Bali Now Provides Robotic-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery

​BeritaBali and RadarBali report that Siloam Hospitals Bali has bolstered the Island’s goal of becoming a leading health and medical service destination. Siloam Hospital Bali has launched Robotic Total Knee Replacement (TKR) services using the latest robotic surgical system technology, making it the first hospital in Bali and Eastern Indonesia to offer robot-assisted knee replacement […]

Bali Now Connected Directly by Air with Canberra, ACT

The Australian Air Carrier, Virgin Australia, has opened a new air route connecting Denpasar, Bali, and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. ​Service over the air route commences on Monday evening, 22 June 2026, at 9:02 pm when 165 passengers landed in Bali on a Virgin Boeing 737 MAX-8 on flight number VA 127. The same aircraft

A Conflation of North & South Italian Cuisine at The Trans Resort Bali

On Saturday, 27 June 2026, The Trans Resort Bali hosted a culinary collaboration between Italian Michelin-starred Chef Giorgio Bartolucci and AMICI Bali Head Chef Alessandro D’Amico at the “4-Hands Experience Under the Stars” event held at The 18th Rooftop. ​The event was the concluding event of THE TABLE by JRE series – an initiative of

SOS Indonesia Conserve 1,900 tons of Surplus Food in Bali and Jakarta

BeritaBali reports on a brilliantly innovative program that recycles enormous amounts of surplus food from Indonesian hotels that is still edible and might otherwise end up in landfills, and delivers it to Indonesian communities in need. ​SOS Indonesia (Yayasan Derma Atas Pangan) is a Bali and Jakarta-based nonprofit organization focused on reducing food waste and

Bali as a Main Transshipment Point in the  Illegal Wild Bird Trade

​As reported by BeritaBali, records kept by the not-for-profit group (NGO) FLIGHT show that Bali recorded the highest number of wild bird seizures in Indonesia, totaling 10,739 birds in just five months of 2026 (January-May). ​FLIGHT was established in 2018 to monitor and oppose the illegal trade of songbirds in Indonesia. Every year, millions of

Didier Jardin in Charge of Two Four Season Properties in Bali

Frenchman Didier Jardin has been appointed to lead the two Four Seasons Resorts in Bali, located on the hillsides of Ubud and Jimbaran Beach in South Bali. ​A hotelier with more than three decades of experience with Four Seasons, Didier Indonesian appointment follows his tenure as General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa

Do You Hear the People Sing? BCC Annual Concert Saturday, 19 September.

The Bali Community Choir (BCC) will hold its much-awaited annual concert on Saturday, 19 September 2026, at the GKMI Ekklesia Building on Jalan Gurita I No. 38, Pedungan, Denpasar. ​Founded in 2009 and ably led by a retired educator and Sing Australia! Conductor, Brendan O’Donnell, the choir practices each Tuesday evening at Sheila Rose Villa

New York Gamelan Group on Tour in Bali 02 – 09 July 2026

A Journey of Balinese Dance and Music by Gamelan Dharma Swara ​Thanks to Rosalina Norita for this contribution ​Gamelan Dharma Swara (GDS) is a 31-member ensemble comprising musicians, dancers, and composers who showcase Balinese performing arts infused with an American perspective. Committed to preserving tradition while fostering innovation through new and commissioned pieces, GDS’s repertoire

Disabled Dutchman Gets 3 Years in Prison for Growing Marijuana in Bali

Beritabali has reported that a 30-year-old wheelchair-bound Dutch national, Nirul Rashim Abdoelrazak, has been sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment for cultivating a hydroponic garden of marijuana in his rented accommodation in the Village of Ubung Kaja, North Denpasar, Bali. ​As reported on 04 June 2025 by Bali Discovery in the coverage titled Disabled Dutch Marijuana

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