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…
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Mount Agung summit routes to close during Besakih ceremony
All routes to Mount Agung’s summit will close for 16 days during the Pujawali Purnama Kalima ceremony, with climbing scheduled to resume on 6 November…
Rescuers Recover I Made Rauh From Ravine in Sidemen
I Made Rauh, 70, was found dead in a 45-metre ravine in Sidemen, Karangasem, after children picking mangosteens discovered him. A joint rescue team co…
Fuel shortage disrupts tourism in Karangasem
Fuel shortages and long queues in Karangasem are disrupting hotel bookings and visitor itineraries, with some guests leaving early or moving closer to…
Fuel queues reach two kilometres in Karangasem
Fuel queues in Karangasem reached 2 kilometres on Oct. 15, with motorists waiting from 4 a.m. and traffic reduced to one usable side of the road.
PLN Bali schedules outages across Sanur, Canggu and eastern Bali
PLN Bali scheduled maintenance-related outages in listed locations across Sanur, Mengwi, Ubud, Karangasem and Bangli on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Timin…
Amankila in Karangasem plans three-month closure for construction
Amankila in Manggis plans to suspend operations from 20 October 2026 to 19 January 2027 for construction, with Karangasem revenue potentially affected…
What Karangasem’s Eight Withheld Tower Certificates Mean
Karangasem reviewed 52 tower zoning applications through June 30, 2026, issuing 44 and withholding eight over zoning, technical or licensing concerns.…
Bali Agency Warns of Drought Risk During October Dry Season
Bali’s disaster agency said the island remained in the dry season during October’s first 10 days and warned of meteorological drought, while some area…
Songan procession travels to temples in Klungkung and Karangasem
Desa Adat Songan began the Nyegara Gunung procession on 7 October, travelling from Pura Hulundanu Batur to temples in Klungkung and Karangasem before…
BMKG warns of strong winds in Karangasem and waves up to 3.5 metres
BMKG issued a strong-wind warning for Karangasem on October 7 and forecast southern Bali waves of up to 3.5 metres through October 8, with thresholds…
Karangasem Farmland Plan Raises Tourism Investment Concerns
Karangasem’s protected farmland allocation is projected at 5.479,51 hectares, or 91,69 percent of mapped rice fields. PHRI supports protection but wan…
BMKG warns of strong winds and high waves in Bali
BMKG forecast partly cloudy weather across Bali on Oct. 7, 2026, with strong winds in Karangasem and waves reaching 3,5 metres south of the island.
Bali schedules energy-law field visit in Karangasem
Bali officials scheduled a 29 September field visit in Karangasem with the national energy and mineral-resources law-enforcement directorate to check…
Loud-Music Dispute Draws Attention at Pura Agung Besakih
A video from Pura Agung Besakih showed a man reacting angrily after an officer objected to loud music. Management later said he was a local resident,…
