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Warung Limas presenting largest choice of local & global dishes in Bali.

Warung Limas presenting largest choice of local & global dishes in Bali.

At any time of the day you will find at this still unknown Warung great food from 5 different menus in relaxing in of outdoor relaxing area with peacefully environment in Kerobokan.

Tanah Lot harmonization Art & Culture In Modern Visualization Event

Tanah Lot harmonization Art & Culture In Modern Visualization Event

 

"The three-day event taken place from Friday April 20 till Sunday April 22 th 2018.

This is a collaboration event that has never existed before.

 Events that combine ideas, imagination, experience,

interactive and initiative will rely on art culture that is supported

by multimedia digital effects displaying modern visualization, "he explained.

According to Toya Adnyana, there are three segments in the event of

Tanah Lot Art Festival Weekend Event namely Art and Culture

with contemporary cak performance,

national singer Tika Pagraky, Gamelan Suling Gita Semara,

Joged Bumbung, and artist from Pakraman Village Kediri Sub-district.

 

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The second staging is After Sunset Illuminated Garden (Light Garden). 

Which takes place after sunset, such as meteor gate, holoscreen fauna, cosmic tree,

fog machine, outline tree, tree video mapping, glow in the dark, light tree,

view stone packed in video projection format.

the creation of optical illusions, using lighting and

projection techniques that display digital video graphics to an object, or a

particular field so as to change its initial shape into a different and fantastic new form.  

Tanah Lot Art and Culture weekend event will also be enlivened by coffee festival by

presenting coffee of BUMDes such as Coffee Celepuk Jatiluwih,

Sri Sedana Munduk Temu, Sari Batungsel Stone, Tugu Sari Pajahan, Bumdes Pujungan.

"Tanah Lot This event will also feature a rejang dance performed by the mother

 of PKK mother from Pakraman Village in Kediri Subdistrict," he said. 

Tanah Lot Art and Culture Weekend This event will be officially opened by

Tabanan Regent Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti on 20 April at around 17.00 Wita. 

"For the general public can watch with dressed custom and no charge.

 

source : http://balitribune.co.id/

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Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior footholds in Benoa bali cruise terminal

Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior footholds in Benoa bali cruise terminal

The legendary ship of Greenpeace,

 Rainbow Warrior , returned to the waters of Bali after last visit back in 2013. 

Indonesia-Africa Forum, first conference hold in Nusa Dua on April 10/11 th 2018

Indonesia-Africa Forum, first conference hold in Nusa Dua on April 10/11 th 2018

The Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF), the first economic conference of its kind,

kicked off on Tuesday with Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi expressing

Indonesia’s interest to take a greater role in Africa’s development.

 

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The forum, which was initiated by Indonesia, is being held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on April 10/11 th 2018.

“You might ask why did Indonesia initiate the Indonesia-Africa Forum?”

said Retno at the opening ceremony. “The quick answer is because Indonesia loves Africa.”

Retno, who participated in the opening dance,

later explained that Indonesia and Africa had established their friendly ties in 1955

through the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung.

Since then, the minister said, Indonesia had grown to “love” Africa and closely

monitored Africa’s progress, particular initiatives like the Africa Free Trade Continent

and the Africa Vision 2063.

“The forum itself was initiated as Indonesia wants equal,

caring, sustainable and win-win collaboration for all nations.”

Indonesia wants to be part of developments in Africa, just like Indonesia

wanted Africa to be part of its own development, Retno said.

“Please make use of this Forum to unleash all of our potential and possibilities,

” she told delegates in her remarks before quoting  the lyrics of

famous Colombian singer Shakira: “As the song Waka-waka says: this time is for Africa.”

During the 2 days event he Indonesia–Africa Business Forum will discus various topics

such as connectivity, the digital economy and  talk about strategic topics such as

economic diplomacy, infrastructure and digital transformations

Source : http://www.thejakartapost.com

Cultural traditions and artworks at the 40 th Bali Arts Festival

Cultural traditions and artworks at the 40 th Bali Arts Festival
The Bali Arts Festival is a cultural event each year from June 15 th  until mid July.
 
It is the perfect moment to witness Bali’s wealth of performing arts.
 
You'll also catch a glimpse of various cultural highlights from other islands in Indonesia.
 
It's one of the main highlights in Bali’s calendar of events.
 
The annual celebration showcases various artworks and cultural achievements.
 
It invites the public to the Taman Werdhi Budaya Arts Centre in Denpasar.
 
