Bali News

Bangkung bridge in Plaga Village, Badung Regency perched on 71,14 meters height with 360 meters width. It is being new destination in this regency. The existence of Tukad Bangkung bridge is linking Pura Besakih destination (Karangasem), Kintamani destination (Bangli), Taman Ayun destination (Badung) and Tanah Lot destination (Tabanan). Continue reading »

Fourth Denpasar Festival in the end of December 2011 was able to record Rp3,1 billion earnings. “This earnings is increasing rather than the same event in 2010. Denpasar Festival in 2010 was only earning Rp2,5 billion,” said the Head of Public Relation and Protocol Division Denpasar Dewa Gede Rai in Denpasar at Tuesday. He said the biggest earnings of this event comes from culinary stall as much as Rp2 billion. The rest of the income coming from textile and handicraft stalls as they were recording Rp1,1 billion income. Continue reading »

About 20 schools are taking part in the competition of school magazine to the three levels of Bali Province 2011. It held by Bali Convention Event Exhibition Center Nusa Dua in Cultural Park Denpasar, Bali on Thursday. The participants consist of seven junior high schools (SMP), 13 senior high schools and vocational schools from any regions in Bali. Continue reading »

Hundreds model and artists brightened the year end event of Denpasar Festival 2011. This time it themed ‘Baris as a reflection of Heroism Spirit Denpasar’. Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra accompanied by officers and other guests to open this annual event as it marked by Gelung Baris usage to one of dancer on Wednesday (28/12) in the area of Catur Muka Statue Denpasar. Continue reading »

Bali painter named Made Budhiana who had known as abstract painter performs his concern works towards fine art world that tend to prioritize market orientation on his solo exhibition. It holds in Cultural Bentara Bali on 21 December 2011 to 10 January 2012. “I tried to perform an ‘awaking’ art in form of exhibition process as a painter who is actively holding any kinds of art appreciation and cultural dialogue,” said Made Budhiana through his press conference in Denpasar on Tuesday. Continue reading »

Tourism Division Denpasar planned to hold Denpasar Festival in Gajah Mada Street, Denpasar in the end of this year on 28-31 December 2011. “Denpasar Festival now focusing on more creative package so it will not look monotone with different theme annually,” said the Head of Tourism Division Denpasar, Putu Budiasa on Monday. Continue reading »

Keris, wayang and gem lovers will join Semar Sanjiwata to hold the exhibition of heirloom keris Jro Kuta. “Besides heirloom keris Jero Kuta, it will also exhibit keris pandawa ular lulut as the heirloom of Puri Agung Karangasem,” said the Public Relationship Division of the committee for the Keris Exhibition, Iwan Mamong after the opening of keris exhibition in Cultural Hall Gianyar on Friday. Continue reading »

State institution obliged to use free open source software (FOSS) to save the budget of regional government. “We wished at least 31 December 2011, all of government institution had applied the application of legal FOSS,” said Bangli Regent, I Made Gianyar when he opened FOSS and Legal Software Workshop in Bangli Regency on Tuesday. Continue reading »

Tourism and Creative Trading Ministry Indonesia, Mary Pangestu will inaugurate Kamasan Village as art village. “This inauguration will hold on Wednesday (14/12),” said the coordinator of BNI art village Kamasan I Gede Eka Wedasmara on Monday when he held free medical treatment towards art craftsmen in Kamasan Village. Continue reading »

Wine produced in Buleleng looks get special attention from 30 ambassador of Western Europe who visited Buleleng on yesterday (6/12). They hoped the wine that made by Buleleng blackcurrant can produce at large amount to export to the Europe. Some ambassadors yesterday interested to local wine in bottles package that exhibited in Regent Office lobby. Some of them watched the wine seriously then trying to buy them. Continue reading »