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Corona Bali protected WSL 4th edition at the Komune Resort , Keramas Beach May 27 june 9 2018
The Corona Bali Protected will be kicking off the waiting period
at Keramas on May 27 until June 9, 2018.
Indonesia has more world class waves than any other country and the WSL
is investing heavily in this amazing country.
In addition to the Corona Bali Protected directly after the event the
second part of the Margaret River Pro is on at Uluwatu.
Keramas is considered one of the world’s best performance waves,
with a barrelling top section followed by a wall just waiting to be carved.
Depending on the tide, the wave also offers launchpad for big airs.
It breaks close to the beach providing Pipeline-like viewing for spectators.
Bali traffic can be difficult so stay as close as you can to the contest site.
There’s plenty of budget places near the beach,
or you could splurge and stay at the Komune Resort.
The Beach Club at Komune overlooks the wave and
it’s where the “beautiful people” hang out.
If you do surf the wave after the contest just be careful
of the “beautiful people” in the water.
Their pool-game of strutting around, displaying their gym sculptured bodies,
and drinking cocktails is much more advanced than their wave sense!
The Komune Bali Pro is into its fourth year now," he said.
"Every year the event we do with the Hueys boys seems to get bigger
and bigger with some amazing talent in the draw this year.
For us at Komune the best thing about the event is being able to give the local Bali
crew an opportunity to showcase their talent and surf against
the world's top surfers at possibly
the most contestable surf spots in the world at Keramas.
Source : http://www.worldsurfleague.com
Halsey performs at 2 concerts in Bali on August 12 2018
The Grammy award-nominated artist has been touring since September 2017
in support of her second studio album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom,
and will finish the tour with a performance in the UK .
On the tour, Halsey will be joined by Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui in Latin America,
American singer Kehlani in Australia and New Zealand, Canadian singer Jessie Reyez
in North America and Indonesian singer Niki in Asia.
Halsey’s debut studio album, Badlands ( 2015 ),
with four singles achieved minor commercial success.
She rose to prominence through collaborations with The Chainsmokers and
Justin Bieber on the singles “Closer” and “The Feeling”, respectively.
Halsey’s second album, considered more radio-friendly with synth-pop nuances,
made her No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Last year, she joined the label 88rising and released three singles.
This year, she collaborated with rapper Rich Brian
(previously known as Rich Chigga) on his album Amen
Slated for Aug. 12 at the Manarai Beach House, Nusa Dua
and at Potato Head at Petitenget .
"It will be Halsey's debut concert in Bali," said Sarah Deshita,
the assistant brand manager of Ismaya Live, in a press release.
In addition to Indonesia, Halsey will perform in other countries on her
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom world tour, including South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines.
Indonesian R&B singer NIKI, or Nicole Zefanya, who is currently establishing her career in the
United States, will be Halsey's opening act in the aforementioned countries, including Indonesia.
Prior to her Bali concert, Halsey will perform at the On Off Festival
in Gandaria City, South Jakarta, on Aug. 11.
The singer first gained world fame following her collaboration with
US DJs The Chainsmokers on “Closer”. Her debut album, Badlands ( 2015 ),
was ranked second on Billboard 200. Among the awards she received were
Billboard Women in Music 2016 for Rising Stars and the
iHeart Radio Music Award 2017 for Dance Song of the Year.
World Animal Protection reports animal abuse in nearly all Bali's wildlife tourism venues
A new report from World Animal Protection claims that all wildlife tourism entertainment venues in Bal
i with captive elephants, tigers, dolphins or civet cats fail to meet even the basic needs of wild animals in captivity.
The "Wildlife Abusement Parks report" details the results of an investigation into 26 wildlife tourism venues in Bali,
Lombok and Gili Trawangan that house 1,500 wild animals, including elephants, dolphins and orangutans.
Elephant rides, swimming with dolphins, orang-utan selfies and circus-style shows,
are increasingly popular tourist activities for many travellers to the island.
But findings revealed that all dolphins in the three areas were kept in severely inadequate conditions
one pool estimated to be 10X20 metres and three metres deep housed four bottlenose dolphins.
Dolphins at another venue had their teeth filed down or removed entirely to ensure they were unable to injure swimmers.
All of the elephant venues offered elephant rides, an activity that often requires
a cruel and intensive training process that involves severe restraint.
Severe pain is also often inflicted to speed up the process and quickly establish dominance.
Nearly 15 per cent of elephants displayed stereotypies – abnormal repetitive behaviours
including swaying and foot shuffling – which indicate distress and suffering
Meanwhile, the venues with orangutans offered selfie experiences,
with the many of the animals lacking freedom of movement, opportunities for social interaction and any stimulating activities.
