You just can’t make this stuff up. Two suspects for Robert Ellis’ grisly murder were reportedly shot in the legs by police when they attempted to evade arrest.  With dramatic flair, suspects allegedly tried to resist arrest with a machete and poison arrows. Props for creativity, but the men’s attempts to thwart the authorities were […]

Forensics at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of corpses coming in each month.  “Every month, on average we receive about 380 corpses,” said Dr. Dudut Rustiyadi, chief of Sanglah’s forensics, as quoted by Tribun Bali. For Sanglah, this is so much that they must store the bodies in cold cases.  […]

A  middle school student in Singaraja, initials GW, alias Boneng, 16, got caught with quite a lot of goodies that he allegedly bought with money made from selling stolen gasoline.  When Boneng was arrested in his Banyuning Village boarding house on Sunday evening, he had IDR2.3 million (USD190) in his wallet (that’s a lot here), […]

Amazingly enough one Bali beach topped a recent list by Liputan6 of the most “untouched” or virgin beaches in Indonesia.  Bali popped its cherry a long long time ago for untouched beaches, which is why it’s less surprising the beach is actually in Nusa Penida off of Bali’s coast.  Though not a part of “Bali […]

Half a joint put New Zealander Leeza Ormsby behind bars in Bali’s infamous Kerobokan Prision. Now, after nine months later, the kiwi is reportedly getting out early for good behavior.  Ormsby could have stayed in the “Hotel Kerobokan” for up to 12 years under Indonesian law, but thanks to a “lenient” sentence of just 10 […]

A stage at the Motocross National Championship in Buleleng collapsed yesterday afternoon around 2 pm, injuring 13 people in the process.  The entertainment stage gave in when spectators crowded the two-level stage, which was more than the structure could handle. Kubutambahan police chief, AKP I Wayan Sueca said organizers were concerned about the stage before […]

The fierce ladies of Bravo’s hit reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta snatched their fans’ attention on social media this week by posting a series of tropical vacation photos in a mystery destination. Based on the photos, along with the ladies’ seven hour flight out from a transit stop in South Korea, many sources […]

President Joko Widodo flew on his presidential plane for the first time during a recent trip to Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra. Instead of the trip itself, the plane’s female flight attendants have stolen the headlines. One of them is Theresia Mariana Susanti. An article about her on Detik.com became the most popular story on the […]

Dena Rachman’s new breast implants have made their first bikini appearance since a recent surgery in South Korea. The famous transgendered entertainer showed off her girls this morning in a Bali pool in an Instagram pic of her and two other friends.      Morning, sunshine! #bali A photo posted by Dena Rachman (@denarachman) on Oct […]

Don’t be too afraid if you see Frankenstein poking around the halls of Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport today.  Meant to be be fun and entertain people while they’re waiting for their planes, the airport has transformed its domestic terminal landscape to something of a fairy tale meets horror. Yeah, we’d be curious to see that […]