More than 100 kilograms of illicit manta ray gills were hauled in by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KPP) yesterday.  In Indonesia, manta rays are protected by the state, so fishing them is illegal. Gills of manta rays are commonly illegally used for traditional drugs, because they are believed to contain certain medicinal properties, but […]

An Indian tourist’s tragic death during a rafting accident last week does not have too many locals surprised since the site of his death is popularly believed to be haunted.  The myths of the local community in Gianyar Province’s Ayung River holds that the area is inhabited by the figure of a beautiful woman dressed […]

The wife of murdered businessman Robert Ellis apparently confessed to her sons that she ordered the hit on her father, saying she felt possessed by an “evil entity,” reports The West Australian.  The conversation reportedly took place with son Peter, 22, in Noor Ellis’ cell in Denpasar police headquarters, when she was waiting to be […]

A prisoner in Bali’s infamous Kerobokan Prison was found dead Friday afternoon and reports say it appears he hung himself. The prisoner, Ropik Bin Pupon, 26, was from Banyuwangi, East Java. Police allege Pupon took his own life in the back of the prison. His body was discovered around 1 pm by other inmates and […]

Bali Adventure, the tour company that operated the rafting trip resulting in an Indian tourist’s death is now under fire for its safety procedures. Katir Sheh, 29, didn’t come out alive of the Ubud area’s Ayung River after he fell from a raft on Monday. After he fell, he allegedly grabbed onto a rock, but […]

A blazing forest fire has been reportedly scorching the slopes of Mt. Agung, Bali’s highest volcano in Karangasem, East Bali since Saturday. Initially covering 15 hectares, the fire has continued to expand.  Ida Bagus Arimbawa, Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency, said the wildfire also hit the Abang and Kubu districts. Firefighters have attempted […]

Tribun Bali posted a video to Facebook of the fire that emblazoned a JJ Fast Boat today. The boat was allegedly on its way from Sanur to Nusa Penida and Lembongan when it caught on fire. As the video shows, not the small kind, but a large roaring and blazing fire. After watching this, it’s […]

A fast boat went down in flames this morning carrying dozens of foreigners and one Indonesian, reports Tribun Bali. As of writing time, reports say there are no casualties from the accident. The JJ Fast Boat was on its way from Sanur Beach on Bali to Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan. Tribun is reporting that […]

Kerobokan Prison inmates Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran from the Bali Nine are waiting for Indonesia’s new guy in office, President Joko Widodo, to make a move on their sentence.  It’s up to Jokowi to extend clemency to save the men from the death penalty, if not, the two prisoners will face the firing squad. […]

On an epic journey from Bali’s airport to his little hotel in Renon, one cute chubby bule guy made a pretty entertaining vlog about his experience, which he posted just yesterday. Upon arrival at Ngurah Rai, he unpacked his bicycle in the arrivals area, put it together and biked all the way to Renon. Pretty […]