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Time for ASEAN to act
2007-10-04 20:19:00 The Jakarta Post The need for neighboring countries to take action is becoming more and more imperative. Indonesia’s government is one of many needing to take a stand against Myanmar’s military regime. ADAM MCEWEN Brisbane, Australia As a Burmese citizen, I am inspired by Indonesia’s transition to democracy. Whether you agree or not I will say your ... More About: News , Time , Asean
Government plans to plant 79 million trees by year-end
2007-10-04 20:18:00 Adianto P Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is embarking on a massive tree-planting campaign ahead of what will be the largest-ever global climate change conference in Bali in December. Indonesia’s reforestation efforts have a national and international component. “The Bali conference is about strategic momentum for us and ... More About: News , Government , Trees , Plans , Million
Buleleng
2007-10-03 20:33:00 Buleleng is the other side of Bali, physically and culturally. Long isolated from the South by the North-Central volcanic ridge and vast expanses of primary forest, it has developed its own social and cultural features. The regency of Buleleng stretches along almost the whole length of the island. Its territory consists of steep mountain slopes plunging ... More About: Buleleng , Elen
Ubud
2007-10-02 21:01:00 Ubud is arguably the best place to use as a base if you’re visiting Bali; if you’re looking for culture, comfort, nature and inspiration. Ubud is surrounded by most of the things that bring people to Bali — scenic rice fields, small villages, art and craft communities, ancient temples, palaces, rivers, museum and traditional market. ...
Batubulan
2007-10-02 20:59:00 Just outside of Denpasar on the road to Ubud, the small village of Batubulan greets you with platoons of stone statues that line the roadside in a impressive array. Terrible fanged demons, noble warriors, and animals of all shapes and sizes and at all stages of completion rest under the shady trees waiting to be purchased. More About: Bula
Topeng Dance
2007-10-02 20:56:00 A Topeng Dance is one in which the dancers have to imitate the characters represented by their masks. A full collection of Topeng masks may number 30 or 40. More About: Culture
Saraswati
2007-10-02 20:55:00 Saraswati is the goddess of learning and is honored once a Balinese year with a holiday. Paradoxically, no one is allowed to read or write on this day, and offerings are made to books of learning. More About: Culture , Saras , Swat
Rites of Passage
2007-10-02 20:55:00 The Balinese believe that the individual soul is reincarnated into many lifetimes until, through numerous struggles and stages, it achieves union with the divine. It is the duty of every Balinese to have children as vessels for ancestors’ spirits to be reincarnated. A man does not become a full member of his ... More About: Culture
Ramayana Ballet
2007-10-02 20:54:00 Basically, the Ramayana Ballet tells the same story of Rama and Sita as told in the Kecak (see Kecak Dance) but without the monkey ensemble and with a normal gamelan orchestra. More About: Culture , Amaya , Maya
Nyepi
2007-10-02 20:53:00 Nyepi is the Balinese New Year’s Day according to their calendar and is honored through obligatory fasting, inactivity, prayer, and silence throughout the island for 24 hours. Great purification offerings are made in every village on the day before to appease the evil spirits, and lively exorcisms are held. Large gangs of youth and children roam the villages bearing burning torches, various ... More About: Culture
Pendet Dance
2007-10-02 20:53:00 Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous training, Pendet may be danced by anyone. It is taught simply by imitation. More About: Culture , Dance
Legong Dance
2007-10-02 20:52:00 In legends, Legong is the heavenly dance of divine nymphs. Girls from the age of five aspire to be selected to represent the community as Legong dancers. The most popular of Legongs is the Legong Kraton — ‘Legong of the Palace’. Formerly, the dance was patronized by local kings and held in a residence of the royal ... More About: Culture , Dance
Kecak Dance
2007-10-02 20:51:00 Kecak Dance A serpentine stream of bodies coils itself, circle within circle, around a large, branching torch. The half-seen multitude waits in silence. A priest enters with offerings and blessings of holy water. One piercing voice cracks the suspense; the circle electrifies. No other dance is so unnerving as the amazing Kecak: dozens to hundreds ... More About: Culture
Philippines? Cathay Land Invests US$22mln In Nirwana Bali Dment
