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Right after Nyepi, people in Bali began discussing several cases where individuals still went outside or behaved as if it were an ordinary day.

This year, the Day of Silence lasted from 06:00 on 19 March to 06:00 on 20 March. During this time, travel, unnecessary lights, noise and any actions that could disturb the silence are prohibited on t…

Spring is one of the most beautiful times of year in Japan. This is when hanami—the cherry blossom season—begins across the country, and cities are literally covered in pink clouds of flowers. People…

Garuda Indonesia will add an extra pair of flights on the Jakarta–Amsterdam–Jakarta route at the end of March.

This is a one-off boost to the existing service: the departure from Jakarta is scheduled for 24 March, with the return flight from Amsterdam on 25 March.

In Bali, 115 hotels have received emergency preparedness certificates.

This document is issued to hotels that pass an inspection against 31 criteria, ranging from evacuation routes and security systems to procedures for guests in the event of an earthquake, tsunami, fire…