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Coronavirus: Ubud Food Festival postponed to June
The culinary adventures promised by the annual Ubud Food Festival (UFF), initially scheduled for mid-April, will now have to wait until at least June, following an announcement of the event’s postponement amid the international outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
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Thousands more swine deaths reported across Bali
Thousands more pigs have reportedly died across Bali in recent weeks, but animal health authorities have yet to identify the suspected virus that has caused the mass swine deaths in the past couple of months.
Bali Governor delays permit for Viking Sun cruise ship to dock in Benoa amid coronavirus concerns
Bali Governor Wayan Koster said earlier today that he has delayed the permit to grant entry for hundreds aboard a Norwegian-flagged cruise ship, the Viking Sun, which is reportedly scheduled to dock at Benoa harbor this coming Sunday.
Primary school principal in Badung threatened underage victim with nude photos, police say
The 43-year-old primary school principal who was arrested for alleged statutory rape of his former student had threatened to broadcast his victim’s nude photos, police say, as their investigation has uncovered more details about the case.
‘Cheap attack’: Perth-based NGO criticizes Australian official’s call to stop going to Bali
The President of Perth-based Indonesia Institute Inc., an NGO active in promoting Indonesia-Australia relations in both countries, has panned a recent statement from an Australian official urging Western Australians to stop going to Bali.
Bali authorities tracing contacts of New Zealand woman diagnosed with COVID-19 after brief transit in Denpasar
Authorities in Bali said they have traced the people who are believed to have been in contact with New Zealand’s first COVID-19 case — a woman who traveled from Iran to Auckland via Bali.
