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Environmental
Watch: Bali monkey negotiates for food in exchange for woman’s stolen iPhone
A video of a woman in Bali, Indonesia, negotiating with a monkey and bribing the animal with food to get her stolen phone back has recently ...
Bryan Ke
Crime
Bali village performs cleansing ritual after tourist influenced by ‘supernatural whisper’ damages temple
A South Korean woman has been arrested by police in Bali, Indonesia, for destroying sacred temple artifacts under the influence of a “supern...
Indonesia
Australian woman filmed yelling at Bali police over traffic infraction draws Indonesians’ ire
An Australian expat in Indonesia was caught on film yelling and pointing her fingers at Bali police officers after she was stopped for ridin...
Ryan General
Influencer Nas Daily angers residents of Bali after calling it the ‘whitest island’ in Asia
Popular influencer and travel vlogger Nas Daily stirred controversy in Southeast Asia last week after he referred to the Indonesian island o...
Lifestyle
Watch: TikTok user ghosted after flying from Australia to Indonesia for first date
An Australian makeup artist shares how a man stood her up after flying over 1,500 miles to Bali, Indonesia, for a first date in a viral vide...
Government
Foreign tourists can still have sex outside marriage in Bali, governor says
Foreigners visiting Bali will not be affected by Indonesia’s new law against extramarital sex, according to officials. Last week, the coun...
Carl Samson
Events
Chinese President Xi videoed confronting Canada PM Trudeau at G20 Summit
At the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Indonesia, Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for behavi...
Michelle De Pacina
Entertainment
Julia Roberts’ Bali-based movie ‘Ticket to Paradise’ criticized for filming location, mixed-race actor
Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno has defended the upcoming romantic comedy “Ticket to Paradise,” starring Jul...
Editorial Staff
Russian tourist who posed naked on 700-year-old sacred tree for photos will be deported from Bali
Russian influencer Alina Fazleeva is being deported from Bali after staging a naked photoshoot three years ago on a 700-year-old sacred tre...
Rebecca Moon
News
Indonesian Police Search Through Porn Videos to Locate Tourists’ Filming Site
Police in Bali, Indonesia, combed through porn videos to locate a “porn villa” that has been used by tourists as a filming site. How the cra...
Asia
Instagram Influencer Sparks Outrage After Posing Naked on Top of Endangered Elephant in Bali
A 22-year-old Russian social media influencer is facing heavy criticism online for posing naked on top of an endangered elephant in Bali, In...
Digital Nomad and Girlfriend Face Deportation After Living ‘Rich’ in Bali Tweets Went Viral
Digital nomad Kristen Gray, and girlfriend Saundra Michelle Alexander, are now facing deportation after their controversial Bali, Indonesia ...
Digital Nomad Blasted for ‘Foreigner Privilege’ After Writing ‘Tone-Deaf’ Guide to Living ‘Rich’ in Bali
An African American digital nomad has been accused of exploiting their “foreigner privilege” after posting a how-to guide on liv...
American Man Faces 15 Years in Jail Over Marijuana Edibles in Bali
A 21-year-old American student has been arrested and may face a sentence of 15 years in prison for smuggling “space cakes” — cakes or browni...
Bali Yoga Retreat Criticized for Cramming Over 100 Tourists in Room Together
A yoga studio in Bali has sparked outrage for packing over 100 people for a “celebration of bliss” and then lying about the even...
Korean DJ Blasts People Who Litter on Bali’s Beaches
South Korean DJ and producer Peggy Gou expressed her anger at people who leave their trash on a beach in Bali, Indonesia in an Instagram vid...
Burger King Brilliantly Responds to Man Who Shamed Them For Hiring Deaf Employee
Burger King Indonesia has slammed an online skeptic for questioning why the company hired a deaf person to be an order taker. Twitter user L...
Drunk Australian Man Arrested in Bali for Fly-Kicking Motorcyclist, Throwing Himself at Moving Car
An Australian tourist was arrested in Bali, Indonesia after committing a slew of random, violent acts on the streets over the weekend. Nicho...
Instagram Couple Sparks Outrage After Using Holy Water at Sacred Bali Temple to Wash Butt
Indonesian netizens were infuriated after viral videos emerged showing a pair of Instagrammers desecrating a sacred site in Bali. Later ide...
Family Caught Stealing Accessories, Electronics from Bali Hotel
A family from India has sparked national outrage after stealing accessories from a hotel in Bali, Indonesia last week. In a now-viral video,...
Tourist Threatens Bali Beachgoers With Knife So His Wife Wouldn’t See Shirtless Men
A tourist got him and his family kicked out of their luxury villa in Bali, Indonesia after arguing with locals and allegedly threatening the...
Bali will Now Stop and Send ‘Begpackers’ Back to Their Embassies
“Begpackers,” people who travel to a foreign country and beg for money from the locals to fund their vacation, has become such a problem in ...
Former Miss Universe Australia Stopped From Leaving Bali Because Her Passport Was Wet
The former Miss Universe Australia was unable to board her plane at Denpasar Airport in Bali, Indonesia because a corner of her passport was...
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 inci...
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 gettin...
12 Breathtaking Airbnb’s Across Asia For Anyone In Desperate Need of a Nature Retreat
Being surrounded by technology 24 hours a day, 7 days a week can get unbelievably draining after a while. We’ve all been there —...
Jin Hyun
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 m...
Uncategorized
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 cov...
Viral Video Captures the Moment Deadly Earthquake Rattles Mosque in Indonesia
A video of an imam who stayed inside a mosque to lead a prayer in the middle of the recent Indonesian earthquake has gone viral on social me...
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...
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 res...
Indonesian Man Makes a Living By Giving Foreign Women the Love They Deserve
Women from different parts of the world have been visiting Bali, Indonesia for a memorable experience with an Indonesian Casanova known as t...
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