Most of the daily exhibitions and art performances are focused here.
 
On regular days, a visit to the Denpasar Art Centre
is a small tour to admire magnificent sculptures and Balinese architectural features.
 
It's also a venue of choice for photo shoots with exotic backdrops.
But throughout the Bali Arts Festival in June and July,
 
the complex becomes alive with colourful traditional bamboo
and coconut leaf decorations and banners.
 
Crowds gather in front of its open stages, auditoriums and outdoor pavilions.
 
You can witness a variety of traditional and contemporary dances, shadow puppetry,
 
music compositions and youth competitions that fill the festival agenda.
 
Hundreds of artists from Denpasar, Bali’s eight provinces,
neighbouring islands, and even art troupes from abroad,
 
participate and showcase their talents here. Now in its 40th year
, the Bali Arts Festival returns June 16 th 2018.
 
The Bali Arts Festival usually kicks off with an opening parade
in front of the Bajra Sandhi monument in Denpasar.
 
At the Ardha Chandra stage of the Bali Arts Centre,
witness a series of stage performances
by the Indonesia Arts Institute (ISI) of Denpasar.
On the following days, the various stages and different venues
 
come to life with the wide and colourful variety of performances from
 
different art groups from all over the island and Indonesia.
 
The month-long festival offers you the best showcase of
 
Balinese and Indonesian arts and culture in the entire year!
 
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Enjoy traditional music and gamelan recitals at the Ayodya and Angsoka stages.
Witness evening Balinese documentary film screenings at the Ksirarnawa auditorium.
There are Balinese children’s Gong Kebyar gamelan jam
sessions at the Ardha Candra amphitheatre.
You can also enjoy vocal, musical and dance collaborations.
Browse through handicrafts, paintings and sculptures at exhibition.
Traditional culinary bazaars feature favourite Balinese dishes.
The Bali Arts Festival customarily closes with a lively ceremony.
This includes an evening traditional ballet known as 'sendratari’.
The show is held at the Ardha Candra open stage from 20:00.
 
 
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Married on Bali with gambling addicted wife made husband & family totally broke with loses over 4 million $

Married on Bali with gambling addicted wife made husband & family totally broke with loses over 4 million $
It now seems obvious to Christopher Forte that there was something
implausible about his Indonesian wife Juliana Posman’s incessant demands for money.
 
But, as he ruefully admits, he was blinded by love.
By the time he realised she had run up a £3.5million gambling debt,
he and his parents were £169,000 poorer and his marriage was over.
 
Miss Posman, 38, also owes two businessmen £2.5million
and a spread betting company hundreds of thousands,
on top of other debts including numerous credit cards.
 
 
Mr Forte, 36, who was a boarder at Lancing College,
He fell for Miss Posman within a month of meeting her in 2010
when they were both working for an IT firm in Egham, Surrey.
 
She had been in England since she was 20, initially working at
the Grosvenor Hotel in London, where she befriended businessmen
Isaac Kaye and Warren Roiter.
 
Miss Posman, who has an MBA, told Mr Forte she earned money gambling
on movements in the German stock exchange index the DAX,
typically betting that it would fall below a certain level.
 
She regularly reported daily wins of £500 on spread betting websites
, with occasional losses of around £200. But on one occasion,
Mr Forte said, she lost £1.3million in a day. However,
impressed by her faith that she would ‘strike it rich’, he proposed to her.
 
The pair married in a £20,000 civil ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in 2014,
with a second wedding a few months later for around 100 of her Chinese-Indonesian
family in Indonesia, followed by a honeymoon in Bali.
 
Soon afterwards, though, the problems began. Mr Forte,
previously a well-paid software contractor, was working as an English
as a foreign language teacher in Brighton,
while Miss Posman was earning £90,000 a year
commission from a credit and law firm.
 
 
 
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But she started asking her husband and his parents for ‘loans’,
saying she needed to show she had assets of £5million to get a visa.
 
Mr Forte said: ‘In retrospect it was absolute rubbish.
I’m British, she was my wife, and we could have got her
a legitimate visa for a couple of thousand.
But I didn’t realise that – I was in love.
I would wake up and she’d be in tears, saying “I need another £15,000”.
 
‘She’d be crying as she asked me if I could raid my savings,
sell my Premium Bonds, or ask my parents.
If I asked any questions she’d get more upset,
say I didn’t trust her, and walk out saying “You don’t want me any more”.’
 
He lent her £45,000, while his retired parents handed their daughter-in-law £131,330.
 
