First stone laying of Vocational School (SMK) Giri Pendawa in Karangasem Regency is being an effort to give high quality education that aiming to result smart students. The chairman of Vocational School Giri Pendawa I Foundation Ketut Sudana MSi said the first stone laying of vocational school building held by Rendang District Headman Anak Agung [...]

Bali Animal Husbandry Agency has requested a further 50,000 doses of rabies vaccines from the Health Ministry, as it prepares for skyrocketing demand for the drug. “We’ve had already requested 50,000 more rabies vaccines to anticipate any possible scarcity,” agency head Ida Bagus Alit said Thursday in Denpasar. He added Bali still needed “a lot [...]

The next time you walk along the Kuta strip in Bali, “Big Brother” will hopefully be watching you. Badung district has been pushed into action by locals who fear that the area could once again become a target for terrorism. It will mount 50 CCTV units in the popular tourist areas of Legian, Seminyak and [...]

Bali provincial government is to scrap school fees for elementary and junior high school students starting in the 2010 academic year. Ketut Wija, head of Bali education office, confirmed on Thursday that the province would still abide by the newly-issued ministerial decree which implied that school operation costs (Dana BOS) would be increased by 50 [...]

The Bali provincial administration plans to install 1,000 CCTVs over the next five years to increase security on the island. Head of the Bali Nationhood, Political and Community Protection Office, Made Denayasa, said Thursday his office would begin installing the CCTVs in the island’s main gateways such as the Gilimanuk ferry crossing and Benoa Port.

Balinese voters will find a nice surprise when they open the ballot card in the upcoming 2009 legislative election: a strikingly foreign face among the more familiar Indonesian candidates on show. The face is that of Petra Odebrecht, the first foreign-born candidate in the history of the province’s legislative elections, and a member of the [...]

Internal Affairs Minister H Mardiyanto inaugurated the Bali Governor and his deputy for the 2008-2013 term at the Bali provincial legislative assembly (DPRD), here Thursday. During the inauguration for Made Mangku Pastika and AAN Puspayoga as the elected Bali governor and deputy in Bali election July 9 2008, the Minister attached the position pin.

The arrests last week of 10 suspected Islamic militants severely weakened Indonesia’s terrorist movement, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday. The police operation on northern Sumatra island sent suspected terrorists fleeing, reflecting the efficiency of Indonesia’s security forces, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda told reporters on the sidelines of an Islamic economic meeting in Malaysia. The [...]

Denpasar is definitively Balinese — in its temples, buildings, markets and friendly people. Bali is an exotic repository of Hindu and Buddhist cultural treasures, courtesy of past refugee dynasties from Java. Denpasar, I had imagined would be the one place bereft of the ceremonial and artistic splendor you associate with this luxuriant little island. I [...]

The US has canceled its seven-year warning against travel to Indonesia. The US government deems the security situation to have improved and the Indonesian government has welcomed the move describing it as long overdue. The warning was imposed in November 2000 following sectarian conflicts and terrorist attacks. The worst of the bombings was a double [...]