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Bali: Most tourists who stay at the salubrious Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel in Kuta are probably oblivious to the elephant in the room. In the centre of the glamorous lobby - surrounded by velvet ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Balinese resistance movement against Benoa Bay Reclamation (ForBAli), publically reminded the new Maritime and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo to not interfere with the current ...

A controversial plan to reclaim land in Bali’s Benoa Bay for a commercial and entertainment development project was thought to have ended in August when its permit expired. In late November, Indonesia ...

Tensions are running high in Bali, with a decision due any day on a controversial land reclamation project The battle over a controversial land reclamation project in Bali is reaching crisis point, ...

Indonesia’s maritime ministry has designated Bali’s Benoa Bay a conservation zone for religious and cultural activities, and traditional and sustainable fisheries. The decision effectively kills a $2 ...

Not far from tourists sipping cocktails on Bali’s tropical, palm-fringed beaches, thousands of protesters in sarongs and headdresses waved banners and chanted during a noisy protest. It was an unusual ...

Supporters of the Bali Tolak Reklamasi Movement march toward the governor’s office. Credit: Pascale Hunt Under the rallying call “Bali Tolak Reklamasi” (Bali Rejects Reclamation), groups and ...

Just before you reach Bali's Nusa Dua enclave, Tanjung Benoa is a finger of land that juts off to the north. Along this narrow peninsula is a nice strip of sand lined by international hotels, div ...

Tanjung Benoa Ubud. Tanjung Benoa is a peninsula on the South West side of the island just north of the 5-star resort enclave of Nusa Dua. Tanjung Benoa is famous for its huge array of water sports ...