Safety First: Udeng over helmet is the latest trend sweeping Balinese social media

Oct. 30, 2026 by

The latest trend sweeping the island: udeng over helm. Left: Instagram/@nesakualit. Right: Facebook/Bobby Alcoholicrider Wearing the traditional Balinese Hindu udeng headband atop a motorcycle helmet is the latest thing on

To Erupt or Not to Erupt? That’s the Question.

Oct. 30, 2026 by

(10/27/2017) The head of the subsection for the Volcanic Eruption Mitigation Agency (PVMG), Devy Kamil Syahbana, has explained that based on recorded data, the magma reservoirs below Mount Agung in

Bali Hosts Mainland Chinese Media Tour

Oct. 30, 2026 by

Tourism Ministry Invites Chinese Media to Bali to See First-Hand that Bali Remains Safe (10/28/2017) The Assistant Deputy for development of the Asia-Pacific Market from the Ministry of Tourism, Vinsensius

Acrobat drops 13-feet and breaks neck after rig snaps during live performance at Canggu beach club, desperate bid launched to medevac woman out of Bali

Oct. 30, 2026 by

Left: Sam Panda lies in a hospital bed in Bali (GoFundMe). Right: The aerial acrobat performs a stunt in Canggu, moments before her equipment fails (still from Vimeo). Netizens are

Taxi drivers show up at Bali governor’s office to protest ride-hailing apps

Oct. 30, 2026 by

“Conventional” drivers ship out to protest online ride-hailing apps. Photo via Info Denpasar Hundreds of “conventional” taxi drivers from the Bali Local Transport Alliance (Alstar B) showed up at the

Deer too Dear to be Left Behind

Oct. 29, 2026 by

10 Timor Deer Evacuated from Danger Zone Near Mount Agung to Bali Zoo. (10/20/2017) The Bali Zoo in Singapadu, working in cooperation with the Natural Resource Conservation Agency (Balai Konservasi

Indonesian military deserter would use his old uniform to help get away with stealing motorbikes in Bali

Oct. 29, 2026 by

A former Indonesian soldier who had deserted the army, would dress up in his old uniform to help him get away with stealing motorbikes in Bali. Lombok man, Adiarta, was

There’s No Place Like Dome

Oct. 29, 2026 by

(10/20/2017) The Indonesian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is preparing to place a large, inflatable dome on its southernmost peninsula in Nusa Dua. Kompas.com reports that the dome, able to display

Delaying a Visit to Paradise

Oct. 29, 2026 by

Indonesian Hotels Say Mount Agung Alert Status Causing Postponement of Some Group Travel to Bali. (10/8/2017) Balipost.com reports that most of the sudden downturn in visitors to Bali connected to

In the Event of a Sudden Loss of Cabin Pressure

Oct. 29, 2026 by

(10/20/2017) An Air Asia flight that departed Perth, Western Australia bound for Bali on Sunday, October 15, 2017, was forced to make an emergency return to Perth just 25 minutes