An official confirmed that there are only 9 active tsunami warning sirens in Bali, despite the fact that 153 villages have been identified as high-risk areas for the disaster. It shows a notable lack in province's preparation for the disaster.“Hopefully in the future we can have sirens that cover all the regions that are in the high-risk danger zones,” Gede Teja, secretary of Bali’s regional disaster management agency (BPBD) said. All of these villages are located along the Bali's coasts, w...

The Indonesian Ministry recently issued a statement cautioning against any misleading or unverified information regarding the ongoing search for KRI Nanggala-402 submarine that reported missing north of Bali on Wednesday with 53 people on board. Major General Achmad Riad, Spokesperson of TNI in a press conference said that the contact was lost with the German made submarine as it was conducting a torpedo drill in North Bali about 60 miles.“The last communication with KRI Nanggala was at 4:2...

An appeal has been made to the central government by Bali officials to exempt Bali from Mudik Ban. Tourists should be allowed in the Island during the ban period next month. The argument is based on leisure travelers should not be put into the same category as those who are returning to their hometowns. The annual homecoming exodus tradition that collides with Eid-ul-Fitr normally sees tens of millions of Indonesians visiting their hometowns before the pandemic. With Eid holiday e...

Over 600,000 people have already received the first doze of corona virus vaccine in Bali until now, as the province is focused on accelerating its vaccine efforts in order to partially reopen the resort Island to foreigners in July.Data from health ministry showed as of yesterday that nearly 610,000 have received their first doze of vaccine. 166,000 out of this number have already received their second doze.Indonesian officials announced last month about a possible plan to reopen Bali in a few m...

With the Balinese holiday Galungan and the holy month of Ramadan coinciding this month, some lovely depictions of inter-religious unity between Hindus and Muslims in Bali have been circulated widely on social media lately. The Galungan holiday, which commemorates the triumph of good (dharma) over evil (adharma), is a 10-day festival that takes place every 210 days on the Balinese Saka calendar schedule, starting tomorrow and ending on Kuningan on April 24. Meanwhile, the holy month of R...