Ni Komang Erviani, ,  The Jakarta Post, ,  Denpasar   |  Wed, 01/07/2009 11:18 AM  |  Bali

The Bali administration launched Tuesday a free health service campaign targeting villages in seven of the province’s eight regencies and the municipality of Denpasar.

The island’s westernmost regency, Jembrana, declined to participate in the campaign, claiming it has carried out a similar program for years.

On the first day of the campaign, physicians, dentists, internists and health workers conducted free medical examinations and dispensed medication in Pegayaman village (Buleleng), Pemecutan (Denpasar), Bona (Gianyar), Pecatu( Badung), Nongan (Karangasem), Tamanbali (Bangli), Sudimara (Tabanan) and Gelgel (Klungkung). [Read more →]

Ni Komang Erviani, ,  The Jakarta Post, ,  Denpasar   |  Wed, 01/07/2009 11:19 AM  |  Bali

Election officials in Denpasar are scrambling for solutions to encourage voter turnout for the April 9 election, which coincides with a major Hindu ritual.

On April 9, Balinese Hindus will organize the Panca Wali Krama, a large, island-wide sacrificial ritual. The main ritual will be held at Besakih Mother Temple, the largest Hindu temple in Bali.
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