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Bali eyes September reopening for foreign tourists
The island will reopen beaches, temples, and other tourism spots for domestic visitors by the end of July and welcome foreign holidaymakers from September 11

Bali's miracle: Turning wine into hand sanitizer
Staff at Bali's Udayana University turn the local fermented palm wine, locally known as arak, into hand sanitizers

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes south of Indonesia's Bali
The temblor strikes at 1:45 am with an epicenter 255 kilometers south of the town of Nusa Dua, reports the US Geological Service

Ceres blanks Bali United in closed-door 2020 AFC Cup match
Ceres-Negros FC continues its dominant run as the Busmen stay on top of Group G

Bali prays as virus hits tourism on Island of the Gods
In Bali, some China-focused businesses are forced to shut down and others say they're on the brink of bankruptcy

Thai drug smugglers spared from death penalty in Bali
The district court in Bali's capital Denpasar says the two Thai women – a janitor and an operator of a motorcycle rental shop in Thailand – had shown remorse for their crimes and deserved leniency

Bali's drugged, smuggled orangutan heads back to the wild
Bon Bon, the baby orangutan, prepares to move to a conservation center in Sumatra – one of just two places where the critically endangered species is found in the wild

Indonesia marks Bali bombings anniversary
Grieving families and representatives from several embassies lay flowers and lit incense sticks at a memorial in the popular tourist hub Kuta

PetroGazz stuns reigning champion Creamline in PVL opener
Imports fuel PetroGazz’s charge as Creamline suffers a major blow with the injury of MVP Alyssa Valdez

Plans to develop 2002 Bali bombing site anger Australia
Developers were granted permission to build on the site of the destroyed Sari Club in December last year

‘Welcome back mama’: Ellen Adarna spotted in Bali
The actress is photographed by her friend, industrial designer Vito Selma

Bali shuts down for 'Day of Silence'
Indonesia's holiday island Bali falls quiet for the annual 'Day of Silence' festival, halting flights, internet and closing tourist attractions to allow time for meditation and introspection

U.S.-backed Syrian forces battle to take last ISIS pocket
More than 4 years after the extremists declared a 'caliphate' across large parts of Syria and neighboring Iraq, several offensives have whittled that proto-state down to a tiny holdout

Agung volcano in Bali spews ash in fresh eruption
Residents and tourists are advised to stay out of the danger zone or within the four-kilometer radius from the crater
Released Bali Nine drug-smuggler returns home to more legal woes
Police want to question Renae Lawrence about outstanding arrest warrants dating from before her ill-fated departure for Bali in 2005

Indonesia frees Bali Nine drug smuggler Lawrence from prison
(UPDATED) It is likely that Renae Lawrence will be deported shortly after her release

'Winter is coming,' Indonesian leader warns amid economic gloom
Joko Widodo's offbeat reference to the wildly popular show draw applause from the audience attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Bali

3 dead, IMF summit shaken as strong earthquake hits Indonesia
(UPDATED) Some attendees in Bali for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings this week evacuated their hotels as the quake shook the island

Duterte to visit Bali for October 11 meeting with ASEAN leaders
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to have a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Bali, Indonesia

Huge drugs haul intercepted in Bali – Indonesia police
Some 600,000 pseudoephedrine tablets being sent from South Korea to Australia are found during a stopover on the Indonesian resort island. The bust, which occurred in January, is announced Monday.

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Bali reopens airport after volcano eruption strands thousands of tourists
(UPDATED) The early morning closure has sparked the cancellation of more than 300 flights to and from the tropical paradise with nearly 27,000 passengers affected

High Flyers escape Water Defenders' threat in 5-set thriller
PayMaya puts lock on second spot to join the Creamline Cool Smashers as outright semi-finalists

Global Cebu caps off 2018 AFC Cup run with win over Bali United
Sanchez and Mulders save the Cebu-based club from finishing at the bottom of Group G

Global, Ceres draw in second AFC Cup matches
Both Filipino clubs look to improve their record as they march into their 3rd matches next week

Global Cebu vows to bounce back in home game against Bali United
Tuesday's match is a 'must-win' for both Global-Cebu and Bali United

