bali highlights week 3 - may 2016
Thousands of Passengers were stuck on several airports on Tuesday after country’s largest affordable airline Lion Air pilots went on strike. The reason for the strike was the delay in payments from the airline’s end. Consume YLKI is pursuing the government to take strict actions towards the airline’s irresponsible behavior as they have been launching new routes without adding extra workforce.
Health Care authorities of Bali issued a recent warning about the sharp increase in the cases of Dengue Fever. Almost 40 deaths have been reported since the start of 2016. Mayors of Bali have been instructed strictly to kill and destroy all mosquitoes nests in all districts as famous tourists spots like Kuta and Seminyak have seen a massive spike in dengue cases.
38th Bali Arts Festival is all set to be held from June 11 to July 9th. 15,000 Artists are expected to take part and perform in the festival in more than 300 traditional/contemporary art performances.
Now everyone is looking forward to this year Ubud's food festival. It is a three day culinary festival of Indonesian food going to held from 27-29th May. This year's theme is to "Go Local". So not only the local chefs of famous indonesian restaurants but internationally recognized famous food professionals & icons are going to take part in this festival as well. So prepare yourself to see some magic being done from Coffee beans to Chilli, Papaya to Peanuts, turmeric to tofu and much more. Alongside that there will be film screenings, live music, special events, workshops, foodie tours and markets. So get your tickets now.