A 47-year-old man was found dead earlier this morning in his room at a boarding house (kost) in Denpasar after complaining of coughing and fever following a recent trip to Jakarta, leading to an evacuation process that’s been much talked about this morning.

The recent surge of new COVID-19 cases in Bali appears to be taking its toll on health facilities across the province, as various hospitals inch ever closer to full capacity this week.

Though there have been tireless efforts to end child marriage in Indonesia, it appears that the country still has a long way to go to reach that ultimate goal. The marriage of a middle schooler to a primary school student in Central Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) last weekend, has become the most recent case in point.

There’s no denying that our world looks starkly different today compared to last year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t engage in thought-provoking discussions from the safety and comfort of our homes amid this pandemic, right? 

It appears that Bali’s recent surge in coronavirus cases has yet to compel officials to close domestic tourism to the popular holiday destination, who so far has only announced limiting visitors on tourist attractions across the island.