Malaysian Airlines has made the news again: Malaysian Airlines MAS 135 was on its way from KL to Brisbane this afternoon when a passenger went into labor, according to Detik News.  The pilot took action and reportedly diverted the flight to Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport at 2:10 pm today. Upon landing, the poor woman, […]

The best thing you can do to further the cause for shark protection at the moment is plan a vacation to Lombok. There, visionary Kathy Xu is working with local shark fisherman to turn away from overfishing sharks and lead tourism trips around remote spots of the island instead. And these boats aren’t the sort […]

Denpasar residents better watch out, the five-year cycle of our least-favorite mosquito-borne disease is almost up and the nasty virus is probably about to strike back. Outbreaks of dengue fever have reportedly been rotating on a five year cycle in Denpasar, which makes 2015 the next big year, says P2P Head of Denpasar City Health […]

Police allege that the murder of Britishman Robert Kelvin Ellis cost his wife Noor AUD14,000. Sources report Noor Ellis gave her husband’s killers a down payment of Rp 50 million and then paid the rest upon the grisly murder’s completion.  Apparently five killers were involved in Ellis’ execution and only one of which has been […]

The notorious presenter and newly “one-woman man” Raffi Ahmad will of course celebrate his wedding to “Gigi” Nagita Slavina in style. The couple selected Bali as the site for their big post-wedding party and you can expect nothing less than glam and over-the-top from them. Celebrity presenter Ayu Dewi will give guests something to talk […]

150 women lined up in Tabanan yesterday to get their breasts checked and better understand the threat of breast cancer. That’s a lot of tatas.  The breast cancer screening was put on by Bali Pink Ribbon Foundation in collaboration with Prima Medical Hospital and is the first in a series of screenings for Breast Cancer […]

Dewa Budjana, the famed guitarist from the legendary Indonesian band Gigi (yes, Teeth) says he felt hot before his mother’s death. He was confused for no apparent reason before his 78-year-old mother passed away yesterday and even his friends said he had shaky hands. He thinks it may have just been a sign. The guitarist […]

A group of burglars reportedly ransacked an office in Klungkung, Bali and made off with some cameras and camcorders, but missed a much bigger score.  Hidden a safe deposit box, tucked out of sight was Rp 123 juta in cash, a much higher value than any of the stolen goods.  The office that was hit […]

Security guards stand at the front gate of Emerald villas in Sanur on Bali island on Oct 22, 2014.  The wife of a British man found with his throat slashed and dumped in a ditch on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has admitted ordering the killing, police said Wednesday. Robert Ellis, 60, who was also […]

A corruption suspect couldn’t take the heat and allegedly fainted from the shock that she would be taken away. We would faint too if were being taken anywhere for crime in Bali, especially if it were Kerobokan (though not in her case).  The woman, Ni Kadek Arik Komalasari, is an ex-treasurer for the Indonesian election organization Komisi […]