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The Plastic Jellyfish of Gang Bintang: How Eight Artists in Ubud Are Trying to Save Your Dinner
UBUD. The jellyfish has no business being here. This is not the ocean. There is no salt water, no reef,...
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A Holiday in Paradise, a Bridge That Was Already Dead: What Labuan Bajo’s Tragedy Reveal
They arrived smiling. They asked their guide to film them crossing the bridge. They wanted to remember the moment. The...
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Eight Years Waiting for the State: A Weaving School in Sumbawa Still Fighting Alone
SUMBAWA, West Nusa Tenggara — On the eastern flank of this Indonesian island, far from the beach clubs of Bali and...
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Komodo Isn’t Overcrowded. It’s Just Poorly Managed.
LABUAN BAJO - You can fly halfway across the world, book a boat, wake up at 4am, and still be...
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Bali May Not Be Ready: Australia’s Fuel Crisis Is Getting Worse
BADUNG, Bali — Australia is not running out of fuel. But it is, for the first time in years, being...
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When the Sky Closes, Bali Feels It: Inside the Island’s Fragile Dependence on a Turbulent World
BADUNG, Bali — When airspace over parts of the Middle East began to close in late February, the shock did...
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A Troubling Pattern Emerges: Foreign Nationals Linked to Violent Crime and Cyber Offenses in Bali’s First Quarter of 2026
BADUNG, Bali — For decades, Bali has been defined by its image: an island of ritual, hospitality, and escape. But...
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Leonid Radvinsky, the Elusive Billionaire Behind OnlyFans, Dies at 43
LONDON — Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-born entrepreneur who turned OnlyFans from a little-known startup into one of the most profitable—and...
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Rupiah Near Rp 17,000: What Bali’s Investors and Expats Should Understand Now
BADUNG, Bali — A weakening rupiah is rarely just a currency story. For Bali’s expatriates and foreign investors, it quietly...
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The End of Easy Money in Bali: 8 Business Models That May Not Survive the Next Decade
BADUNG, Bali — For years, Bali has sold a simple promise: build it, and tourists will come. A villa in...
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Popular News
Flights to Bali Are Getting More Expensive. Here’s How to Reach the Island by Train, Bus, and Ferry Instead.
Australia’s Winter Is Cooling Bali. The Chilly Nights Could Last Until August.
A Viral Video Suggested Extortion by a Bali Taxi Driver. Police Say That’s Not What Happened
Egyptian Tourist Robbed While Riding Through Bali at 2:30 AM, Rp30 Million iPhone Stolen From Motorcycle
Another Protected Sea Turtle Washes Ashore Dead in Bali. Nobody Knows Why.
