Impact of volcano situation felt more than Bali Bombings: Karangasem Regent

Dec. 19, 2017 by

The uncertainty of a big pending eruption from Mount Agung has hit the island’s economy harder than the Bali Bombings did, says the regent of Karangasem. Already belching ash in

A Brief Taste of Freedom

Dec. 19, 2017 by

(12/17/2017) An American fugitive, Christian Beasley, who escaped from Bali’s Kerobokan Prison on Monday, December 11, 2017, was captured by police at mid-day Friday, December 15, 2017, on a small

Courting the Chinese Back to Bali

Dec. 18, 2017 by

Association of Travel Agents (ASITA) Seeking to Restore Bali’s Image Following Two-Day Closure of Airport for Volcanic Dust (12/10/2017) The manager of the China Section of the Association of Indonesian

BMKG prediction: Bali volcano won’t disturb flights for the remainder of 2017

Dec. 18, 2017 by

The latest readings and analysis from Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) suggest that Bali flights will be safe from Mount Agung’s volcanic ash for the remainder of 2017.

Flyer, Flyer, Pants on Fire

Dec. 15, 2017 by

Garuda Indonesia’s Explanations Blaming Flight Delays On Mount Agung Eruption Rejected by Both Consumer Agency and Pilots (12/10/2017) The chairman of the Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI), Tulus Abadi, is pointedly

Bali Weekend Warrior: 5 cool things to do on the island this weekend (Dec. 15-17)

Dec. 15, 2017 by

BUKIT: Party in Uluwatu’s newest, hottest panoramic space Bushwacka! @ Ulu Cliffhouse Head on down to the Bukit’s newly opened Ulu Cliffhosue for a pre-Christmas party that will be as

Weak End to a Very Strong Start

Dec. 14, 2017 by

(12/10/2017) While the Indonesian Government has targeted 15 million foreign tourist visitors for 2017, the total number of visitors counted through the end of October stood at only 11.6 million.

Bali police investigate deaths of two students who drowned on class waterfall trek

Dec. 14, 2017 by

Seven classmates of the deceased students from SMK Kesehatan Widharba and three chaperone teachers have been questioned related to Monday’s incident, Bali Post reports. Under the Indonesian education system, SMK

Mounting Losses

Dec. 13, 2017 by

Tourism Minister Blames Mount Agung for Rp. 9 trillion in Foreign Exchange Losses (12/10/2017) The State News Agency Antara quotes Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism Arief Yahya who has calculated that

Bali politician, ex-vice DPRD chairman, made to reenact drug dealing scenes as part of police investigation

Dec. 13, 2017 by

The former Balinese politician who got kicked out of his party, Gerindra, for allegedly dealing drugs out of his house then went on the run to temporarily evade an inevitable