Grand Nationalistic Display: Bali Police divers ‘fly’ giant Indonesian flag underwater at Nusa Penida’s Crystal Bay

Aug. 26, 2026 by

Police divers pose with a large Indonesian flag underwater at Bali’s Nusa Penida. Photo via Istimewa Red and white Indonesian flags could be seen flying high all over the country

American tourist visits to Bali on the rise

Aug. 26, 2026 by

Former United States President Barack Obama (2nd L), his wife Michelle (3rd L) along with his daughters Sasha (C) and Malia (2nd R) go rafting while on holiday in Bongkasa

‘Sexy’ Bali beach photo shoot of contestants in big Indonesian beauty pageant stirs netizens up

Aug. 26, 2026 by

A “scandalous” clip of a controversial photo shoot featuring four Indonesian pageant contestants. Photo via Instagram Video clips showing four Indonesian beauty pageant contestants in their swimsuits on a beach

Narcotics Agency recruits Bali religious leaders in the island’s ‘fight against drugs’

Aug. 25, 2026 by

The Narcotics Agency is turning to Balinese priests for help. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is getting local religious leaders involved in the ‘fight against drugs’ in

Telegram founder enjoys time in Bali, part of trip to Indonesia after the whole app getting partially blocked then unblocked thing

Aug. 25, 2026 by

The founder of messaging app, Telegram, came to Indonesia on business earlier in August after his app got partially blocked by the country last month. But the business call wasn’t all tech talk: Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov apparently managed to mix some fun in during his trip, with a visit to Bali, as we can …
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Tourists evacuated from Nusa Penida hills after forest fire erupts

Aug. 25, 2026 by

A forest fire erupted at Nusa Penida on Aug. 20, 2017. Photos via Instagram/@balebengong, Gede Sukara Forest fires erupted in the rugged hills of Nusa Penida’s Kelingking Beach on Sunday,