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Labuan Bajo Halts Tourist Boat Departures Amid Extreme Weather Warnings
Authorities in Labuan Bajo have ordered a temporary suspension of tourist boat operations, citing dangerous sea conditions driven by extreme...
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Hey Bali Daily Weather Report: Tuesday, 30 December 2025
PRE–NEW YEAR SQUALL” WARNING - As Bali moves closer to New Year’s Eve, extreme weather variability remains dominant. Windy analysis...
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UK Issues Specific Travel Advisory for 2026, Highlighting Indonesian Volcanic Risk
London — The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has updated its international travel advice for 2026, placing Indonesia...
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Grieving Family of Valencia Coach Appeals for Privacy as Komodo Search Continues
Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — As the search for victims of the KM Putri Sakinah ferry disaster presses on, the family of the missing...
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Confirmed: Body Found in Komodo is Daughter of Missing Valencia Coach
Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — In a development that brings a heartbreaking measure of clarity to a days-long search, Indonesian authorities have...
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Narcotics and Traffic Accidents Rise in Badung, Foreign Nationals Among Those Arrested
Denpasar, Bali — The Badung Police precinct, which encompasses some of Bali's most popular tourist destinations including Kuta, Seminyak, and Canggu,...
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Minister Urges Extreme Weather Caution at Bali’s Gilimanuk Port Ahead of New Year’s Rush
Gilimanuk, Bali — With the peak holiday travel period still underway, Indonesia's Minister of Transportation, Dudy Purwagandhi, has conducted a high-level...
Read moreDetailsCause Identified in Labuan Bajo Pinisi Sinking: Crew Asleep as Heavy Rain Flooded Moored Vessel
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Authorities have identified human error, compounded by heavy rainfall, as the cause of the sinking of...
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VIDEO: Under Dark Skies off Padar Island, Search Intensifies for Three Missing at Sea
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Beneath a low, overcast sky, rescue boats cut through choppy waters off Pulau Padar, their crews...
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VIDEO | A Mother’s Cry Inside an Ambulance: Grief Unfolds as Body Believed to Be Valencia Coach’s Daughter Is Evacuated in Labuan Bajo
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — A short video recorded at a harbour in eastern Indonesia has captured the most painful moment...
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