Steve McIvor, CEO at World Animal Protection, said: “It’s a tragedy that Bali,
such a beautiful destination for tourists, forces its captive wild animals to endure such grotesque and horrific conditions.
“Behind the scenes, wild animals are being taken from their mothers as babies or bred in captivity to be kept in filthy,
cramped conditions, or repeatedly forced to interact with tourist for hours on end.
Source : https://www.thesun.co.uk
All 25 passengers & 15 crew rescued from Ferry caught fire in Bali Strait
The ferry named LABITRA ADINDA, connecting Gilimanuk port, Bali island, and Ketapang, Java,
caught fire on May 17 th 2018 while crossing Bail Strait en route to Ketapang,
with15 crew, 18 or 25 passengers and 13 vehicles on board. Upper deck was engulfed by fire,
some passengers panicked, but luckily, all including crew were evacuated,
no casualties reported, but some passengers were hospitalized.
Fire said to be extinguished by a tug with water canon.
Ferry was approaching Ketapang when fire started,
Black smoke was seen billowing on the ship and a number of passengers panicked
over the fire that occurred on the upper deck of the 2nd floor of the vessel.
The passengers were evacuated using a lifeboat and taken to KMP Karya Maritim II,
so that all KMP passengers Labrita Adinda survived the fire of the ship
and the extinction process was still carried out by the officers.
Passenger ro-ro ship LABITRA ADINDA, IMO 8652108, dwt 1000, built 2010,
flag Indonesia, manager LABITRA BAHTERA PRATAMA PT.
Bali Tattoo Expo at the Balinese Creative Industry Center Denpasar , May 18/20 2018
The event takes place at Balinese Creative Industry Center (BCIC) building in Tohpati, Denpasar.
Most participants are not from Bali, but tattoo artists from outside Bali
such as Jakarta, Batam, Manado and overseas such as Australia , Malaysia, Singapore, Austria,
Philippines, India, Egypt and Slovenia, "said Bagus.
This event he said will take place every day starting at 10:00 pm until 22:00 pm by presenting
about 132 booths that consist of booth tattoo studio and non tattoo studio booth indoors.
During these 3 days , they do not hold only tattoo exhibitions , but also can follow Tattoo Contest
by displaying the tattoos they made during the Bali Tattoo Expo 2018.
And also will be held Tattoo Show Contest (healed tattoo) is usually interested by tattoo collectors .
While the content is enriched with the diversity of participants who joined.
"This year Bali Tattoo Expo 2018 presenting more participants then the 2 previous years.
In addition to the studio tattoo booth and non tattoo studio, in Bali Tattoo Expo 2018
they also invite 4 communities to participate in Bali Tattoo Expo 2018
later that is Pena Hitam Community, Djamur Community,
Diecast Community of Gods, and NK13 Community, "he explained.
In addition, Bali Tattoo Expo 2018 will be enlivened music performances for 3 consecutive days starting at
16:00 pm until 22:00 pm, and available also booth food and beverages located outside the room.
Bali Tattoo Expo 2018 want to bring the tattoo community to the next level from all sides.
For 3 full days, they can do expo or exhibition their tattoo results,
and promote their personal as a tattoo artist and studio to the visitors and the public,
To note Bali Tattoo Expo was first held in 2016 organized by Magic Ink,
a free tattoo community magazine based in Denpasar, Bali.
The initial idea of the establishment of Bali Tattoo Expo is indeed with the aim
of wanting to bring tattoo community friends to create a wider network
Source : http://bali.tribunnews.com
Massive clean up on Bali beaches of Benoa Masceti Nyanyi Penuktukan And Mertasari
On Friday May 11 th 2018 more than 8,000 people have joined a coastal clean-up effort across Bali.
Students, military personnel, police officers as well as local communities participated in the event on Friday,
which focused on beaches and coastal waters.
Almost 14 tons of trash were reportedly collected during the event.
The coastal clean-up initiative was carried out simultaneously at Tanjung Benoa Beach in Badung regency,
Masceti Beach in Gianyar regency, Nyanyi Beach in Tabanan regency, Penuktukan Beach in Buleleng regency,
Gilimanuk Bay in Jembrana regency, Segara Kusamba Beach in Klungkung regency, and three beaches in
Denpasar, namely Matahari Terbit Beach, Biawung Beach and Mertasari Beach.
The clean-up task had been organized by the Environment and
Forestry Ministry’s Environmental Pollution and Damage Control
Directorate General in cooperation with the 9th Regional Military Command (Kodam IX) Udayana.
There personnel is helping to clean up the beach to demonstrate our environmental awareness.
