Volcanic Eruptions: Ashes and Alert Level II In Several Provinces

volcanic eruptions

Indonesia is a country with many volcanoes. Because this country lies on its three tectonic plates: the Eurasian plate, the Australian plate, and the Pacific plate, this geographical location makes Indonesia vulnerable to natural disasters caused by volcanic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. Now that some of Indonesia’s volcanic activity has risen, […]

Sandiaga Supports Conservation-Based Tourism in The West Bali

Sandiaga

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno supports the development of conservation-based tourism in West Bali National Park (TNBB). This support was conveyed by Sandiaga Uno after receiving a report from the Head of the West Bali National Park, Agus Ngurah Krisna Kepakisan, and Jembrana Regent I Nengah Tamba during a series of working […]

Australian Tourists Increases, Ngurah Rai Airport Add More Flights

Overall throughout 2022, Australian tourists still dominate the number of arrivals internationally in Bali. As many as 626,783 Australian citizens visited the island of Bali.  “The addition of routes to and from Australia is a strong signal that the Island of the Gods is increasingly in demand because of Australian tourists. And we are very […]

Central Lombok In Preparations For Bau Nyale Festivals 

Bau Nyale Festival

The government of Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara is making preparations for the implementation of the Sangkap Warige ritual (Discussion) to determine the date for Bau Nyale Festival 2023 which is a tradition of the Sasak tribe. “Sangkap warige for determining the peak of Bau Nyale will be carried out on January 11, 2023,” […]

Mount Anak Krakatau Erupted, Leaving Disastrous Aftermath

Mount Anak krakatau

Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) recorded eruption activity creating ash explosions as high as approximately 150 meters that occurred at Mount Anak Krakatau in Lampung, Wednesday. Mount Anak Krakatau Monitoring Post Officer Ade Yasser Akhmad Purwata said the eruption occurred at 14.10 WIB. “The height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 150 […]

Immigration Has Issued 71,001 Residence Permits Throughout 2022

Immigration

TPI Ngurah Rai Special Class Immigration Office, Bali, issued 71,001 residence permits for foreign nationals living in Bali throughout 2022. Numbers state that the nationality with the most foreigners applying for residence permits in Bali throughout the year 2022, that being said sums up to 29,762 people, although Bali also has foreigners from Australia 8,219 […]

Police Asked to Follow Health Protocols During New Year

Health protocols

The Bantul Resort Police of Yogyakarta Special Region told people to follow health protocols during the 2023 New Year celebrations to ensure they are protected from COVID-19. “With COVID-19 not over yet, we hope that by adhering to health protocols, our New Year celebrations will be safe, smooth, and healthy,” Bantul Police Chief Ihsan. He […]

Extreme Weather Strikes Across Indonesia at The End of 2022

Extreme weather

Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati revealed that extreme weather strikes across Indonesia at the end of 2022, 14 provinces have been set on alert for potential extreme weather in the period December 27- December 28, 2022.  The 14 provinces include DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, West Java, DI […]

Ollon Toraja Receives 27 Billion Funding for Tourism Development

Ollon Toraja

The South Sulawesi provincial government has provided IDR 27 billion in regional financial support to the Tana Toraja Provincial Government (Tator) for tourism development in the completion of the Ollon tourist road and subsidies for the Toraja-Balikpapan route at Pontic Tana Toraja Airport. The Governor of South Sulawesi, Andi Sudirman Sulaiman, through his statement in […]

Seluan Island Officially Became a New District in Natuna

Seluan Island

Seluan Island officially became a new district in the Archipelago Province of Riau at the Natuna Regency, after it was inaugurated by the Natuna Regent together with the Chair of the local DPRD. “Of course, this division can be registered because of the support from the people of Seluan Island,” said Natuna Regent Wan Siswandi, […]