Recent Surge in COVID-19 Cases Following October Holidays, May Prompt Indonesian Officials to Cancel or Curtail Christmas & New Years Festivities
Category: Culture
RIP: Made Wianta 1949-2020
Bali-born International Art Maestro Made Wianta Dies at 70 in Bali.
Bali Flights Disrupted Due to JKT Gridlock
Homecoming of Fundamentalist FPI Cleric Causes Gridlock at Jakarta Airport and Flight Disruptions in Bali.
Bali Cremates 30 Unclaimed Bodies
Eight Foreign Nationals Among Thirty Unclaimed Corpses Cremated by Bali Provincial Authorities.
Dead Fish on Shore Sparks Disaster Fears
Rarely Seen Oarfish Washed Up on East Bali Shoreline Sparks Superstitious Fear of Imminent Earthquake and Tsunami.
Prosecutor Seek 3 Years Prison for Jerinx
State Prosecutors in Bali Seek 3-Year Prison Terms for Unrepentant Punk Rock Musician Jerinx-SID in Defamation and Hate Speech Trial.
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Bali Update Newsletter Establishes “GoFundMe” Campaign to Permit Publication for 23rd Year and Beyond.
In North Bali, Good Deeds Know No Gender
“Mami” Sisca Dharma De Panggabean – Transgender Woman Opens Popular & Successful English Classes in Small North Balinese Village.
Hanging Placenta Trees of Bayung Gede, Bali
Unique Tradition of Hanging Newborn’s Placenta on Trees in Bangli, Bali Cemetery Listed as Item of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by Indonesian Government.
Bali to Reinvigorate the Creative Sector
Bali’s Deputy-Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) Sees Great Promise in Reinvigorating Bali’s Creative Economy.
Protestors Turned Away at Defamation Trial
Police Disperse Protestors as Defamation and Hate Speech Trial of Rock Musician “JRX” Continues in Bali.
Churches Welcome Back Bali’s Faithful
Bali Houses of Worship Reopen for Congregational Worship in the “New Normal.”