Palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage.
Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between sunbathers, while surfers bobbing behind the waves dodge waste flushed out from rivers or brought in by swirling currents.
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Bali's palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage.
Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between sunbathers, while surfers bobbing behind the waves dodge waste flushed out from rivers or brought in by swirling currents.
"When I want to swim, itRead more
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made assurance that Bali is safe for tourist visits.
"Bali is safe for the year-end holidays, so there should be no misperception (that Bali is not safe) due to the eruption of Mount Agung, as (most of Bali`s tourist destinations) are far from Mount Agung," the president informed the media after leading an event toRead more