Airlines cancel Bali flights due to ash from erupting volcano

Airlines cancel Bali flights due to ash from erupting volcano

According to the Changi Airport website, three Jetstar flights from Bali to Singapore on Wednesday were cancelled. The flights were originally scheduled to arrive at 2.15am, 1.30pm, and 9.15pm. A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that was expected to arrive at 10am on Wednesday was also cancelled while several flights by SIA’s low-cost carrier Scoot between Singapore … Read more

Indonesia’s Prabowo commits to make Bali ‘the new Singapore’ through international airport pledge

Indonesia’s Prabowo commits to make Bali ‘the new Singapore’ through international airport pledge

The proposal to build an international airport in the Buleleng Regency was first mentioned when Mr Made Mangku Pastika served as the governor of the island between 2008 and 2018. According to media outlet Bisnis, Mr Mangku Pastika first proposed the construction of an international airport in 2014, suggesting locations in the Gerokgak or Kubutambahan … Read more

Asia as big a draw for diners as Europe, and 9 other 2025 trends in Future of Food report

Asia as big a draw for diners as Europe, and 9 other 2025 trends in Future of Food report

Asia is a dining destination on par with Europe, judged by the number of international accolades its restaurants and bars have earned, a new report on food industry trends says. Luxury Group, the collective of high-end hotels within the Marriott International portfolio, recently launched its Future of Food report for the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region. The … Read more

New Eco-Friendly Experiences and Exclusive Bonvoy Privileges at The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud Bali

New Eco-Friendly Experiences and Exclusive Bonvoy Privileges at The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud Bali

UBUD, Indonesia, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud, Bali continues to innovate its guest offerings with exciting new initiatives that seamlessly blend sustainability with unforgettable experiences. From the introduction of Trigona stingless bees to the launch of the resort’s Hydro Haven hydroponic garden, guests can now engage with nature in unique … Read more

Why Desaru Coast, new 5-star Malaysian resort hotspot, is well worth a visit

Why Desaru Coast, new 5-star Malaysian resort hotspot, is well worth a visit

Now a new hotspot is pinging on the radar. Desaru Coast, in the state of Johor, boasts 17km (11 miles) of pristine coastline dotted with a quartet of five-star resorts: the Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast, The Westin Desaru Coast Resort, Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas, and the One&Only Desaru Coast. Time magazine named … Read more

Why Southeast Asia is a wreck diving paradise with its many sunken World War II ships

Why Southeast Asia is a wreck diving paradise with its many sunken World War II ships

Shopping in Singapore, looking down from the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, taking in the massive ancient temples in Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, and Borobudur in Java: tropical Southeast Asia is hardly short of things to do for tourists or places to go. Some of the region’s best attractions are not on land. Diving is another … Read more

US study on China’s ‘much stronger’ innovation, discounted Apple iPhone 16s: 7 highlights

US study on China’s ‘much stronger’ innovation, discounted Apple iPhone 16s: 7 highlights

From the fallout from the Lebanon pager blasts to Bali tightening tourism rules, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to … Read more

Where a Hong Kong-based Frenchwoman goes for dim sum, vegetarian food, French fine dining

Where a Hong Kong-based Frenchwoman goes for dim sum, vegetarian food, French fine dining

As for a more unique dining experience, I love visiting Man Mo Dim Sum & Wine (G/F, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan). It offers an interesting fusion of Chinese and French culinary traditions. I am particularly fond of their truffle Brie (a French soft cow-milk cheese) dumplings and the sea bass dumpling. Hong … Read more

Why Bali’s traffic congestion gets worse every year, and how it is affecting tourism

Why Bali’s traffic congestion gets worse every year, and how it is affecting tourism

Things are even worse in Ubud, the temple town made famous by the 2010 Hollywood blockbuster Eat, Pray, Love, in which actress Julia Roberts was filmed riding a bicycle serenely through emerald green rice fields and along winding country roads. The reality could hardly be more different: every afternoon the main drag turns into a … Read more

The farm-to-table Southeast Asian chefs on a mission to make dining more sustainable

The farm-to-table Southeast Asian chefs on a mission to make dining more sustainable

Their vision is significant in Singapore, which imports more than 90 per cent of its food. The city state’s breakneck urbanisation, achieved in just one generation, makes it easy to forget that this was once an island dotted with kampongs (traditional villages), where agriculture was a way of life. Air, the restaurant opened by Orlando … Read more