Indonesia will suffer the deepest cut from Australia’s plans to slash foreign aid by almost 20 percent in the next fiscal year. Two weeks after recalling the ambassador from Jakarta in protest at the executions of two Australian drug traffickers, the government announced Tuesday it plans to cut Indonesian aid by 40 percent from 543 million Australian dollars ($428 million) to AU$323 million. Australia wants to cut its aid budget to AU$4.1 billion next year. Read more from The Jakarta Post here …
BEST WINGSUIT PROXIMITY FLYING
INDONESIA-JAPAN COOPERATION
Indonesia’s vice-president is assuring that Japanese tourists will soon be entitled to visa-free entry, a step being introduced to increase tourism from a nation that was once Bali’s top source of tourist visitors. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …
HOW TO DO THE BUMP
WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?
A priority bill initiated by the House of Representatives has proposed banning all consumption of alcoholic beverages, with imprisonment of between three months and two years for anyone caught consuming alcohol. The bill on the prohibition of alcoholic beverages, a copy of which has been obtained by The Jakarta Post, will put in place a ban on the sale, production, distribution and consumption of all beverages containing more than 1 percent alcohol. Read more from The Jakarta Post here …
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE AND NOT A DROP TO DRINK
Participating in a tourism forum in Bali on April 14, 2015, the chairman of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI-BALI)and former regent of Gianyar, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, said that Bali has exceeded its carrying capacity in terms of water usage. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …
SPECIAL BEER RULES FOR BALI
A ruling from the Minister of Trade limiting the sales of beer at convenience stores and warungs was set to take effect on April 15, 2015. As reported by Beritadewata.com, minimarkets across Bali claimed they no longer have beer to sell and were not receiving new supplies from beer distributors. A few shops admitted to have old stocks of beer that they would sell until finished and then not restock. Read more from balidiscovery.com here ….
WHEN TO SHAKE AND WHEN TO STIR
HOW TO MIX A BLUE MARGARITA
JAMIE’S ITALIAN KUTA BEACH
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s upcoming Bali eatery, Jamie’s Italian Kuta Beach has appointed its first General Manager. The international brand of casual Italian restaurants chose to go local, employing Balinese hospitality veteran Made Sukadana for this important role. Read more from The Beat Mag here …