Bali

Major policy shifts are needed to prevent the destruction of the reefs, but for now, coastal communities are having an impact and the reduction in tourism due to COVID-19 is offering some breathing space

The Village Law provides recognition for traditional village institutions, but villagers in Bali and Mentawai are not interested

Bali’s World Heritage listing has put its rice-farming culture under stress 

An environmental movement is generating new forms of resistance by fusing traditional and contemporary Balinese art with social media

At a workshop in Bali, experts reflect on the sustainable production of Indonesia’s cash crops

History and heritage in the Indonesian imagination

A survey reveals that reporting of the Australians on death row did not foster better understanding of each country’s point of view

Popular forms of writing in public reveal the richness of Balinese revitalisation

The world of lontar will likely continue side by side with the new technologies of our digital age

Robert Lemelson’s latest documentary film takes his audience inside the lives of the women, men and children living in polygamous families in Bali

Beyond the tourism and real estate frontiers in Bali is a small branch of the global resource frontier.

Cultural clashes emerge as Bali struggles to eradicate rabies

See the world and be exploited

Outsiders see arak consumption as a highly dangerous activity, but arak plays an important role in Balinese society

Bali rockers Navicula find a platform for social change in online social media

A culture that suppresses conflict disguises decades-long tensions in Balinese communities

The big business of Indo celebrities creates illusory expectations but things may be changing

Bali-based NGOs are an important part of Indonesia’s growing sustainable agriculture movement

In Bali, it’s neither policy, parties nor entrenched elites, but image-savvy politicians and an all-powerful media that are dominating the new electoral landscape

Listening to the grassroots explain the 2009 general election in Bali