Word on the street is that the rains may hit Bali in five different regions today, says Tribun Bali. Rainy season isn’t always our favorite, but Bali’s been notably dry lately so we’ll happily trade in our sun-bathing time for poncho time. The areas are Tabanan, Magupura, Gianyar, Almapura and Singaraja, according to forecasts from […]
Late on Tuesday night, a ground handling officer was struck by an airplane propeller at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport. The officer is in critical condition and is currently at Kasih Ibu Hospital in Kedonganan, Bali, as of time of writing, Detik News is reporting. The incident occurred when a Wings Air flight from Denpasar to […]
Developments in the “Bali suitcase killing” case just keep getting weirder and more dubious. Seems like the lawyer of Heather Mack, the daughter of the murdered victim, has spun a new thread to shift the culpability over to Mack’s boyfriend and away from a “premeditated” charge. Mack’s lawyer, Raja Nasution, alleges that Mack was acting […]
In a certainly eye-catching ritual, young men in Bali dance covered from the neck down in dried banana peels to invite good luck and fertility. It seems universal that men will do whatever they can to help their chances of getting laid. This ritual, the Barong Brutuk, is unique to the young men of Bali […]
A sad story hit the stands today of an elderly man in Buleleng (north Bali) getting slapped with child molestation charges. 57-year-old Nengah Neka will serve 15 years in prison and must pay a fine of Rp 300 million for his crime of molesting two female children, according to Tribun Bali. Neka was allegedly found […]
Even though the hot topic last weekend was something along the lines of “Indonesia for democracy” in Nusa Dua with the president’s visit for his special Bali Democracy Forum, posters of Bali’s biggest protest were quickly pulled out of sight to make way for the event. From Ngurah Rai Airport to the Palace of Suakawati, […]
Bali’s an easy target for up and coming Australian restaurant ventures with the cheap labor and construction and a large population of hungry and affluent tourists. The latest pending arrival to the restaurant scene is Mrs Sippy, according to the Sydeny Morning Herald’s Good Food. We can expect a locally adapted version of the Double Bay […]
Better stay away from Kuta next month if you’d like to keep your dignity intact as a bule in Bali. The “schoolies” are coming to Bali and they’re coming hard (cheap pun for sure intended). Bali along with Fiji, (unfortunately yet predictably) is the most popular abroad destination for schoolies. Every year, several thousand of […]
Indonesia is the biggest travel destination for Australian child sex tourists, claims an article released by The Age. Bali is of the most popular starting points for these sexual predators, who take advantage of vulnerable children from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, alleges the article. While this report is clearly disturbing and we can only […]
Now, 12 years after the violent bombing, the opening of the “peace park” slated to commemorate the tragedy’s victims is more in reach than ever before. WA Today is reporting that the park could be ready in just 6 months, based on a conversation with Bali Peace Park Association chairman Gary Nash. Bali Peace Park […]
