates reach more than 90 percent, a hotel executive confirmed.
Djinaldi Gosana, executive director of the Bali Hotel Association (BHA), which overviews 100 members of four and five-star hotels in Bali, said that most clientele would check in this weekend (Sept.18) and spend the rest of the long holidays on the island. (more…)
DENPASAR, KOMPAS.com - The number of tourists from France and some other countries visiting Bali had been constantly increasing.
“The 59,595 French people visiting Bali in the January-July 2009 period constituted an 50.68 percent increase compared to those coming to the island paradise in the same period last year,” head of the Bali Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Ida Komang Wisnu said here Tuesday. (more…)
Trisha Sertori , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar
Despite the dry season, the south east of Bali has experienced cold and wet weather due to the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) in the upper stratosphere, a weather official said Tuesday.
The MJO has brought rain and low temperatures to the holiday island during the Idul Fitri break. (more…)
The Balinese Hotel Association (BHA) as a component of the international tourism industry, is aware of the risks of tsunami on Bali’s beaches and has therefore sponsored activities and arrangements to prevent or minimize them.
“We know that Indonesia is in a fire belt with many volcanoes, and some of the world’s geological faults also meet here. (more…)
Thousands of travelers from all over Bali began their journey home through Gilimanuk Harbor in Jembrana regency, West Bali, on Tuesday morning.
An estimated 2,900 motorcycles crossed the Bali Strait using ferry services from Gilimanuk to Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java. (more…)