The presence of foreign tourists remains the hope of Bali tourism which now sinking due to the pandemic – IST December 24, 2020 Kanal Bali DENPASAR – President Joko Widodo inaugurated Sandiaga Uno as the new Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy on Wednesday (23/12/2020). He is expected to help Bali prepare for the opening of international tourism. Head of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant...
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Photo for illustration purpose only. Photo: Unsplash By Coconuts Bali Dec 18, 2020 | 11:50am Bali time There is such a thing as holiday stress in this life, and if you’re one with plans to travel to Bali for Christmas and the New Year, the recent changes to travel requirements may have caused you a little more than a headache. After announcing a pretty last-minute PCR swab test requirement for those...
The design of the Transportation Ministry's proving ground in Bekasi, West Java. (Courtesy of Transportation Ministry and PT PII/-) Norman Harsono The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Fri, December 11, 2020 / 04:17 pm The Transportation Ministry aims to finish building a Rp 1.64 trillion (US$116.5 million), international standard motor vehicle "proving ground" within the next four years to help...
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay by GILBERT OTT DECEMBER 2, 2020 There’s been much speculation about when Bali will reopen for tourists to eat, pray and love on the island, and the many idyllic surrounding islands, like Nusa Lembongan or Gili Trawangan. First, there was a plan floated to open on September 11th, which was quickly quashed by the Indonesian Government, and then, recently, a document...
By Kristin Mariano On Nov 27, 2020 TD Editor Foreign tourists are still unable to travel to Bali until now as the government ban international travel to the popular island destination. Deputy governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, also known as Cok Ace, thwarted rumours that Bali will reopen on December 1. “There are no plans to open (tours for foreign tourists) on December 1. It looks...
An aerial view of a beach in Bali. Photo: Unsplash By Coconuts Bali Nov 19, 2020 | 1:25pm Bali time Bali could well be your medical tourism destination in the future if official plans to develop the region for this destination pan out as hoped, after the potential was raised by an Indonesian minister this week. “This will be the destination for Indonesians who used to go to Singapore Malaysia for...
by Indonesia Expat November 10, 2020 Bali’s Governor, I Wayan Koster, has responded to the rumours that international flights to and from Bali will open on 1st December 2020, derived from social media messages that stated so. He explained that the plan is still only at the stage of a study by the central government. “It’s being discussed with the coordinating minister and the Minister of...
Nov 3, 2020 10:21 AM JAKARTA - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially signed the Job Creation Omnibus Bill into Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation on Monday (2/11). The law contains 11 clusters, 15 chapters, and 186 articles and revises 77 previous laws. “The Job Creation Law is expected to be able to absorb the widest possible Indonesian workforce amid increasingly competitive competition and...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, on Oct. 29, 2020. ( Indonesian Presidential Palace/ Muchlis Jr ) Tri Indah Oktavianti The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Thu, October 29, 2020 / 07:13 pm Indonesia has sought to extend the trade perks under the United States' trade preference program,...
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) shares a light moment with Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo on the sidelines of the annual BI meeting in Jakarta on Nov. 28, 2019. (Antara/Aditya Pradana Putra) Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Fri, October 23, 2020 / 04:44 pm The country had to keep inflation at a “balanced point”, Jokowi said, so that businesses could...