‘Juliana would say it was sitting in her bank account,’
said the former public schoolboy.
 
Then in April 2016 he received a letter from Mr Roiter,
who told him that he and his business partner Mr Kaye
had lent Miss Posman £2.5million.
They claimed they had been told Mr Forte would guarantee the loans,
but he knew nothing about them.
 
Miss Posman was in Indonesia at the time but when she returned
to their smart marital flat in Balham, south London, her story unravelled
. It emerged that she had given £750,000 to her brother
, £250,000 to her parents and lost several million spread betting.
 
When the couple divorced last August at a family court hearing in Brighton,
Miss Posman agreed to pay the £169,000 she still owes
Mr Forte and his parents at a rate of £1,700 a month.
She has failed to make the repayments and has since been declared bankrupt
. Penniless Mr Forte is now lodging in Brighton with a relative,
while Miss Posman, who has obtained leave to remain in Britain,
lives in a seaside flat in Hove, East Sussex.
 
He said: ‘Gambling addiction is one of the worst because
of the damage it does families. She didn’t marry me for my money
, but maybe she saw I was a soft touch. She doesn’t deserve a visa.’
 
Mr Kaye and Mr Roiter are believed to have written
off the £2.5million she owes them. They refused to comment.
 
Miss Posman, who has recently posted on social media from a skiing holiday
, did not respond to requests for comment.
 

THE RED HOT SUMMER TOUR KICKS OFF AT FINNS - BALI ON APRIL 22 ND

THE RED HOT SUMMER TOUR KICKS OFF AT  FINNS - BALI ON APRIL 22 ND

For the first time, Australia’s beloved summer touring festival the Red Hot Summer Tour

 is heading international! Due to popular demand, 2018 will see

the first Red Hot Summer Tour concert in Bali

, with an all-Australia stellar line-up headlined by Daryl Braithwaite,

with special guests Shannon Noll, Ross Wilson, 1927,

Pseudo Echo and Jason Singh. With a massive ex-pat community

and a reverence for Aussie music,

Bali was the perfect place for the first international stop for the Red Hot Summer Tour.

Tour promoter, Duane McDonald from Regional Touring is thrilled to be taking the tour to Bali.

“It has been on the cards to take the Red Hot Summer Tour international

for some time now, and the time was right to add Bali as part of the line-up for 2018,

” he says. “Part of our commitment with the tour is taking music to areas

that are not usually part of the general touring circuits, so music fans in regional areas 

and now international hotspots – don’t miss out on seeing top-notch live music.

We’ve already had feedback that music fans are going to travel over for the event.

The Bali Red Hot Summer Tour is going to go off!”

A long-time supporter of the Red Hot Summer Tour,

 Daryl Braithwaite puts on an incredible performance and is the perfect headliner

for first international foray for the tour. He is one of the most recognisable voices

in the Australian music scene, and with a diverse career that has spanned decades.

His anthemic version of The Horses is always a crowd-pleaser and a favourite

for Red Hot Summer Tour fans. He is just about to release Days Go By

The Definitive Greatest Hits Collectionshowcasing all the hits throughout his career.

With ten consecutive Top 10 singles in the charts, it’s fair to say that Shannon Noll

 has earned his place in the Aussie rock industry. The country boy first came

to prominence thanks to his stand-out performances on the first series

of television talent show Australian Idol. He has been nominated for several ARIA awards

and has won the Best Male Artist accolade at the MTV awards three years in succession.

 

Ross Wilson needs no introduction – Daddy Cool himself is a

legend in the Australian music scene. From his time in bands Daddy Cool 

and Mondo Rock, he recorded hit after hit. He has had a prolific solo career

that has seen him celebrate five decades in the industry.

He has been twice inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and is known

as one of Australia’s most enduring and beloved performers.

As a band, 1927 are known for their enduring hits 

with a swag of classics such as That’s When I Think Of You,

Compulsory Hero, To Love Me, Don’t Forget Me and If I Could, to name a few

. They smashed onto the music scene with their quintuple platinum debut Ish in 1988,

garnering themselves multiple ARIA awards. With countless live performances,

1927 have reached legendary status.

Their inclusion on the 2018 Red Hot Summer Tour is an exciting one indeed.

Pseudo Echo are bringing all the fabulousness of the 1980s to Bali.

The band are well revered for their chart-topping run

which featured classic hits such as Funky Town, Don’t Go,

Living In A Dream, Listening and A Beat For You.