We want to work together with the community to make Bali cleaner," Kodam Udayana chief of staff Brig. Gen. Kasuri
Environmental Pollution and Damage Control Director General MR Karliansyah said
the coastal clean-up was aimed both at raising people's awareness and cleaning the coastal area of trash
. "Hopefully, this activity can make people more aware regarding littering on the beach,
change their bad habits and help reduce the use of plastic," he added.
Based on research conducted the directorate general last year, it is estimated that the rubbish in the ocean across
Indonesia totals 1.2 million tons, which mostly consisted of plastic (31.44 percent) and wood (29.75 percent).
Karliansyah said that the research was conducted across 18 regencies and cities, including Badung regency in Bali.
"In Badung, for example, the research found that wood dominated ocean trash with around 64.22 percent,
while plastic trash only accounted for 13,9 percent."
Despite ongoing efforts to clean up piling trash, the problem has continued to escalate,
with nearly every conceivable item – including coke bottles, syringes, thongs, sunglasses,
tetra packs, straws, the ubiquitous plastic bags, drift wood – littering the beach.
Massive beach clean up across Bali
Last month, officials said that 50 tons of trash had washed up each day for five days.
In response, a quaintly-worded banner was installed on Kuta beach,
reading: “We do apologise for this inconvenience, your visit [was] interrupted by natural phenomenon
in the form of annual waste of west wind impact.”
In fact, seasoned observers know this is far from a “natural phenomenon.”
Rather, it is a manifestation of the impact of excessive commercialization
and the lack of attention to environmental protection in Bali.
It is also a symptom of a broader problem in Indonesia, which has been declared the world’s second biggest
contributor of marine debris after China. Most of the marine debris that washes up on Bali’s shores,
it has been noted, comes from within Indonesia.
The consequences are dire. This problem is not just simply an inconvenience for tourists that frequent the island,
but has more important implications too, be it the risks of harming fish which support a robust local fishing industry,
or even more serious health issues for inhabitants.
Balinese authorities have announced some additional steps, including banning plastic bags.
And other measures such as heavier fines and jail terms for heavy polluters and more aggressive community
education programs continue to be discussed.
Yet it is far from clear whether these moves will be enough given that such steps are long overdue.
To be sure, Bali is far from the only example of this problem at play in Southeast Asia.
Phu Quoc, off the south Vietnamese coast, has a similar issue with garbage discharged
from Thailand, and similar cases can be seen in Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Source : https://thediplomat.com / http://www.thejakartapost.com
The 2 nd Bali Dragon Boat Festival , Kedonganan Beach May 10 - 13 2018
Great Atmosphere at the Bali Dragon Boat Festival, attended by 220 participants
from 6 countries, is lively and vibrant.
The participants seemed very enthusiastic rowing boat
at the festival location, Kedonganan Beach ,
With a distance of 250 meters the participants clashed
the strength and who the fastest.
According to Chairman of the Committee I Nyoman Sarjana,
a dragon boat team
consists of 10 rowers, one drummer, and one steering wheelman.
Seen drummers give encouragement to the rowers,
to be able to row faster.
This competition is held not only to find the title,
for the most important participants is as entertainment.
On the other hand Bali Dragon Boat Festival also aims to increase the visits of local
and foreign tourists to Kedonganan tourist destinations
The festival will have participants from six countries including Australia,
China, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia.
He continued, they race to compete for cash prizes & medals
source : http://bali.tribunnews.com
Bali hosts sixth edition of World Hindu Meet on June 23 2018
"This activity should be prepared as well as possible,"
Taking the theme of "Hindu for Better Life"
According to Pastika, Hinduism once held by most people,
"The theme is simple, but it is not easy
The "World Hindu Meet" was first held in 2013 and in 2018
It is hoped that this world-class meeting
Bali 9 member performing Balinese dancing , has sentence reductions and will be released in November 2018
3 villas burned down caused by rubbish fire at the Keraton Resort Jimbaran
5/05/2018, Three villas at the Keraton Resort Jimbaran Hotel
in Jago Merah have been destroyed caused by
burning garbage from alang-alang gardens behind the scene.
at 3 PM the fire from the nearby gargage fire spread to 3 villas
that are empty in the room 501 jasmine villa, 502 cempaka cempaka, and lotus 503
From the event, 503 lotus room villas all charred buildings are not left,
because of the position adjacent to the back garden.
And that saved only chairs and tables.
From the reports on the field, though devouring three buildings
fire villas are not to swallow the loss of life.
From direct observation in the field, officers deployed five fire trucks
from Badung regency which arrived at around 15.30 H.
Meanwhile, from the narrative Wayan Griya
as a security guard at the scene explained,
the possibility caused by burning garbage
in the alang-alang backyard.
"For now the loss is still not launched" he said briefly.