How Bali’s 2025 immunisation coverage is measured
Bali’s 2025 immunisation data use more than one indicator. The Health Ministry’s figures distinguish complete infant coverage, 14-antigen performance…
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Mukmin John
The Bali Observer reporter
Bali Hindus Observe Anggara Kasih Dukut on Oct. 20
Bali’s Hindu communities will mark Anggara Kasih Dukut on Oct. 20, 2026. The 210-day observance centers on prayer, offerings, reflection and spiritual…
Bali Festival Sets Oct. 22 Ceremony After Karangasem Students Win 20 Awards
The provincial festival’s closing and prize presentation are scheduled for Oct. 22, after 20 Karangasem students earned awards across seven Balinese-l…
Gianyar holds consecration ceremonies at new government centre
Gianyar’s regency government held the main Hindu consecration ceremonies at its new administrative complex on 19 October 2026, with further procession…
How Bali’s 2025 health system is measured: life expectancy and hospital beds
Bali’s 2025 health data combines a population outcome—life expectancy—with a service-capacity measure: referral-hospital beds. The two figures answer…
Badung Supports Ngenteg Linggih Ceremony at Pura Pucak Arantaja
Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa attended Ngenteg Linggih rites at Pura Pucak Arantaja on Oct. 19. The regency provided IDR 1.7 billion (about US$104,…
Denpasar Agencies Maintain Bale Kulkul Heritage Site
The Bali Cultural Preservation Center and Denpasar’s Cultural Office maintained Bale Kulkul Puri Pemecutan on Oct. 17, 2026, during Culture Day activi…
What Bali’s 4-Metre Waves Mean for Marine Travel
BMKG warned that waves of 2.5 to 4 metres could affect southern Bali and nearby straits from Oct. 18 through Oct. 21. The advisory sets vessel-specifi…
Badung prepares 50 baleganjur places for arts festival
Badung’s Arts and Culture Festival will run Nov. 5–16, 2026, after a two-year hiatus, with baleganjur places divided among children, youth and general…
What Bali’s odd-even fuel rule means from Oct. 17
Bali will match subsidised-fuel purchases to vehicle plate numbers from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19, 2026. Odd plates go first, with limits of 20 litres for ca…
How Bali’s customary villages connect banjar and temple life
Bali’s customary villages form a parallel community structure tied to banjar and temple life. Official data shows their scale, while later provincial…
Penglipuran Joins Condé Nast Traveller’s Beautiful Towns List
Penglipuran in Bangli, Bali, joined Condé Nast Traveller’s 2026 list of 53 beautiful small towns, recognized for its preserved layout, architecture an…
Why Pertamina Expanded 24-Hour Fuel Service in Bali
Pertamina Patra Niaga said 66 stations in Denpasar and Badung were operating 24 hours on Oct. 15. It also deployed 108 tanker trucks and 465 crew memb…
Balinese Calendar Marks Oct. 16 as Day for Making Awig-awig
Balinese calendar guidance identifies Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, as a favorable day for making awig-awig, customary village rules. The entry is cultural g…
How Bali measures public transport use and transport performance
Bali’s official transport data separates province-wide targets from actual use of Trans Sarbagita, showing why public transport remains a measured pol…