2007-10-01 21:41:00 Source : http://au.news.yahoo.com/071001/3/14kdq.h tml MANILA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Property developer Cathay Land , Inc., launches yet another themed residential and commercial project called Nirwana Bali in the fast growing Metro Santa Rosa. The P1 billion (US$22.3 million) Nirwana Bali development covers 30 hectares with direct access from the Santa Rosa Tagaytay Road. More About: News , Philippines , Lippi
Tourist arrivals in August down 4.22 pct
2007-10-01 21:07:00 Jakarta (ANTARA News ) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in August fell 4.22 percent to 405,600 from a month earlier but rose 17.26 percent from the same period last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. Cumulatively, the number of tourist arrivals through the country`s 15 gateways in the January-August 2007 period reached ... More About: Tourist , Riva , Rivals
Ngurah Rai airport sitting pretty with cleanest toilets
2007-10-01 21:03:00 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Culture and Tourism Ministry has named Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport as having the cleanest airport toilets in Indonesia, with the country’s main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta, in fourth place. Of the country’s 12 international airports, Riau’s Sultan Syarif II Kasim airport and Riau Islands’ Hang Nadim airport took second and ... More About: News , Toilets , Pretty
Indonesia 8 mths tourists arrivals up 13.5 pct yr-on-yr; Bali leads
2007-10-01 20:58:00 JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - Foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia in the eight months to August through 15 entry points nationwide rose 13.5 percent year-on-year to 2.97 million, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed Monday. More About: News , Leads , Bali , Tourists
Real Madrid to build football academy in Bali
2007-10-01 20:53:00 www.chinaview.cn 2007-10-01 19:21:27 JAKARTA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Spain’s soccer giant Real Madrid plans to build a soccer academy on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in January 2008, an executive said here Monday. ... More About: News , Football , Academy , Real Madrid
Kiran Desai: The inheritance of language
2007-09-30 17:47:00 The Jakarta Post, Trisha Sertori, Contributor, Ubud, BaliThe 2006 Man Booker Prize winner, Kiran Desai says arriving in Bali feels more like winning the internationally recognized literary prize than the Booker win itself. The Jakarta Post caught up with Desai during the annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Bali, ... More About: News , Language , Inheritance
Three women raise a festival from birth
2007-09-30 17:45:00 The Jakarta Post, Kadek Krishna Adidharma, Contributor, UbudFrom a twinkle of “Bali can do better” in Janet De Neefe’s eyes after gazing at “cement city” while speaking at a Melbourne festival, the labor of the Balinese and Bali-loving community has given birth to one of the six best literary festivals in the world. ... More About: News , Women , Festival , Birth
This year?s event the end of an era
2007-09-30 17:41:00 The Jakarta Post, Trisha Sertori, Contributor, GianyarState Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said Bali is the timber that can underpin bridges of harmony worldwide. He was speaking Thursday night at the fourth annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) from the festival’s magnificent annual launching pad, Ubud Palace. More About: News , Event , Year
Bali spa treatment: Two venues that focus on health and well-being
2007-09-30 17:39:00 The Jakarta Post, Michele Cempaka, Contributor, Bali Imagine being surrounded by an abundance of tropical flora and fauna as you treat yourself to a day of total pampering. While that day may seem perfect, it is soon forgotten as tomorrow arrives and you feel your former stress creep back into your muscles and ... More About: News , Health , Treatment , Focus
Garuda to reopen Denpasar-Nagoya route
2007-09-28 18:20:00 Tokyo (ANTARA News ) - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will reopen its Denpasar -Nagoya route beginning in June 2008 using Airbus 330s which have 300 seats including 42 in the business-class compartment, a spokesperson said. “The Denpasar-Nagoya route was closed early this year for security reasons. Garuda will reopen it and serve the route on Mondays, Wednesdays, ... More About: Route
Asia Pacific continues to break records
2007-09-28 18:19:00 Source : Pata Communications Asia Pacific may attract up to 380 million IVAs in 2007, so far this year the region has added 13.8 million international visitor arrivals - compared to the same period in 2006, an expansion of 7.1% year-on-year.? PATA Director - Strategic Intelligence Centre (SIC) Mr John Koldowski. There were close to 356 million ... More About: News , Break , Records |
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