Lost at Sea: The Valencia Coach, the Broken System, and the Boy Who Never Came Home
An Opinion Essay by Giostanovlatto, Founder Hey Bali News The journey to Komodo National Park is often framed as a pilgrimage ...
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Valencia Coach Tragedy Exposes Safety Crossroads for Indonesia’s Heritage Pinisi Fleet
An Opinion Essay by Giostanovlatto, Founder Hey Bali News LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — As the search continues for the final victim ...
Not Engine Failure, But a ‘Submarining’ Ship: 25-Year Captain’s Analysis Exposes Fatal Scenario Behind KM Putri Sakinah Sinking
An exclusive investigation with a Labuan Bajo maritime expert shifts the blame from a mechanical fault to a lethal combination ...
The West Season Warning We Ignored: How the Komodo Boat Tragedy Became a Deadly Tourist Trap
Written by Giostanovlatto. Founder Hey Bali Observer of Tourism LABUAN BAJO — In the same waters that carved ancient stone dragons, ...
Bali’s New Social Code: How Indonesia’s Updated Laws on ‘Insults’ Could Affect Your Life on the Island
Written by Giostanovlatto, Founder of Hey Bali and Observer of Tourism & Sustainability BALI - As Bali continues to position itself as ...
Beyond the Outrage: Reimagining Indonesia’s Legal Response in the Age of Viral Scandals
Written by Prof. Dr. Werdhi Sutisari, SH., M.H., PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy Asean University International The "Bonnie Blue" case ...
Sumatra’s Floods: The High Cost of Cheap Permits
Written by Giostanovlatto, Founder of Hey Bali and Observer of Tourism & Sustainability JAKARTA — When a tropical cyclone meets ...
The Great Bali Uncoupling: When Tourist Arrivals and Villa Revenue Diverge
An Essay by Giostanovlatto, Tourism Analyst Bali is presenting the world with a perplexing economic riddle. Its airports are bursting, ...
“Internet Rakyat”: A Digital Revolution Knocking on Bali’s Door—Tourist Boom or Quality Bust?
Internet Rakyat Bali — Across Indonesia, a digital promise too disruptive to ignore is taking shape: home internet at 100 Mbps ...
Kelingking’s Glass Coffin: How a Bureaucratic “Yes” Buried Bali’s Most Iconic Cliff
Written by Giostanovlatto, Founder of Hey Bali and Observer of Tourism & Sustainability KLUNGKUNG — In the grand theater of Balinese ...
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