Video has emerged of four Victorian Labor MPs drinking and dancing at a Bali nightclub on the eve of the state’s bushfire crisis. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos was secretly filmed partying with backbenchers Steve Dimopolous, Nick Staikos and Jackson Taylor at Seminyak’s Motel Mexicola on December 28; just as bushfires in East Gippsland started to flare. Opposition Leader Michael …
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Local police have a strong message for phone and purse snatchers currently operating in Bali. Run and you will be shot. A second serial phone snatcher within the last week was shot by police while trying to flee in Denpasar Sunday evening. 27-year-old Husein Maulana was arrested Sunday evening after police received reports from two …
Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan in Klungkung District, Bali, are put on the list of “Top Tourist Destinations in Bali 2019”, Bali’s Tourism Promotion Office said. “I have been asked by head of Bali Tourism Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati to deliver our appreciation to Klungkung district administration, and encourage tourism promotion,” said Bali Tourism …
There’s a reason beyond the affordable everyday low-prices that draw us to Ikea. The Swedish retailer is like the Epcot of furniture stores. On a visit to the immersive store, a whole day can easily go by before you realize it. An on-site restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If you get hungry, all you have to do is …
The Perth-to-Lombok flight introduced in June last year has contributed to a 40 per cent jump in hotel occupancy rates in the burgeoning south of the island. But the new push to make Lombok a tourism destination has not dented Australia’s love affair with its next-door neighbour, Bali. Air Asia began the direct flights in …
Travellers searching for the best food, drinks and views Bali has to offer should look to the skies where a glamorous rooftop bar is serving up Asian tapas and custom-made cocktails. Hailed as the ‘Best Rooftop Bar’ in the 2019 Bali Best Restaurant Bar and Cafe Awards, Above Rooftop Lounge sits atop the Four Points …
With the recent outbreak of the African Swine Flu, many tourists are asking if it’s safe safe to eat pork in Bali? The Bali administration is setting the record straight after 888 pigs died after contracting the virus. Bali Agriculture and Food Security Agency official IKG Nata Kesuma said that public interest in consuming …
An American tourist’s life was saved by a Bali tour guide after he almost drown while surfing in Bali. 37-year-old Juan Juel Gomes was surfing at Medewi Beach in Pekutatan District Tuesday when large waves overtook him according to Police Commissioner Agung Komang Sukasana. Gomes was surfing around 500 meters from shore when the incident …
An Australian tourist said masseuses stole up to $300 from his wallet while on holiday in Bali. Father-of-two Dan said the incident unfolded on a busy main street that runs from Kuta to Seminyak. The Melbourne man detailed the experience in a Facebook post on Saturday. ‘Staff took $200-$300 out of my wallet. Had a bad feeling going …
Indonesia aims to further boost the country’s tourism as host of the world-class MotoGP motorcycle racing event in 2021 in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, with construction of the street circuit reportedly making good progress so far. “Preparations are going very well I hear, and this is the first of its kind – a MotoGP event …
The highest increase percentage wise in visitors to Indonesia in 2019 came from the United States up 14.14% over the previous year. According to the Central Statistics Agency, 16.11 million total foreign tourists arrived to Indonesia in 2019, but fell short of the target of 18 million visitors set by the Tourism and Creative Economy …
Alarge fire broke out Sunday night at a boarding house located on the Ngurah Rai Bypass road. The fire started around 8:00 pm on the second floor of the building. All 18 rooms of the boarding house were completely destroyed in the blaze. Shocking video of the massive blaze appeared on social media shortly after …