The Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic will once again feature a rich collection of tennis talent, with many exciting new names joining the familiar faces who make the premier tennis event of South-East Asia an essential stop on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
The tournament, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali between 7th and 14th September, includes many of the pacesetters of 2008. As well as many players who have earned titles this year, there are several who have claimed stunning upsets at the highest level, including headline-grabbing victories at the Grand Slams held in Melbourne, Paris and London. (more…)
August 7th, 2008
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for the island resort of Bali on Tuesday morning for a working visit until Wednesday.
Aboard presidential aircraft Being 737-500, the head of state and his entourage left Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta at 11:50 on Tuesday morning and arrived at Ngurah Rai International airport in Bali at 2:30 local time in the afternoon. (more…)
August 6th, 2008
Visitors to Bali in mid-August will have the chance to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence day (August 17th) during a three-day street festival - Kuta Sidewalk Festival August 16-18, 2008.
A collaborative effort among Kuta area businesses, the event will feature: (more…)
August 5th, 2008
Originating in the royal courts of 17th century Bali, gambuh combines dialogue, music and dance to enact romantic tales of courtly life, love and political intrigue based on the adventures of Panji, a historic Javanese prince.
Gambuh requires a large cast of dancer-actors and musicians and is distinctive and difficult to perform for various reasons, including its Kawi (an ancient form of the Javanese language) text, which few people understand today, and the unusual meter-long, end-blown bamboo flutes of its orchestra, which take years to master. (more…)
August 4th, 2008
JAKARTA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The Asian Science Camp (ASC) 2008 is to be organized in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali from Aug. 3 to 9 and attended by five Nobel Laureates, the Antara news agency reported Saturday.
    The Nobel Laureates to participate in the ASC 2008 are Prof. Masatoshi Koshiba (2002 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Japan), Prof. Yuan Tseh Lee (1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Chinese Taipei), Prof. Douglas D. Osheroff (1996 Nobel Laureate in Physics, USA), Prof. Dr. Richard Robert Ernst (1991 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Switzerland), and Prof. David Gross (2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics, USA). (more…)
August 4th, 2008
By MEGAN NEIL - AAP
For years it has lived in the shadow of its more famous neighbour Bali. Now Indonesia’s pristine Lombok Island is making a concerted effort to build itself up as the next Bali, while trying to maintain its natural charm.
Slower to catch the tourism train than its neighbour to the west, Lombok has been promoted as an “unspoiled Bali”.
But a future US$600 million development may see it emerge on par with Bali as a world-class tourism destination, according to the United Arab Emirates-based developer. (more…)
August 1st, 2008
Novotel Benoa Bali is the first Accor hotel in Asia to achieve Green Globe Certified, a Green Globe qualification which recognises the hotel’s commitment to successfully implement an integrated Environmental Management System.
The resort was assessed according to 8 key performance areas that seek to guarantee a range of environmental measures including better waste management, community development, chemical products control, and energy and water consumption control. Novotel Benoa Bali is to undergo an annual on-site certification audit as part of the pilot program during the first year, and thereafter every 2 years. (more…)
August 1st, 2008
Garuda Indonesia will place the newly delivered Boeing 737-800 Next Generation series aircraft on the Perth Bali route from 18 August, 2008.
This move is in direct response to the resurgence in tourism to Bali from Western Australia. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the state recorded a 75% growth in holiday makers travelling to Indonesia in the first quarter of 2008. (more…)
July 31st, 2008
Megan Neil
For years it has lived in the shadow of its more famous neighbour Bali.
Now Indonesia’s pristine Lombok Island is making a concerted effort to build itself up as the next Bali, while trying to maintain its natural charm.
Slower to catch the tourism train than its neighbour to the west, Lombok has been promoted as an “unspoiled Bali”.
But a future $US600 million ($A626 million) development may see it emerge on par with Bali as a world-class tourism destination, according to the United Arab Emirates-based developer. (more…)
July 29th, 2008
JAKARTA: Garuda Indonesia says it will allocate the newly-delivered Boeing 737-800 Next Generation series aircraft on the Perth Bali route from August 18.Â
“This move is in direct response to the resurgence in tourism to Bali from Western Australia,” the company said in a statement. (more…)
July 29th, 2008
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