Bali at the Edge: When Population Growth and Climate Stress Collide on a Small Island
The world is not ending in 2026. But on islands like Bali, the age of unlimited growth may already be. ...
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Why Foreign Money Is Pulling Back From Indonesia — and Why Bali Should Pay Attention
DENPASAR, Bali — The recent turbulence in Jakarta’s stock market, where foreign investors withdrew billions of Rupiah, can feel like a ...
The Lines That Divide: A Look at the Markers of Socio-Economic Class in Bali and Beyond
While official data points to declining poverty, the lived reality of economic class is often measured in more intimate terms—from ...
The Unshaken Man: A Lesson in Composure from Bali’s Quiet Storm
By Giostanovlatto, Founder Hey Bali. DENPASAR, Bali — The most telling detail was the soup. It arrived in a simple bowl ...
When National Anxiety Reaches the Island: Weighing an Economic Warning Through Bali’s Lens
DENPASAR, Bali — In a recent interview that has circulated widely across Indonesian social media, the public intellectual Rocky Gerung ...
Andrew McLean’s Limbo: When Indonesia’s Law Forgets to Decide
By GiostanovlattoIn consultation with Prof. Dr. Werdhi Sutisari, SH., M.H., PhDDean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Asean University International BALI, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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