The Latest Breaking News from Bali

Celebrating a decade of MUD Literary Club support for 'rank and file' writers at Adelaide Writers' Week

A philanthropic arts organisation that has supported famed writers like Hannah Kent, Tim Winton and Trent Dalton is celebrating its 10-year anniversary at Adelaide Writers' Week.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2022

It's consistently ranked as one of the top five surf movies of all time, but Morning of the Earth was once seen as a gamble

The year was 1971. Two men stood on a reef, holding their surfboards, facing the ocean. They were about to surf a break no-one had ever surfed before. The film scene would quickly become a calling card for Bali — a legacy that continues 50 years on.

ABC News · Feb 19, 2022

Heather Mack’s daughter should live with me, murdered mom’s friend says in revealing new court filing

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Diana Ellis has made a move in Cook County court for Stella, 6, to come live with her in California. But the filing opens a window into the fraught relationship between Sheila von Wiese-Mack and her daughter before she was killed in Bali.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2022

Deal brokered to secure land for Bali bombings peace park for $4.4 million but uncertainty remains over funding

Almost 20 years after the Bali bombings, the Indonesian owner of the Sari Club site agrees to sell some of the land to build a peace park in memory of those killed in the attack. But there's a catch: The money needs to be secured by the end of March.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

Influencer fighting for life after jet ski accident in Bali leaves her in coma

Polina Strelets, 24, from Saint Petersburg, Russia, was on holiday in Bali when the tragic accident happened as she was riding a jet ski. She will be evacuated home by air ambulance

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2022

'I used to live on 19p Lidl pasta - now I make six figures selling secondhand clothes’

Law graduate Hollie, 25, started selling her clothes while attending university and now employs five people to help her run her shops, while she lives abroad in Bali, Indonesia

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2022

Bali's trash becomes Bangkok's art

A collection of textile art made from plastic waste washed up on Bali's beaches is exhibited during "Weaving The Ocean", which is running at Warin Lab Contemporary, until April 2.

Bangkok Post · Feb 13, 2022

As tourists begin thinking about an overseas holiday, some destinations are wary about having too many back

As international borders reopen and people begin making holiday plans, some popular destinations are putting in measures to keep tourist numbers down, or at least make sure they stay on their best behaviour.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2022

Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs as infections climb

Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on Java island, in a bid to contain a spike in coronavirus infections, a senior cabinet minister said on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2022