They sold in excess of one million albums worldwide and spurned a

#1 single on the US Billboard Dance Charts. Pseudo Echo have

celebrated seven Top 10 singles in Australia, and top charting singles

in the UK, Canada, Sweden and Finland. Jason Singh is an acclaimed

singer-songwriter and guitarist, most well-known for his time

with multi-award winning Taxiride. During his time with the band,

they had Top 5 ARIA platinum selling albums, six Top 40 ARIA singles

and a plethora of rave reviews, they toured massively

throughout not only Australia, but also North America, Europe and Asia.

Now Jason has an impressive solo career,

that has seen him have two Top 10 ARIA Club hits.

The Red Hot Summer Tour tickets are always hotly in demand and this will

certainly be the case in Bali. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this special par

t of music festival history on April 22 on the lawns at Finns Rec Club.

Ticket includes entry to Splash Waterpark!

 
 
 
 
 
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Bali and Beyond Travel Fair to be hold in Nusa Dua Convention center , June 27/30 th 2018

Bali and Beyond Travel Fair to be hold in Nusa Dua Convention center , June 27/30 th 2018


This years l Bali and Beyond Travel Fair for 5 th edition will take place at the

  Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center from June 27 to June 30 th 2018

. The travel fair will not be only to promote Indonesian destinations,

but also be a marketplace for other countries.

Organized by the Bali chapter of the Association

of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (Asita),

BBTF is a business-to-business event for local travel industry players

to sell travel packages to foreign buyers.

Buyers include travel wholesalers, retailers,

agents, conventions and incentive organizers.

The Tourism Ministry  main sponsor,

has been working to turn the event into a

marketplace with more sellers from overseas,

but South Korea Tourism Organization was the sole foreign seller in BBTF 2017.

 

 

More countries will be present this year will be attending the event, including

Vietnam, United Arab Emirates , Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand.

BBTF is also sticking to its main mission to market local destinations and help the

Tourism Ministry to achieve its target of attracting 20 million foreign visitors in 2018.

This year’s fair will set aside a pavilion to promote the ministry’s

10 top priority destinations, dubbed as the "10 New Balis."

There will also be a post-event tour to show the potentials of nearby tourist destinations

Banyuwangi (East Java), Kupang and Lembata (East Nusa Tenggara)

and Tana Toraja (South Sulawesi).

The 2017 fair recorded a 408 USD million turnover from

174 sellers and 198 domestic and foreign buyers.

this year they expect the number to reach Rp 7.8 trillion.

 Indonesia is eager to boost its revenue by attracting more overseas visitors,
while also encouraging foreign investment in the country's tourism sector.

To achieve this, the government is promoting tourism destinations other than Bali,

which is widely considered one of the world's best holiday spots.

Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel site,

announced its Best Travelers' Choices this month, which featured Bal

i in fourth place in the top destinations category,

making the island Asia's best tourism destination.

Indonesia announced plans in 2016 to prioritize

the development of 10 tourism destinations across the archipelago –

known as the "Ten New Balis"

due to their potential to boost the country's tourism industry.

The list includes Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi

, Morotai in North Maluku and the Thousand Islands in Jakarta.

With ongoing plans to develop infrastructure and amenities in selected locations,

attract more investment and advance tourism, Indonesia appears

 on track to achieving its ambitious target of

attracting 20 million visitors annually by 2019.

Government officials have been vigorously promoting

these locations ever since, while President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

has been raising the matter in his meetings with foreign leaders and business group

s abroad as part of efforts to attract both tourists and investments.

The Ministry of Tourism also actively engaged in

various promotional efforts, with Wonderful Indonesia billboards

in Times Square in New York and Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo.

Despite continuous eruptions of Mount Agung in Bali since last year,

Indonesia welcomed 14 million foreign tourists in 2017

– an increase of almost 22 percent from the year before,

though still short of the 15-million target.

The shift from Bali as the country's main tourist destination

is expected to aid plans to attract more foreign tourists,

which is expected to boost foreign-exchange earnings and increase employment.

The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that Indonesia's current efforts

to develop its tourism industry will help generate 2.4 million new jobs in the country.

The Tourism Ministry said in November last year that development

will be refocused on four of the original 10 locations

. These are Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Borobudur in

Central Java, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara and Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara.

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan

said efforts to develop these locations would be integrated to make

the results more effective and eliminate mistakes as far as possible.

Various efforts have also been directed at promoting these areas a

"digital destinations" to further popularize them on social media.

