When all you need is love, perhaps the matter of dowries is more of a formality rather than an occasion to present excessive luxury. 

That appears to be the case for newlyweds Lalu Pahrurrozi and Widya Wati from West Lombok, who were married last Friday with a IDR1,000 (US$0.068) dowry, another example of a modest wedding in Indonesia that has since achieved a bit of fame online.

An 11-month-old baby in Bangli regency died after a car ran over her yesterday morning, making this the second death of a child involving negligent driving in Bali in less than two weeks.

Indonesia’s tourism industry appears to hinge on Bali’s revival amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with one minister warning that other destinations in the archipelago could be crippled should Bali fail to recover.

Police in Bali last week arrested an Interpol fugitive from the United States, alleging that the American has been hiding out on the island while producing and selling porn to make money.

Dozens of people took to the streets of Denpasar yesterday with no masks on to protest rapid and swab tests requirements, alleging that the health prerequisites were introduced to make a profit.