Imelda Rahmawati

Finding the right gym in Canggu, Pererenan, Seminyak and Ubud is easier than ever. From large fitness centres with extensive weight-training equipment to boutique wellness spaces combining workouts with recovery, the island has options for different fitness goals and budgets. The strongest concentration of gyms can be found around Canggu, Pererenan and Seminyak, while Ubud […]

The Jakarta LRT’s Kelapa Gading–Manggarai route officially began operations on Wednesday (16 September 2026), following its inauguration by President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta. The 12.2 kilometre route connects Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta with Manggarai in South Jakarta and marks the latest expansion of the capital’s light rail transit network. The line has 11 stations […]

A Chinese national identified as Wei Shang, also referred to by the initials WS, has been detained by Indonesian immigration authorities after allegedly hunting and consuming a protected sea turtle in the waters of Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua. The foreign national was detained at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, on Monday […]

Police in Bali have disclosed details from CCTV footage that they say support their suspicion that an Australian man killed his two children before taking his own life at a bungalow in Legian, Badung Regency. The man, identified by police as 57-year-old SDJ, was found dead alongside his two children, ADS, 7, and LKS, 4, […]

The Indonesian government is working to repatriate five orangutan infants found abandoned in a forest in Odisha, India, on Tuesday, September 8, with preliminary observations suggesting the animals may have originated from Sumatra. The five orangutans were discovered by India’s Forest Department during a patrol in the Bhogarai/Udaipur Block forest area in the Jaleswar region […]

Residents of Gili Meno, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, are calling for an undersea pipeline to provide a long-term solution to the island’s ongoing clean water shortage. The demand was raised by residents and the Meno Bersatu Alliance, which includes the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) NTB, Meno Lestari and Wanapala NTB, during an […]

Indonesia’s young pastry talents have made their mark at one of Asia’s regional pastry competitions, bringing home two notable achievements from the 4th Asian Pastry Young Chefs Challenge 2026 in Guangzhou, China. The Indonesian team, selected, prepared and sent to the competition by Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts (APCA) Indonesia, won The Best Showpiece […]

A crescent Moon appeared alongside the bright planet Venus across skies over western Indonesia on Monday evening, 14 September 2026, creating a visible astronomical event that was observed in areas including Bogor, Jakarta, Cirebon and Tanggamus Regency in Lampung. The phenomenon, known as a Moon-Venus conjunction, was visible after sunset as the two celestial bodies […]