2017 Year in Review: A look back at Coconuts Bali’s top 10 most read stories

Nov. 5, 2026 by

A volcano rumbled back to life and wrought havoc on the island’s economy. Police took a stand against happy endings. An airline forgot to close the cabin door after taking

Former Bali police officer found dead in a pool of blood, after car-buying transaction allegedly went bad

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A retired Bali police officer was found dead, blood pooled around him and stab wounds on his body, after he was reported missing for four days. The body of I

A Cultural Start to 2018

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Join the 3rd Monthly Bale Banjar Culture Club on January 14, 2018, with Dr. Lawrence Blair for a “Beastly’ Start to the New Year (12/21/2017) The monthly lecture series on

A Brief Taste of Freedom

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(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

Indonesian volcanology center wants you to know max level IV ‘alert’ status for Bali volcano only refers to 10km exclusion zone

Nov. 5, 2026 by

Bali’s Mount Agung remains on the highest alert level for an eruption, but Indonesian volcanologists want the public to understand that the level IV, max alert only refers to the

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

Nov. 5, 2026 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

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

Nov. 5, 2026 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

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

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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

Bali’s wildest animal stories of 2017

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We sure love animals and it shows in our coverage of the beat. The animals–both wild and pets–of Bali never cease to stop amazing us with the crazy things they

Waiting for Eggs to Hatch

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Tourism Minister Says: “New Bali” Destinations is Indonesia’s Way of Not Putting All its Eggs in Once Basket. (12/17/2017) The Indonesian Government is trying to diversify and widen its tourism