While the natural beauty of these priority destinations is undisputed,

what has the government been doing to

facilitate a better experience for visitors to these locations?

Lake Toba

 

 

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As part of efforts to turn Lake Toba into an

international-standard destination, the government

has improved access to the area by upgrading the nearest airport.

Silangit International Airport in North Tapanuli,

North Sumatra, started to serve direct flights

from Singapore and Malaysia in October last year.

It previously took travelers around five hours to reach Lake Toba

from Kualanamu International Airport outside Medan.

 

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Mount Ijen at East Jave closed after releasing toxic gaz and explosions

Mount Ijen at East Jave closed after releasing toxic gaz and explosions

22/03/2018, 

Mount Ijen located at Banyuwangi in East Java has been totally closed

  after poisoned smoke was releasedd on 21/03/2018. 

al climbing, sulfur mining activities are suspended till further notice.

 According to residents the smell of sulphur gas appeared approximately at 7 PM on 21/02/2018

The smell grew stronger and caused dozens of people to faint.

 

Not sure until when the  the crater will be closed for the moment 

The h ead of Natural Resource Conservation Center (BKSDA)

East Java Banyuwangi Sumpena explains the closure of Ijen climbing activity

conducted since, Wednesday (21/3) midnight.

The trigger, emerging toxic gas from the caldera. 

The emergence of toxic gas was colored by explosions.

 So it endangers visitors. "Until this Wednesday the activity

of climbing and mining of sulfur is completely closed. 

Conditions are dangerous due to toxic gases, "said Sumpena.

his poisonous gas, said Sumpena, leads to the flow of the river Banyupait,

flow towards Bondowoso. As a result, some residents

had to breathe poison gas was rushed to the hospital.

While in the area of ​​Banyuwangi, the condition is normal. 

"The direction of the river to Bondowoso ven so,

the climbing activity from Banyuwangi has been closed completely. 

Meanwhile, Post Head Monitor Ijen Volcano Bambang Heri Purwanto explain

the emergence of toxic gases is an annual phenomenon in the crater Ijen.

This natural phenomenon, he said, triggered the rainy season. Thus,

the water temperature at the bottom of the crater occurs strikingly with the surface. 

Finally, a burst appeared, followed by a boil of toxic gas.

This hoax makes the gas poisonous. First known at around 19:30 pm. 

"This gas phenomenon usually occurs in January-March. 

But, depending on the intensity of rain, "he explained.

Until Wednesday afternoon, the results of monitoring around the crater,

the level of gas boast has started to decline.

 The color of the crater began to clear.

Even so, it still instructs the closure of climbing activities. 

Because, the condition is still dangerous. 

According to Heri, the toxic gas activity is followed by an

increase in the quantity of shallow volcanic earthquakes.

From normal condition 2 times, rose to 11 to 22 times the earthquake. 

Despite the emergence of toxic gases, Mount Ijen status is still normal level.

Therefore, this toxic gas activity is not from magma,

but the influence of the temperature of the air due to rain.

 "We urge people not to panic. Only, forbidden to approach the crater or make the climb

 

Balinese new year starts with with kissing ceremony Omed Omedan

Balinese new year starts with with kissing ceremony Omed Omedan
 A century old ritual that originated from the
Banjar Kaja Sesetan Village in Denpasar,
it is also known as “The Kissing Ceremony”,
and is mainly held for youths of the village
to express their joy on the first day of the new year.
The procession begins with mass prayer for safety and involves
unmarried youths aged 17 to 30 years old.
Both groups take position facing each other on the main street of the village then,
at the signal of a Hindu leader, both sides approach the center of the road.
Male participants pull and kiss the female participants while other villager
pour buckets of water over them.
 
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 Omed-omedan, which means pulling,  is a ceremony for the youths of the village
to express their joy on the first day of the new year.

Males and females stood side by side of the village main road

while waiting the signal o

f Hindu leader then both sides approached the center of the road

. Male participants pulled and kissed the female participants

while other villagers poured buckets of water towards them.

This ritual had been around for at least 100 years and could only be participated in

by the people of Banjar Kaja Sesetan village, and it is not clear when

mass kissing was incorporated into the Bali tradition.

 

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Actually, this tradition is one of a great way to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Many couples are succeed to enter their marriage by joining this tradition,

said a participant in the ceremony.

The pecalang opened with a prayer while traditional village guards secured the area.

This ceremony has become a meeting place for singles.

Many couples have met through this tradition.

 

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