We are concerned that media coverage of the protests may persuade tour agents to look at alternative destinations like Bali or Vietnam 
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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A worker makes a boat as other villagers look on near Saharsa, 270 kilometers (168 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. A rescue boat filled with panicked flood victims capsized and killed 20 people in northern India, where monsoon flooding grew worse because of heavy rain and water flowing from neighboring Nepal, officials said Saturday.
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People attend a funeral for unknown Georgian soldiers who were killed in the South Ossetia conflict in Tbilisi August 30, 2008.
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Soren Hansen of Denmark reacts after a missing putt on the 2nd green during the third round of The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on August 30, 2008 at the Gleneagles Hotel and Resort in Perthshire, Scotland.
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Marion Bartoli of France returns to Lindsay Davenport of the US at the US Open tennis tournament August 29, 2008 in Flushing Meadows, NY. Bartoli won the match 6-1, 7-6(3).
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Sebastien Loeb from France and co-driver Daniel Elena in the Citroen Total world Rally team in their Citroen C4 WRC during day two of the WRC Rally of New Zealand, in Hamilton on August 30, 2008.
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Italian Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi races his motorbike during the MotoGP free practice session at Misano track for the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico on August 30, 2008.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
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Quotes about Bali
A hit determines how popular you are as an actress at the box office. However for me, films like Honey Moon Travels Private Limited, Parineeta and Choker Bali are hits, because my potential as an actress was exploited by all these films
was said
in New Kerala
I believe that when Australians know our country they will prefer our country instead of Bali for example
said Xanana Gusmao
in Herald Sun
Quotes from articles mentioning Bali
As god-king they are defenders of the faith and patrons of the arts. They are extremely influential because they reconsecrate and restore the temples.
was said
in Taiwan News
The royals take their secular as well as their mystical roles very seriously
said Made Wijaya
in Taiwan News
This part of the ceremony is a chance to bury that sadness, to be accepting, of birth, life and death, freeing of the spirit. We are not allowed to have tears on the body
was said
in Taiwan News
In Indonesia that means geothermal is going to loom large in the energy economy of the future, and that development could come very quickly once the leadership begins to see the potential
was said
in Malaysia Sun
I think we're virtually on the cusp of seeing all of that come together in the next year or so
was said
in Malaysia Sun