11 Turkish troops killed in deadliest day of Kurdish offensive in Syria
The fatalities follow Turkey sending troops and launching air strikes against Kurdish militia in Northern Syria

Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste
Often dubbed a paradise on earth, the Indonesian holiday island has become an embarrassing poster child for the country's trash problem

Target wisatawan meleset, Bali akan promosi besar-besaran
Dari target 6 juta wisatawan mancanegara, hanya 5,5 juta yang akan datang ke Bali tahun ini

Gunung Agung kembali erupsi, bandara di Bali dan Lombok tetap buka
BNPB mengimbau masyarakat tetap tenang dan berwisata ke Bali

Pasca erupsi Gunung Agung, industri pariwisata andalkan kunjungan turis domestik
Pelaku industri pariwisata berharap kunjungan turis ke Bali masih mampu menembus angka 50 persen

Berita selebriti hari ini: Selasa, 5 Desember 2017
Rangkuman berita seputar selebriti dan dunia hiburan yang tidak boleh Anda lewatkan

Menanti Gunung Agung berhenti erupsi
Para pengungsi meyakini jika Gunung Agung akan kembali meletus seperti tahun 1963 lalu

Berita selebriti hari ini: Senin, 4 Desember 2017
Rangkuman berita seputar selebriti dan dunia hiburan yang tidak boleh Anda lewatkan

Flights resume as Bali's volcano-hit airport reopens
The alert level on Mount Agung remains at the maximum, but a change in wind direction blew towering columns of ash and smoke away from the airport

Letusan Gunung Agung tahun 1963 dalam ingatan warga Bali
Dalam peristiwa tahun 1963 lalu menewaskan 608 orang

Indonesia reopens Bali airport shut by volcanic ash fears
(UPDATED) The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Mount Agung grounded hundreds of flights

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, November 29, 2017
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Indonesia extends Bali airport closure over volcanic ash
(UPDATED) Mount Agung, which looms over one of the world's top holiday spots, could produce a thunderous eruption at any moment, officials have warned

Evacuation centers, hotels fill up as Bali eruption looms
Stranded tourists hunt for accommodation while frightened villagers living in Mount Agung's shadow make their way to more than 200 evacuation centers as the mountain gushes smoke and ash

Gunung Agung meletus, Julie Estelle tak takut pulang ke Bali
Bali seperti rumah kedua bagi Julie karena orang tuanya menetap di sana

Ash from rumbling volcano forces Bali airport to stay shut
(UPDATED) Massive columns of thick grey smoke that have been belching from Mount Agung since last week have now begun shooting more than 3 kilometers (two miles) into the sky, forcing hundreds of flights to be grounded

Thousands flee as Bali raises volcano alert to highest level
(UPDATED) Some 40,000 frightened people have fled their homes around the volcano but as many as 100,000 will likely be forced to leave, disaster agency officials say

Bali volcano spews smoke and ash, disrupting flights
(UPDATED) At least 2,000 passengers are affected, mostly tourists from Australia

Bali volcano spews smoke for second time in a week
The alert level for Mount Agung remains at the second-highest, a volcanologist says

Terlibat narkotika, pelarian Wakil Ketua DPRD Bali berakhir di kandang sapi
"Dia tangkap di dalam kandang sapi, tidur di dalam kandang itu."

Angry woman discovers husband's affair mid-flight, forces emergency landing
As her husband slept, she used his hand to unlock his fingerprint-protected phone, revealing the alleged affair in all its sordid detail
Pia Wurtzbach, Marlon Stockinger's vacation pics are giving us all the feels
Pia and Marlon spend some time together in Bali

Walau status Gunung Agung diturunkan, tidak boleh ada aktivitas di zona bahaya
Pasca status Gunung Agung diturunkan, sudah ada pengungsi yang kembali ke rumahnya

Mengolah sudut pandang dan berbicara sastra Indonesia bersama Intan Paramaditha
Intan akan berbicara di Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2017 dan membahas mulai dari keberadaan seni Indonesia hingga diskusi kehidupan sastra di Asia Tenggara
