There a growing controversy brewing over a license granted by the Bali provincial government to a private company to develop part of the protected mangrove forest near Bali’s airport.
Other news includes the imprisonment of the former regent of Bangli for corruption; the arrest of a Dutch national for the sexual molestation of under-aged girls; and news that a Russian man may face 11 years in a Bali prison for drug smuggling.
The local press last week looked at the alarming number of serious head injuries linked to traffic accidents; the illegal levies demanded from Balinese seeking to work on board ships; and how a Jakarta businessman who tried to illegally expropriate a villas in Bali is now a fugitive from the law.
Denpasar has been officially designated a kid-friendly city and the Museum Bali in the capital will open its doors in December after undergoing major renovations.
The naming of the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces as a UNESCO Heritage area may be fueling an unwanted property boom in that area.
A Jakarta-based marketing guru shares why Bali must reinvent the way it promotes itself.
President Yudhoyono has invited the Egyptian president to Bali in December 2102 and, a year later, a Culture Forum is scheduled for Bali in December of 2013.
Find out in this week’s Update why a village outside Ubud recently resembled a stage production from the “Rocky Horror Show.”
In aviation news: The passenger service charge is now included in the ticket price for people flying Garuda internationally or domestically from Bali. Meanwhile, Citilink is now flying daily Bandung to Bali.
Looking Ahead:
- Bali Bombing Commemoration at GWK on October 12, 2012.
- The Champagne of Duval-Leroy and Sturia Caviar at St. Regis Bali on Saturday, October 13, 2012.
- 10th Kuta Karnival October 10-14, 2012.
- Natural Bodybuilding Competition at Taman Safari on October 21, 2012
- "Glimpses of the Last Paradise" a painting exhibition of Christiaan Lupgens at Bridges Bali now through October 26, 2012.
- John Van der Sterren exhibits his art at the Alila Villa Soori through October 14, 2012.
- Seoul Cooking at Banyan Tree Ungasan, Bali October 19-26, 2012.
- "Think Pink " Fashion Show and Luncheon at Metis Restaurant – Seminyak.
- BALINALE Film Festival returns to Bali October 22-28, 2012.
- “Rock ‘N Run” 5 Kilometer Race at Hard Rock Hotel Bali October 28, 2012.
- “Tango in Paradise” – a festival of dance November 11 – December 4, 2012.
- Keep the news coming and advertise your products on Bali Discovery and Bali Update
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