Bali Explore News http://www.baliexplorenews.com Supplement of Tourism Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Truly On September http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/30/truly-on-september/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/30/truly-on-september/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:38:52 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/30/truly-on-september/ september_truly.jpg

Soon precisely on 30th September 2007 we will commemorate 42 years 1965 tragedy. One of the blackest sheet in Indonesian history. Hundreds of thousand people were massacred without law process. This abattoir remind us that in this country happened a horrible human tragedy in the past where a people of Indonesian killing each other. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/30/truly-on-september/feed/ The Island of Bali - Part 2 http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/the-island-of-bali-part-2/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/the-island-of-bali-part-2/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:34:23 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/the-island-of-bali-part-2/ Southeast of Bali is the island of Nusa Penida, or Pandita (colloquially changed to “Bandit Island”). Under the rule of Central Bali’s former Klungkung kingdom, Pandita was Devils Island to which criminals were banished. Another dynasty of Balinese princes, from Karangasem, crossed Lombok Strait to rule over Lombok from the mid-18th to nearly the end of the 19th century. Lombok adopted Islam during the religion’s eastward spread which missed Hindu Bali. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/the-island-of-bali-part-2/feed/ Goa Gajah, The Elephant Cave - Part 2 http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/goa-gajah-the-elephant-cave-part-2/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/goa-gajah-the-elephant-cave-part-2/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/goa-gajah-the-elephant-cave-part-2/ In the center of it all emerges the enormous, monstrous face which ever since the early 1920 has intrigued visitors, and which still leaves us with many questions. It most probably is a witcha well known feature in Balinese thought-for the ear ornaments are a woman’s. The head defi- nitely recalls the witch Rangda’s mask from Balinese theater. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/20/goa-gajah-the-elephant-cave-part-2/feed/ Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, 2007 http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2007/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2007/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:44:25 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2007/ 25-30 September Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival is one of the top literary events in the Asian region. In 2006, the Festival was named ‘one of the world’s great book events’ by Conde Nast Traveler and ‘among the top six literary Festivals in the world’ by Harper’s Bazaar. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2007/feed/ Kuta Carnival on Sept’ 2007 http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/kuta-carnival-on-sept%e2%80%99-2007/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/kuta-carnival-on-sept%e2%80%99-2007/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:14:55 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/kuta-carnival-on-sept%e2%80%99-2007/ Kuta Small Business Association (KSBA) Bali Province organized 5th annual program of Kuta Carnival at 1st to 9th September 2007. Chief of KSBA, I Made Supatra Karang to mass media in Kuta –Bali said “This program is proposed as campaign to recovery Bali Tourism image. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/kuta-carnival-on-sept%e2%80%99-2007/feed/ Solo Ethnic Music Festival (SIEM) http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/solo-ethnic-music-festival-siem/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/solo-ethnic-music-festival-siem/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:11:25 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/solo-ethnic-music-festival-siem/ Government of Surakarta cooperates with art community to perform “Solo International Ethnic Music (SIEM) 2007. This event proposed to reanimate the tradition continuity that is a trade mark of Solo as cultural city. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/solo-ethnic-music-festival-siem/feed/ Tabanan Alert Avian Influenza http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/tabanan-alert-avian-influenza/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/tabanan-alert-avian-influenza/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:56:32 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/tabanan-alert-avian-influenza/ People`s Welfare Coordinating Minister Aburizal Bakrie said in Indonesia there have been no cases in which birdflu is transmitted from one human being to another. “What has taken place is the transmission of birdflu from fowls to human beings.” The minister reminded them of the importance to prevent the spread birdflu from fowls to human beings. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/tabanan-alert-avian-influenza/feed/ Suspected Terrorists Arrested in Germany http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-germany/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-germany/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:40:18 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-germany/ German Defense Minister Franz-Josef Jung has confirmed that three people were arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of planning terror attacks on Frankfurt Airport and the US military base at Ramstein. (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-germany/feed/ Bali Predominate Craft Export http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/bali-predominate-craft-export/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/bali-predominate-craft-export/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:36:12 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/bali-predominate-craft-export/ The creativity of Balinese craft in creating various artistic craft to fulfill the demand of international market has already well known by the overseas importer. Kasubdin of foreign trade of Bali Trading department, Ni Wayan Kusumawathi said “various craft of Bali have a great demand in international market, especially in Uni Eropa, United States, Japan and some other Asian countries” (more…)

]]> http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/19/bali-predominate-craft-export/feed/ Tourism is The Commander; Sound from Behind of Bali Shimmer http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/18/tourism-is-the-commander-sound-from-behind-of-bali-shimmer/ http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/18/tourism-is-the-commander-sound-from-behind-of-bali-shimmer/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:32:13 +0000 admin http://www.baliexplorenews.com/2007/09/18/tourism-is-the-commander-sound-from-behind-of-bali-shimmer/ By IBM. Dharma Palguna
Tourism is commander. That is what people said, not us. We listen what people said then we imitating. If we want to honest, Bali is leading to The Commander inauguration. And we proud of it, cause we have been desperately waiting a leader figure for along time. Without a leader in our life, we are like an orchestra without conductor. Our music life is no other that chaos it self. The tourism commander, we hope could lead us out of this multidimensional crisis. (more…)

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