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‘Please don’t tell my mom’: British tourist detained for damaging property at Legian restaurant
Police said they detained a British tourist, who has been identified by his initials AJG, for causing a scene and damaging property at a restaurant in Legian, Kuta, on Friday. The same tourist was previously escorted to a mental hospital in Bangli regency for causing a scene in Ubud last month.
Passenger with disabilities unable to take Wings Air flight after refusing to sign waiver designated for ‘sick people’
A woman named Shinta Utami recently took to Facebook to share her unpleasant experience boarding a Wings Air flight last week in which she was asked to sign a waiver form designated for “sick people.
Bali authorities escort British tourist to local mental hospital for allegedly exhibiting disturbing behavior
A British tourist was escorted by local authorities to a mental hospital in Bangli regency yesterday after he allegedly exhibited disturbing behavior and threatened other guests with a sharp weapon at the villa he was staying at.
Bali Governor demands a stop to Benoa Bay reclamation project, after monitoring team found 17 hectares of mangrove forest destroyed
Bali Governor Wayan Koster said his office has issued a formal letter, urging state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III to stop the reclamation of Benoa Bay, after the controversial project was found to have destroyed 17 hectares of mangrove forest in the area.
Papuan students in Denpasar call for justice, end to discrimination against Papuans
Along with thousands of Indonesians who have taken part in protests throughout the country this week condemning mistreatment and racial abuse against Papuan citizens, dozens of college students in Bali took to the streets of Renon in Denpasar yesterday to demand justice and an end to discrimination against Papuans.
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Dead whale washes ashore on beach in Bali’s Buleleng regency
The carcass of what appears to be a pilot whale was discovered on Penimbangan Beach in northern Bali’s Buleleng regency earlier today. The 2.3-meter long mammal was reportedly found covered in wounds.
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