Kazakh Tourist Found Dead After Hanging Himself Under A Water Tower in Bali
A Kazakh tourist was found dead after hanging himself at the hotel where he was staying in Bali. This incident occurred on Tuesday, the 20th of June 2023, at the Tunjung Bali Inn Hotel, Popies 2, Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali. The discovery of the corpse made the hotel employee who witnessed the incident admit […]
Van Gogh Alive: The Magnificent Immersive Art Exhibition Will Come to Jakarta on July 2023
Jakarta’s art enthusiasts are in for a treat, given that from the 7th of July to the 9th of October 2023. The city will host the magnificent immersive exhibition Van Gogh Alive, featuring works by the famous painter, Vincent van Gogh. The exhibition will take place in West Jakarta’s Mall Taman Anggrek, which makes this […]
Taxi Driver in Bali Arrested for Extorting Money from Singaporean Tourists
The Bali police arrested a taxi driver with the initials KEP (40) for allegedly extorting money from Singaporean tourists. This incident occurred at Jalan Padang Linjong, Canggu Village, North Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali, on Tuesday, the 20th of June 2023, at around 10 a.m. WITA. View this post on Instagram A post […]
Gary Bencheghib: Bali’s Environmental Hero Who Transforms Plastic Waste Into Tiny House and Furniture
For the past two months, environmental activist Gary Bencheghib has been residing in a 12-square-metre tiny house from 35,000 plastic waste collected from Bali’s filthy rivers and lakes. Growing up in Bali, Bencheghib realised how plastic pollution had been one of the biggest problems Bali has ever faced for over a decade. View this […]
Singaporean Man Accused of Stole and Strangled a Bali Resort’s Pet Kitten to Death
A 31-year old Singaporean man, an ex-nurse of one of Singapore’s public hospitals, Sengkang General, was accused of abusing animal, as reported by Utama Villa Tulamben, which made the information public. The resort gave the Singaporean man’s identity and supplied information about his stay on their property. According to the resort, a six-week-old cat, which […]
Heather Mack: American Woman Pleads Guilty for Bali Suitcase Murder
On Friday, the 16th of June 2023, Heather Mack, an American woman accused of plotting the murder of her mother and putting the body inside a suitcase while on vacation in Bali almost ten years ago, finally pleaded guilty in federal court. According to court records, Heather L. Mack, 27, was pled guilty to one […]
President Jokowi Declares COVID-19 as an Endemic
On the 14th of June 2023, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that his administration would shortly classify COVID-19 as an endemic, terminating the pandemic status that has affected the nation’s economic and social activities for the past three years. Regarding with epidemiology, endemic disease is limited to a specific area or community instead of a […]
Jakarta Government Formulates a New Traffic Plan to Ease The Traffic Jams
The Jakarta Transport Office has developed a few plans to tackle the city’s deteriorating traffic jams caused by the rapid and more effective influx of private vehicles throughout the capital. On the 17th of June 2023, Syafrin Liputo, Director of the Jakarta Transportation Office, said that his department is managing traffic at several locations to […]
An Indian Smuggles Diamonds Worth IDR 1.5 Billion in His Underwear
An Indian was recently seized by Indonesian customs officials at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport while attempting to smuggle a massive amount of diamonds worth IDR 1.5 billion, or about USD 100,391, in his underwear. The Head of the Type C Customs Office at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, said that the smuggler, who goes […]
French National Sentenced to 1-year in Prison for Breaking into Alfamart in Bali
French national Jacob Roger Marcel was found guilty of breaking into an Alfamart convenience store in South Kuta, Badung. He was sentenced to one-year’s imprisonment by the Denpasar District Court. In his ruling, Judge Yogi Rachmawan declared that Marcel had been indubitably and clearly shown to be responsible for the theft. Judge Yogi stated, “Taking […]