From sacred ritual to viral Instagram trend, Bali’s Melukat water blessing is more than just a tourist attraction – if you do ...

To call it a treehouse severely undersells it, given the thoughtful architecture with Balinese carvings and chic interior details, from artworks inspired by the sounds of the natural surroundings ...

Cuisine is an outstanding feature of the culture, with heavy Malay and Indonesian influences ... nonya kebaya (a blouse paired with a batik sarong) and kasut manik (beaded shoes) highlighting ...

ultural heritage-rich Bali, popularly known as the island of the gods, continues to lure international tourists, with Maya Ubud Resort & Spa hosting nightly traditional Balinese performances at ...

The 1960s was a pivotal decade for Bali, with two Covid-rivalling events having decimated the island’s budding tourism sector: the 1963 eruption of the Mount Agung volcano, which killed 1,600 ...

In the case of Australia, these have varied from straying Indonesian fishermen who are seen as terrors of border security, to the threatened establishment of military bases in the Indo-Pacific by ...

Without acknowledging the denials, the Janes website set off a firestorm of angry comments by stating unequivocally, “Separate sources from the Indonesian government have confirmed with Janes that the ...

Our writer experiences the island during its Hindu New Year festival, when everything shuts down and tourists are banned from ...

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