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· Ryan General
Swedish Instagrammer Cancels Herself After ‘Shallow’ Caption About Rice Farmer in Bali
A Swedish Influencer generated so much backlash over a post in which she compared her life to that of a Bali rice farmer that she ended up deleting her Instagram account. Last week, Natalie Schlate uploaded an image of herself on Instagram, wearing a white bikini and looking out…
· Ryan General
Tourist Poses For Photos in Bali, Gets Swept Away By Massive Wave
A female tourist was slammed by a powerful wave as she was posing for a photo at a rocky beach coast in Bali, Indonesia. Footage of the incident, which surfaced on Facebook over the weekend, soon became widely shared on Chinese social media platforms.
· Ryan General
British Tourist Who Slapped Immigration Officer in Bali Gets 6 Months in Prison
The unruly female tourist who went viral after slapping an Indonesian immigration officer last year threw another tantrum as she was getting dragged to court in Bali on Wednesday. Auj-e Taqaddas, a 43-year-old medical researcher from Britain, made headlines after going on a…
· Editorial Staff
Two Innocent Men Attacked by Mob in Bali After Tourist Accuses Them of Stealing
A false accusation by a tourist against two innocent young men resulted in them getting violently beaten by an angry local mob in a town in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday. An Austrian tourist, identified by local media as Viktoria Erlacher, had reportedly claimed…
· Bryan Ke
Swedish Blogger Covers Face in Menstrual Blood in Controversial Selfie in Bali
A Swedish blogger is making everyone’s stomach turn after she posted a controversial selfie showing her face and parts of her upper body covered in her own period blood. The “conscious blogger,” Maxinne Björk, shared the not safe for work selfie late last month, which was tagged…
· Khier Casino
U.K. Woman Slaps Indonesian Immigration Officer After She Overstayed Her Visa in Bali
A British tourist who lashed out at an immigration officer has been detained in Indonesia and is facing criminal charges, according to the Directorate General of Immigration. Auj-e Taqaddas, 42, arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali only to be told that she would…
· Ryan General
Bali Hotel Worker Loses Job After NZ Woman Accuses Him of Asking for ‘Blow Job’
An Indonesian hotel employee has found himself in an international controversy after a New Zealand woman posted a video on Facebook accusing him of sexual misconduct. In the eight-and-a-half minute clip, tourist Aneta Baker focused her camera on the unnamed male staff member as…
· Ryan General
Tourists Take Epic Instagram Photos as Locals Flee Erupting Volcano in Bali
Mount Agung, a volcano in Bali, Indonesia, has been filling the skies with fumes composed of ash, sulfur, and carbon dioxide emissions for a week now and locals are bracing for an imminent and powerful eruption. Some tourists, however, view the disaster an opportunity to capture…
· Bryan Ke
Elderly Japanese Couple Found Brutally Murdered in Bali
Authorities in Indonesia have officially launched an investigation over the gruesome murder of an elderly Japanese couple in the popular resort destination of Bali. “This is a planned murder … it’s clear the person has planned it before going to the victims’ house,” Denpasar…
· Ryan General
Beauty Vlogger Fatally Electrocuted By Faulty Water Heater in Bali
A broken water heater claimed the life of a popular beauty vlogger from Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday after electricity traveled through the water in her shower hose. According to local authorities, the body of 26-year-old Rini Cesillia was found lying on her bathroom floor holding…
· Editorial Staff
Why This Woman Left a Successful Fashion Career to Build Sustainable Homes in Bali
Elora Hardy is the daughter of John Hardy, a successful jewelry designer from Canada. She was raised in Bali, Indonesia and spent 14 years of her life growing up in the United States. After receiving a degree in fine arts, she went to New York City and carved out a successful…
· Carl Samson
Instagram Model Gets Death Threats After Boyfriend Makes Fun of BTS ARMY
An Australian bikini model found herself on the receiving end of online hate following her boyfriend’s comments on K-pop powerhouse BTS and their rabid ARMY fans. Gabby Goessling, who has 218,000 followers on Instagram, started suffering collateral damage after her beau,…
· Ryan General
Who is This Beautiful Family That Everyone Wishes Was Their Life Too?
Images of a lovely Asian family has been making rounds on social media, capturing many netizens’ hearts online. As the photos have left many smitten, the mystery of who this picture-perfect couple is has remained until now.
· Ryan General
Indonesia is Becoming a Landfill for Western Countries Because of Environmental Loopholes
Environmental activists in Indonesia are speaking out against the alleged loopholes of the Trade Ministry’s 2016 regulation on waste imports that have essentially turned their home into a dump site for other countries. The environmental group Bali Fokus called upon the…
· Ryan General
U.S. Program Took Cat Meat From Chinese Markets and Fed it to Other Cats for ‘Research’
A United States government research program, which led to the deaths of thousands of cats, has been shut down, scientists announced Tuesday. Since 1982, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Services lab in Beltsville, MD had been infecting cats with toxoplasmosis before…
· Bryan Ke
10 Reasons Why Balut is the Ultimate Asian Delicacy
By now, a lot of people already know or at least heard of Balut, a very popular delicacy in Southeast Asia but particularly in the Philippines. What some people fail to understand, though, is that this delicacy, no matter how grotesque it may look like, is actually enjoyed by…
· Bryan Ke
Little Girl Breaks Down When She Has to Say Goodbye to Her Family Maid
A viral video showing a heartbreaking goodbye between a young girl and her family’s maid is giving a lot of netizens the feels. The clip, which was uploaded to Facebook and has now more than 891,000 views, shows the family sending their maid off at the airport. According to…
· Ryan General
Before Boba Milk Tea Took Over, Taho was Life
“Taho. Tahoooooo!” is arguably everyone’s favorite alarm clock in the Philippines. View this post on Instagram I love this one… #taho #beachfood #mykiddos #morningwalk
· Bryan Ke
Man Catches Girlfriend Cheating On Him, Rents Billboard to Breakup With Her
A verbal breakup isn’t always easy, but this Indonesian man took a bitter moment to a whole new level by renting out a billboard to announce his breakup. Kisah cintaku bagai x banner paslon 01 yang cuma bisa nyender di bawah pic.twitter.com/GJVU6SJlNS
· Ryan General
Catholic Priest Charged With Raping and Filming Teen Altar Girl in Philadelphia
A Filipino Catholic priest was arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday for raping a minor about five years ago. Armand Garcia, who turned himself to authorities, reportedly recorded the sex act with the teenage girl, reports NBC Philadelphia.