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LOOK: Martine Cajucom marries TV host Cliff Ho in Bali

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 10:36 PM

Cajucom, creative director of the popular fashion and lifestyle brand Sunnies, exchanged vows with the Australian TV host in Indonesia Saturday. Read more »

After Indonesian earthquake terror, hundreds trek down from volcano

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Fergus Jensen, Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 06:47 PM

JAKARTA - Nearly 700 trekkers headed down Mount Rinjani on Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok on Monday, a day after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 terrified the climbers as boulders tumbled down the slopes of the volcano. Read more »

Bali boats on fire

Sonny Tumbelaka, AFP
Posted at Jul 09 07:25 PM

Indonesian workers and firefighters try to extinguish a fire on fishing boats at Benoa harbour in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Monday. Read more »

Bali airport reopens as volcano rumbles

Sultan Ashori, Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 05:08 PM

The airport on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali reopened on Friday after ash from a volcano forced a brief closure and the cancellation of more than 300 flights. Read more »

Thousands of tourists stranded as Bali volcano erupts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 11:34 AM

Thousands of tourists were stranded Friday as Bali shuttered its international airport following a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island that shot a thick plume of ash and smoke thousands of metres into the sky, officials said. Read more »

Cartoon Network amusement park to open in Bali in 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 11:51 PM

Turner Asia Pacific has announced a partnership with Indonesian company The MAJ Group to develop a 4.3-hectare entertainment park in Bali with a Cartoon Network theme. Read more »

PVL: Why Bali Pure is getting high-school players on its roster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 11:06 PM

Water Defenders head coach Babes Castillo believes the players of the Nazareth School Of National University can compete on the PVL level. Read more »

Lessons from Indonesia: What makes Lombok a Muslim-friendly destination?

Kara Santos
Posted at Apr 08 06:47 AM

A speedboat away from party beach Bali, Lombok in Indonesia has something to offer tourists of all backgrounds and beliefs. Read more »

Bitcoin use under scrutiny in Bali

Tabita Diela and Nyimas Laula, Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 04:47 PM

Indonesian authorities are investigating the use of bitcoin in the holiday island of Bali, amid warnings by the central bank in Southeast Asia's biggest economy over the risks posed by virtual currencies, an official said. Read more »

Bali volcano erupts again, spews ash 2,500 meters

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 12 12:47 AM

Bali's Mount Agung erupted again Thursday, sending thick ash and smoke up to 2,500 meters into the sky, according to Indonesian authorities. Read more »

Superheroes respond to 'garbage emergency'

Nyoman Budhiana, Antara Foto via Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 03:33 PM

Workers wearing super hero costumes to attract tourists, sweep garbage at Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Read more »

Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste

Bagus Saraigh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 12:56 PM

Bali's palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favorite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage.   Read more »

Bali: Culture, Art and Hinduism

Karim Raslan — Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Dec 12 09:43 PM

Bali isn’t just known for the beauty of its nature, beaches and paddy fields. As one of Indonesia’s main tourism draws, it is also renowned for its culture, including its unique tradition of Hinduism with its heavy emphasis on art and rituals. Read more »

US citizen on the run after busting out of Bali prison

Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 04:26 PM

DENPASAR, Indonesia - Indonesian police are hunting for a US citizen who escaped on Monday from an overcrowded prison on the holiday island of Bali by cutting through steel bars in a ceiling, the jail's second breakout of foreign inmates this year. Read more »

More Bali flights cancelled on forecast of volcanic ash

Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 06:58 PM

Airlines cancelled more flights departing the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on Saturday, citing forecasts of deteriorating flying conditions due to a risk of volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Agung volcano. Read more »

Australia's Jetstar cancels some Bali flights as threat of volcanic ash revives

Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 11:51 AM

Australia's Jetstar will cancel 9 of 15 planned flights out of the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, the budget airline said on Friday, following a forecast that volcanic ash could hit airport operations in the evening.   Read more »

Bali volcano selfie spot

Juni Kriswanto, AFP
Posted at Nov 30 05:50 PM

A foreign couple takes selfies near the restricted area for Mount Agung in Karangasem on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in this photo taken on November 29, 2017.  Read more »

Indonesia officials extend Bali airport closure over volcanic ash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 08:33 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The international airport on the resort island of Bali will be closed for a third day, Indonesian officials said Wednesday, as ash from a rumbling volcano poses a danger to planes.    Read more »

Indonesia orders immediate evacuation as highest alert issued for Bali volcano

Nyimas Laula, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 01:03 AM

DENPASAR - Indonesia closed the airport on the tourist island of Bali on Monday and ordered 100,000 residents living near a grumbling volcano spewing columns of ash to evacuate immediately, warning that the first major eruption in 54 years could be "imminent". Read more »

The Day in Photos: 27 November 2017

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 07:13 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »