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A very poignant and slow Baris compare to the other Baris. The Baris Dadap uses a weapon called a dadap, a canoe-like shield. In north Bali, the Baris Dadap is danced in …

Bali and Sunda traditional wedding dress appear attractively at “Kultour10 Wedding Festival” held at Sint Niklaas-Belgium city’s cultural central building in Brussels.
Indonesia participation at Kultour10 Wedding Festival besides could widening tourism promotion range as well as Indonesia Cultural Central in Brusel, said Minister Counselor Pensosbud Diplik, PLE Priatna to ANTARA London correspondence on Wednesday.
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BANGLI
The Bali Times
The body of a young Swedish man who fell into Mt Batur in Bali’s northeast has been found and retrieved.
It was located late on Wednesday and taken to Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar for autopsy, AA Rai Laba of Bangli Police said.
“It appears that he suffered head injuries and also severe injuries to other [...]

DENPASAR/WASHINGTON
The Bali Times
Disappointed at twice having to defer his March visit to his former home in Indonesia over a viscous healthcare battle, US President Barack Obama sought to quell his Southeast Asia pining by ordering up traditional fare from the resort island of Bali, the White House said on Wednesday.
“The president has a strong longing [...]

I am going to Bali with my Family (two small children) for five days – can u please me with my itinerary at a broad level – we like nature, temples and beach – but nothing strenuous with the kids. Can u pls help – we are staying in le meridien.

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On Monday, 29.03.2010 Bali Hotels Association [BHA], an association of over 100 star rated hotels in Bali signed a memorandum of Understanding with the Integrated Police Radio Community Bali [IPRC].

IPRC is a relatively new initiative that links the public via UHF radio to the police. The system is geared to provide reliable communications during emergencies as well as better accessibility of regular police assistance. The integrated police radio community enables its members to link to POLSEK Kuta 24 hours a day. Regular round calls provide situation updates – assisting the police to anticipate problems before they arise, track suspicious persons and to exchange security and safety related information without delays throughout Southern Bali.

Monday’s signing ceremony cemented the cooperation between IPRC and BHA in order to ensure the sustainable development of the system in the future.

The MoU was signed by the Head of Kuta Police Dody Prawira, IPRC Chief Jonathan Soehartono, BHA chairman J.C. Le Coz, BHA Security and Safety Director Andrew Gall, BHA Security and Safety Executive Alexander Kesper as well as BHA Executive Director Djinaldi Gosana in the presence of UNDSS [United Nations Department Safety and Security] representatives.

For further information and to sign up for this unique initiative contact IPRC Bali iprcbali@ymail.com , telephone 0361 8887110.

BHA Contact:
Alexander Kesper [BHA Security & Safety Executive]
Bali Hotels Association (BHA)
Secretariat : PHRI Office
Bali Tourism Board Building
Jl. Raya Puputan 41
Renon, Denpasar – 80235
Bali – Indonesia
tel:  0361 227 600
hp: 08191 6321763
fax: 0361 246 816

Rescue teams on Wednesday were racing to the scene of an accident after a Swedish tourist reportedly fell into the active crater of Mount Batur in Bangli district.

Daniel Petersen, 25, remains missing after he climbed the 1717-meter-high Mount Batur with two friends at 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

Bali’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said they received report at 7:25 a.m from a guide identified as Komang that Petersen had fallen into the mountain’s crater.

“We are still climbing to the crater,” Basarnas official Ketut Parwa said.

Basarnas was being assisted by police, paramedics and local volunteers.

Parwa said Petersen’s friends survived and were waiting for the rescue team though evacuation efforts were being hampered by bad weather.

Mount Batur is about 90 minutes drive from the provincial capital, Denpasar. According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, it has erupted 26 times since 1840.

BANGLI
The Bali Times
A Swedish man was killed on Wednesday after he fell into a crater of Mt Batur volcano after a climb of the peak in eastern Bali early in the morning, police said.
Daniel Petersen, 25, was reported by friends to the authorities after he went missing, local police chief Made Oka said.
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Material promotion for Bali tourism in 2010 needs regular evaluation which will appropriate with world tourism trend and marketing that is indeed going through gradual changing. It also could avoid us in making the same promotional material over the years, said Vice Head of Bali Tourism Board (BTB) Promotional and Marketing division, Herdy D. Sayoga. [...]

Education issue in Bali that is clear but still invincible is the Hindu’s teachers scarcity. This problem is merely realized by head of Commission IV Bali council month ago. Moreover, this lack of number will get increase in 2014 considering number of retirement Hindu teachers for about 140 people. Thus, make a meeting in concern [...]