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Angry locals pacified by Kempinski Bali management after blockading the hotel’s entrance
Truck-loads of rubble, dumped on the doorstep of Nusa Dua’s Apurva Kempinski hotel by a mob of disgruntled local villagers on Friday, has been removed after a peaceful...
‘Crazy Rich Surabayans’ plan over-the-top wedding in Bali
Big lavish weddings aren’t restricted to Singapore and the silver screen. An Indonesian couple, apparently from Surabaya, is planning one extremely ostentatious wedding and...
Indonesia watching regions with highest cases of Japanese Encephalitis: Bali, Manado
Indonesia’s Ministry of Health says it is keeping close tabs on Japanese Encephalitis in the country’s two regions with the most cases: Bali and Manado. Japanese Encephalitis...
Only 55 percent of Bali’s corals in ‘good’ condition
Bali’s Marine and Fisheries Department has released unsettling data about the condition of the island’s corals, just as a conference dedicated to ocean preservation has kicked...
Melinda Gates hangs with Go-Jek ladies on the sidelines of IMF-World Bank meetings in Bali
Melinda Gates is one of the globe’s financial elite in town for the IMF-World Bank annual meetings taking place in Bali this week. But the American billionaire and...
IMF gathers in Bali: Key facts and figures from the Indonesia meeting
The world’s financial elite are gathering in the Indonesian holiday island Bali for talks with trade spats and emerging markets crises topping the agenda. Here are some...
Bali governor defends IMF-World Bank meetings, budget mostly went to infrastructure projects
Bali’s governor has been shutting down criticism about the annual World Bank-IMF meetings taking place in Nusa Dua right now. Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto and his...
Disaster insurance to be addressed at IMF-World Bank meetings in Bali
Amid recent devastating natural disasters experienced in the country in Lombok and Sulawesi, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is keeping talk relevant at the...
Come hell or high water: IMF-World Bank meeting still going down in Bali, even with Lombok quakes
An erupting Mount Agung wasn’t enough to cause the big IMF-World Bank meeting to be called off and neither is a series of deadly earthquakes in Lombok, the next island over....
REVIVO’s cleanse & detox program is like a mini retreat with luxurious R&R at a fraction of the cost
REVIVO, a “wellness resort” in Nusa Dua, is currently doing a day-time retreat program that they’re calling the “cleanse and detox weekend.” It’s going...
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS
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Denpasar
Bali’s capital city, Denpasar, is the busiest area on the island Yes, even...
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Badung
Badung regency encompasses all of south Bali’s Bukit Peninsula and runs up...
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Jembrana
Jembrana is the regency that encompasses the westernmost part of Bali Just a...
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Kuta
Kuta is by far Bali’s best-known touristy hood—seriously, as in we should...
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Buleleng
Buleleng encompasses much of North Bali It’s a bit of a drive to get to from...
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Tabanan
Tabanan is a regency in Bali that is more central and west The regency’s seat...