The Jakarta Post
| 1 year ago
Archipelago Bali, whose residents are predominantly Hindu, saved up to 3,000 kiloliters of subsidized fuels at Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, on Friday. The resort island consumes an average of 2,300 kiloliters of premium fuel and 7,000 kiloliters...
China Post
| 1 year ago
Shops were shuttered Friday and many tourists stayed inside their hotels as the Indonesian holiday island of Bali closed down for a day to mark the Hindu new year. More than 2,500 police dressed in traditional black-and-white batik sarongs guarded...