The State News Agency Antara and Beritabali.com report thatBali’s Ngurah Rai International Airporthas been ranked #3 within its category in an Airport Service Quality Survey (ASQ) conducted by Airport Council International (ACI). The ranking covering Q1 of 2015 saw Bali’s air gateway ranked 3rd worldwide among airports serving between 15 and 25 million passengers annually. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY AT BALI SAFARI AND MARINE PARK
Planet Earth celebratedWorld Environment Day on June 5, 2015 seeking, as it does each year on that date, to enhance global awareness of the need for positive action behalf of the environment. To mark the occasion, the Bali Safari & Marine Park invited children from a local orphanage to visit their 40-hectare complex that is home to more than 60 species of animals in order to obtain an understanding of the importance of protecting the Earth by adopting a green lifestyle. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …
SOLAR ENERGY INITIATIVE
The State News Agency Antara reports that Bali’s governor Made Mangku Pastika plans to install solar energy cells in provincial government offices. “We will begin with the Governor’s office,” said Pastika when describing his plans for solar energy in a meeting with PLN (State Electricity Board)officials on Monday, June 1, 2015. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …
A FLOATING AIRPORT IN NORTH BALI?
Plans to build an airport in North Bali at the village of Kubutambahan in Buleleng Regency continue to be actively discussed following a proposal from a Canadian Company Arca, to develop an offshore airport at that locale. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …
AN END TO TOBACCO SPONSORSHIP
All forms of tobacco advertising may soon be outlawed in public area of Bali’s capital city of Denpasar. The municipal government of Denpasar is drafting a mayoral decree that will proclaim Denpasar a “Cigarette Advertising-free Zone”. Read more from balidiscovery.com here …