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Tourist Boats Return to Komodo National Park as Weather Improves Earlier Than Expected
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Travelers planning a trip to Indonesia's world-famous Komodo National Park can once again visit its signature...
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A Century After Mount Batur Changed Bali Forever, a Village Is Inviting the World to Remember
BANGLI, Bali — Most visitors know Mount Batur as one of Bali's most photographed sunrise hikes. Few realize that exactly...
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Bali Locks Foreign Investors Out of 18 Business Sectors, From Hotels to Cafes to Motorbike Rentals
Bali's provincial government has shut off foreign investment access to 18 categories of small and medium-sized businesses, ranging from budget...
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Thousands of Kites, Some Over 25 Meters Long, Take Over Sanur’s Skies for Bali’s Rare Angon Festival
For four days this week, the sky above Sanur's Mertasari Beach has belonged to something other than airplanes and paragliders:...
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A Widow, a Disputed Land Certificate, and a Politician: A Land Rights Case in Eastern Indonesia With Lessons for Anyone Owning Property Here
A widow in East Nusa Tenggara says she was blindsided to learn that land her family has farmed for nearly...
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A Fake Name, a Fake Neighborhood, and Six Months: What a Bali Child Abuse Case Reveals About a Global Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
DENPASAR, Bali — For nearly seven months, an 11-year-old girl in rural Klungkung, Bali, believed she was talking to a...
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When a Text Message Becomes a Motive: What a Bali Murder Case Reveals About the Real-World Cost of Words Online
A single phrase, repeated in private messages over months, is now at the center of a murder case in Bali...
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Why Does Salt Water Make Your Hair Feel Sticky? Here’s the Science, and What It Means After a Day at a Bali Beach
Spend an afternoon bodysurfing at Batu Bolong, let your hair dry naturally on the walk back to your Canggu villa,...
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What Your Coffee Order at a Canggu Cafe Might Say About You, According to Psychology
Stand in line at any coffee shop in Canggu on a weekday morning, and you'll see the full spectrum: someone...
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FBI Director Personally Delivers Smuggled Papuan Artifacts to Indonesia’s President, Marking Latest Chapter in Cultural Repatriation Effort
FBI Director Kash Patel personally handed over a collection of smuggled Indonesian cultural artifacts to President Prabowo Subianto during a...
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