Warga Jakarta sibuk membawa tatah dan palu untuk mencongkel sebuah batu yang konon adalah batu akik jumbo di Jalan Mandala, Tomang, Jakarta Barat.

Semoga perempuan muda Jakarta gak tergiur dengan profesi kerja-enteng-duit-banyak terbaru: menjadi PSK. Setelah penggerebekan menghebohkan Jumat 8 Mei kemarin, terungkaplah kisah seorang gadis (yea right, haha) berinisial AA yang tarif ‘short time’-nya saja berkisar Rp 80 juta dengan DP sekitar Rp 20an juta dan syarat kamar di hotel bintang lima. Menginap semalaman, lelaki hidung belang […]

…atau kita bisa bernasib semalang Indra Gerilyadi, yang uangnya dikuras habis, Rp 177 juta, via Anjungan Tunai Mandiri (ATM) akhir April kemarin. Modus baru komplotan pembobol ATM kini semakin kreatif dalam mengundang mangsa. Tiga orang dibekuk Polres Metro Jakarta Barat pada Selasa lalu setelah berpura-pura menjadi orang Brunei kaya yang hendak menyumbang ke mesjid terdekat. […]

Limited coverage of yesterday’s fire that smoked out Kind Villa Bintang Resort in Nusa Dua has got the island wondering what’s going on.  When approached by Coconuts Bali, Kind Villa Bintang Resort refused to comment, but we were able to snap a quick phone pic of a charred resort building before being dismissed by security. […]

Jembrana police are amping it up and introducing drones to their team. Faisal Riza, Jembrana police commissioner, says the drones are in line with the local police’s policies and will be used to monitor traffic flows. One monitored route will be back and forth from Gilimanuk, reports Tribun Bali. That means you better watch your […]

Indonesian singer and actress Bunga Citra Lestari (BCL) along with hubby Ashraf Sinclair, heartthrob Malaysian actor, took to Bali to celebrate their six year wedding anniversary. Seems Bali was Sinclair’s pick for a romantic site, as he surprised his beloved wife, according to Liputan6. The proper celebration was on November 8 at a hotel in […]

Fire broke out at Kind Villa Bintang Resort yesterday in Nusa Dua. Seven firefighting units from South Badung, plus one from Nusa Dua rushed to the blazing scene, reports Tribun Bali. Three buildings reportedly burned down: the kitchen area and two villas. The fire allegedly started in the restaurant’s kitchen and the amount of damage has […]

Passengers from the Bali fast boat that went down in flames last Friday are left frustrated and distraught with how poorly they say the incident is being handled. A boat from the company JJ Fast Boat was on its way last Friday from Jungut Batu in Nusa Lembongan to Sanur, Bali when the engine reportedly […]

The drought has much more negative consequences than just making us want to siesta everyday when the sun’s at its hottest. The lack of water has driven up vegetable prices in some Bali markets as much as an astounding 100%, reports Tribun Bali.  I Ketut Rebek, a vendor in Sanglah Market said prices have increased […]

By extrapolating statistics from  Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism, we can predict that over one million Australians will have visited Indonesia before the end of 2014. This major milestone also means Indonesia will has surpassed New Zealand as the number one destination for Aussies on holiday. In a story on the tourism trend, The Sydney Morning Herald cites […]