Tag: International

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The video begins without spectacle. No raised voices, no accusations. Just a man standing in the ...

Bali Governor Wayan Koster delivered a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a shortcut road in Buleleng Regency, Bali Province, Wednesday (January 7, 2026) (Bali Provincial Government Public Relations.)

Bali’s Tourism Windfall: Rp 170 Trillion Earned, But What Comes Next?

JAKARTA / BALI — For an island that has marketed itself as the ultimate tropical escape, the numbers coming out ...

A family of six, including Fernando Martín Carreras, his wife, and their four children, posing happily on the wooden deck of the traditional pinisi schooner KM Putri Sakinah. They are smiling against the backdrop of the arid, rolling hills of Labuan Bajo and a clear blue sky on December 26, 2025.

Hope Against the Horizon: Search for Valencia Coach’s Son Extended Amid Pleas and Storms

by Giostanovlatto

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The search boats have become the metronome of this town. Their departures mark the mornings, their ...

Spanish Deputy Ambassador Fernando at the search post for shipwrecked victims at Labuan Bajo Marina Harbor on Monday evening (December 29, 2025). (Doc: RRI)

A Diplomatic Plea in Komodo: Spanish Ambassador Urges Extended Search for Valencia Coach’s Son

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — On what was slated to be the final day, the sea gave no answer. After 13 days ...

Indonesia’s Celebrities Expose Ngurah Rai Airport Transport Pricing

DENPASAR, Bali — The journey that should feel like a simple welcome often becomes a negotiation at Ngurah Rai Airport. ...

Video: The Morning Vigil at Marina Labuan Bajo as the Search Enters Day 13

by Giostanovlatto

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — At Marina Labuan Bajo, dawn arrives with a sound few visitors ever associate with this harbor. ...

Photo 1 The body of the Valencia coach's son was found with the wreck of the Putri Sakinah ship in Komodo, January 6, 2026 (Hey Bali)

How Komodo Fishermen, Guided by a Pungent Smell, Found the Valencia Coach’s Son

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The discovery that would bring a painful answer to a waiting world began with a familiar, gruesome ...

Photo of the body of one of Valencia's coach's children being transferred from a speedboat to a Basarnas ship before being taken back to Labuan Bajo. January 6, 2026 (Hey Bali)

Day 13 in Komodo: A Coordinated Fleet Scours the Sea for One Final Boy

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — At dawn on Wednesday, the 13th day since the KM Putri Sakinah disappeared into the waters of the Padar ...

Screenshot of the Evacuation Process of one of Coach Valencia's children from the Bankai of the Putri Sakinah Ship, January 6, 2026 (Hey Bali)

The Last Boy of Padar Strait: The Search for Valencia Coach’s Final Child Enters Day 13

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The sea has given back three, but holds one still. On Wednesday morning, under a sky that ...

Trump’s Brand Expands in Indonesia: From Lido’s Hills to Bali’s Coasts