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Bali as Major Destination for Weddings
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Bali as Major Destination for Weddings

As reported by NusaBali, Baliโ€™s Wedding Industry Annually handles 2,500โ€“3,000 weddings, as international and domestic demand grows for โ€œtying the knotโ€ in Paradise.

Wayan Sudarma
Crematoriums: The Changing Face of Balinese Culture
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Crematoriums: The Changing Face of Balinese Culture

โ€‹BeritaBali reports that research undertaken by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) shows that the Balinese are turning in increasing numbers to the use of modern crematoriums instead of the traditional, highly ritualized โ€œNgabenโ€ funeral processions culminating...

Wayan Sudarma
Regent Challenges Photographers to Find New Tourist Destinations in Karangasem
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Regent Challenges Photographers to Find New Tourist Destinations in Karangasem

Karangasem Regent I Gusti Putu Parwata (Gus Par) gave a challenge to photographers in Karangasem to hunt down and capture new tourism potential that is not yet widely known to the public. Photographers who successfully discover and explore these new destinations will receive p...

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Come to the Free of Charge Garden Party!!!
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Come to the Free of Charge Garden Party!!!

This is your invitation to join the Official Afterparty Musical Event of the UBUD FOLKFEST that will take place at Antida Sound Garden at Jalan Waribang 32, Kesiman, East Denpasar on Tuesday, 18 August 2026.

Wayan Sudarma
Minister of Tourism Calls Labuan Bajo the Face of Indonesian Tourism in the Eyes of the World
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Minister of Tourism Calls Labuan Bajo the Face of Indonesian Tourism in the Eyes of the World

Minister of Tourism (Menpar) Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said that Labuan Bajo is currently one of the faces of Indonesian tourism in the eyes of the world. Its natural beauty attracts many tourists from various countries to come to Labuan Bajo and the Flores region in general.

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Bali Will Miss the MRT, All Aboard the ART!
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Bali Will Miss the MRT, All Aboard the ART!

MRT Scrapped; Bali Opts for ART Electric Tram

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Thousands of kites celebrate the Mel Tanjung Kite Festival at Mertasari Beach, Sanur
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Thousands of kites celebrate the Mel Tanjung Kite Festival at Mertasari Beach, Sanur

Denpasar (National Archipelagic Wire) - A total of 1,685 kites of various types, traditional and creative, enlivened the Mel Tanjung Kite Festival (MTKF) XVII 2026 in the Mertasari Beach area, Sanur, Denpasar, Bali, Sunday.

Wayan Sudarma
Various Ways Museums Attract the Younger Generation
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Various Ways Museums Attract the Younger Generation

The Bali Museum management has a number of ways to attract the younger generation. One of them is holding a Mobile Museum program to bring students closer to the history of the Island of the Gods.

Wayan Sudarma
History of the Balinese People's Struggle at the Bajra Sandhi Monument
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History of the Balinese People's Struggle at the Bajra Sandhi Monument

The letter sent by Lieutenant Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai to the Dutch is exhibited at the Bali People's Struggle Monument. The letter, dated May 18 1946, contained a rejection of the Dutch presence on the Island of the Gods. "Regarding security in Bali is our business," as quo...

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Bali Museum: Cultural Showcase of the Island of the Gods
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Bali Museum: Cultural Showcase of the Island of the Gods

A human skeleton is on display in the East Building, 1st floor of the Bali Museum. The skeleton with bent legs is the bones of, presumably, an ancient modern human (Homo sapiens). On the side of the skeleton found at the Gilimanuk site, Jembarana, Bali, there were a number of ...

Luh Putu Dian
Note! 7 Events in Labuan Bajo and Flores August 2026, There are Festivals to Runs
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Note! 7 Events in Labuan Bajo and Flores August 2026, There are Festivals to Runs

A number of events will be held in Labuan Bajo and other areas in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) during August 2026. There is the Golo Koe Festival in Labuan Bajo, the Komodo Riung Festival, and the Wolobobo Festival in Ngada Regency. Tourists can visit various events.

Luh Putu Dian
Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster Readiness Drill Conducted in Bali
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Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster Readiness Drill Conducted in Bali

NusaBali reports that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), together with other services, are conducting earthquake and tsunami disaster management readiness drills as part of an operation called 2026 Kogabwilhan II (Joint Regional Defense Command II). On its sixth day, Saturday,...

Wayan Sudarma
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