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Ministering to the Ministers in Bali

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InterContinental Bali Resorts Hosts VIP Australian Delegation for Bali Bombing Commemoration (10/22/2012) During the 10th Commemoration of the Bali Bombing held at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, the InterContinental Bali Resort welcomed Julia Gillard, P Continue Reading
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For Your Entertainment

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Superstar Adam Lambert Booked to Perform in Bali New Year's Eve 2012 (10/22/2012) Flamboyant. Fabulous. Theatrical. Phenomenally Talented.  All are accolades that can be laid before American singer-songwriter Adam Lambert whose meteoric path to international stardom dates from his part Continue Reading
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Saving Changing Landscape of Bali

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Bali Post Poll Underlines Growing Concern Over Loss of Agricultural Lands in Bali (10/15/2012) A poll published by the Bali Post indicates most residents of Bali are increasingly concerned with the current free-for-all of allowing investors to change long-standing and pre-designated uses Continue Reading
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Keeping the Fairway Fair

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Questions Emerge Over Wisdom and Viability of Proposed Golf Course at Mount Batur, Bali (10/14/2012) A plan put forward by Indonesia’s Minister of Natural Resource and Energy, Jero Wacik, to build a championship golf course on the foothills of Mount Batur on the western escarpment Continue Reading
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Papa, Can You Hear Me?

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Poem of 12-year-old Balinese Boy Moves Many to Tears at 10th Commemoration Ceremony of Bali Bombing (10/15/2012) On Friday, October 12, 2012, over a thousand people gathered at a memorial service organized at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Monument Park (GWK) to honor the 202 who died and the Continue Reading
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Goal! Goal! Goal!

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Efforts Underway for Bali to Host Under 17s World Soccer Championship (10/12/2012) Bali has an ambition to host the World Under-17 Soccer Championship in 2017. But, in order to host the games Bali must first build a stadium capable of holding 40,000 spectators.The State News Agency Continue Reading
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To Forgive, But Never Forget

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Bali Governor Urges It is Time to Forgive Terrorists (10/12/2012) Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika has used the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings to urged all parties affected to forgive those who perpetrated the terrorist acts. “It is indeed not easy to forget suc Continue Reading
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Baliwood

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Leading Indonesian Actress, Christine Hakim, Promoting Bali as an Asian Film Center (10/12/2012) Legendary Indonesian stage and screen actress Christine Hakim has declared her dream to see Bali develop into an Asian film center. Her ambitions on behalf of the island flow from the the goals of the& Continue Reading
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Bali Bombing Memorial Services

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Details of October 12, 2012 Memorial Bali Bombing Services in Bali and Canberra (10/7/2012) On the 10th Anniversary of the 2002 Bali Bombing that killed 202 people and injured scores of other, the Australian government will be holding memorial services on October 12, 2012 in the Australian capital Continue Reading
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Starting a Culture Club

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World Culture Development Forum to Host 20 Nations in Bali November 24-29, 2013 (10/7/2012) Bali will host the World Culture Development Forum November 24-29, 2013. Proclaiming that Bali has a major role to play in the development of the world’s diverse cultures, the deputy-minist Continue Reading
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No Art in Selling Cheap

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Marketing Expert Calls for New Directions in How Bali Promotes Tourism (10/6/2012) One of Indonesia’s leading marketers, Herman Kertajaya, has warned Bali’s tourism professionals to refrain from selling Bali cheaply by offering too many discounts. Kertajaya said that as a world tourism Continue Reading
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10th Kuta Karnival is Back

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Tourism Minister Expected to Open Kuta Karnival in Bali October 10 – 14, 2012 (10/6/2012) Bali Daily (The Jakarta Post) reports that theKuta Karnival will return from Wednesday, October 10th until Sunday, October 14th, 2012. I Made Rudika, the head of the organizing committee said Continue Reading
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