Considerably rapid growth of Bali tourism development is starting to go to a wrong direction. Government seems to lack in transparency. Investors seems to work on their own will and ignore regulation, local community, and environmental impact. Local community are rarely involved in the process at the early stage and tends to become the victim […]

Increasing number of cases on violation to clearance zone of beach, cliff, and river especially for tourism investment in Bali indicates failure of public officials in maintaining the spirit to protect Bali.

Plan of Ocean Blue Bali Korea Co. Ltd., a large investor which intends to push 400 billion Rupiah in Karangasem is threatened for cancellation. The construction of the five star hotel Chateau de Bali a white sand beach at Bias Tugel, Padang Bai, the district of Manggis in Karangasem regency is suspected for violation of […]

Problem on presence of illegal villas in Tabanan shows no sign of decreasing. Following previous inspection by the House of Representative of Tabanan Regency, administrative police (Satpol PP) took a field strike resulting in seven villas considered illegal as the owner failed to present required paperwork.

Owner of Hotel Baruna, Putra Suratana has neglected the order to meet the Head of Justice of Buleleng government Made Widiartha, S.H. to consult the issue around beach reclamation at Pemaron beach of Buleleng. Owner of Hotel Baruna was invited to come on Thursday, October 14th, but instead he only send his staff, the Operation […]

It is not hard to find premises which violate Uluwatu holly zone. Some tens of properties in various type of businesses including hotels, private villas, and restaurants are scattered around. In addition to area within the holly zone, cliff top land plots are also sought after. There are a number of properties sit only a […]

Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika shows weakening stand point with regard to a number of Bali villas which violate purity zone of Uluwatu Temple according to Bali zoning bill no. 3/2005. After a two hours meeting which was closed to the press held at Wisma Sabha, the governor expresses his vision that Bali zoning bill […]

Whilst public attention has been taken up by exploitation of beach sand on Geger Beach, Nusadua, conducted under legal consent of local government, there are actually a number of similar cases, all of which conducted under cover. One of these cases takes place in Klungkung regency. Beach sand exploitations are often found around Jumpai beach […]

Development of private villas in Buleleng on the North coast of Bali is getting out of control. Without immediate action, within the next five to ten years the span of 144 kilometers of coastline will possibly fully fenced by private villas. Strangely, officials at the government office of Buleleng regency does not seem to take […]

Sunset on Six (SOS) of Anantara Resort Seminyak has been deconstructed by the resort management yesterday (Wednesday 3rd) under supervision by the head of civil police (SatPol PP) of Badung regency Adi Arnawa. The law enforcement team led by Adi Arnawa arrived at about 10.00 to meet the resort management. After a short briefing he […]