Bali Update

The waterfall is closed. The bridge is being investigated. And two Austrian tourists are dead. Cunca Wulang, a popular inland...

Photo: The location where Austrian tourists fell from the Cunca Wulang Waterfall suspension bridge, West Manggarai, Sunday (May 24, 2026).

Global Impacts

Two Austrian Tourists Die on Rotting Bridge. Officials Are Accused of Negligence.

The suspension bridge that killed two Austrian tourists in Labuan Bajo was not a random accident. It was a disaster...

Illustration Photo of Sharks at Nusa Dua Beach, Bali

Bali News

Shark Spotted Off Nusa Dua. Bali Officials Say That’s a Good Sign.

by Giostanovlatto

A shark was seen in the waters off Nusa Dua last week. And according to Bali's marine authorities, that is...

A heated argument erupted inside a bar in North Kuta, Badung, after guests got into a fistfight.

Bali Tourism

Viral Video Shows Three Groups of Foreigners Brawling Inside Bali Bar

A night out at a Bali bar turned into a scene of chaos last week. Chairs flew. Bottles shattered. Three...

Photo: The evacuation process for passengers on a tourist boat that sank in the waters off Padar Island, Komodo National Park, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Friday (December 26, 2025) evening. (Photo: Maumere SAR Document) The evacuation process for passengers on a tourist boat that sank in the waters off Padar Island.

Captain Sentenced to 3.5 Years Over Sinking That Killed Valencia Coach and Three Children

by Giostanovlatto

A Indonesian court has sentenced the captain and a crew member of a wooden vessel that sank in Komodo National...

Preparations for the evacuation of a Malaysian tourist who fell on Mount Rinjani, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Monday (May 25, 2026). (Photo: Sembalun Police Station)

Malaysian Tourist Injured in Rinjani Fall, Rescue Helicopter Grounded by Bad Weather

A Malaysian tourist is trapped on Mount Rinjani with a spinal injury, unable to be evacuated because the weather will...

Rotting Wood, Missing Safety Nets: What Failed Two Austrian Tourists at a Labuan Bajo Bridge

The bridge that killed two Austrian tourists was not a sudden accident. It was a collapse waiting to happen. Jurgen...

Illustration photo of weaving crafts in Sumbawa

Editorial

Eight Years Waiting for the State: A Weaving School in Sumbawa Still Fighting Alone

by Giostanovlatto

SUMBAWA, West Nusa Tenggara — On the eastern flank of this Indonesian island, far from the beach clubs of Bali and...

Broken Planks, a 20-Meter Drop, and Two Austrian Tourists Dead in Labuan Bajo

May 25, 2026

The wooden planks snapped. And two Austrian tourists fell 20 meters onto the rocks below. Jurgen Perjul (55) and Astrid...

A joint search and rescue team recovered the bodies of two foreign tourists who fell from the Cunca Wulang Waterfall suspension bridge in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Sunday (May 24, 2026). (Photo: Maumere Basarnas Doc.)

‘The Bridge Collapsed in Seconds’: Tour Guide Recalls Moment Two Austrian Tourists Fell to Their Deaths in Labuan Bajo