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‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: how a Bali run club reignited tourist tensions on holiday island

Accusations Indonesians were being excluded deepened a sense of frustration held by some residents on the island

The Guardian - AU

Who is ‘stealing’ Bali’s water? How tourism siphoned off a prized resource

Along with the rice fields, a centuries-old infrastructure that treated water as a gift to be shared is disappearing

The Guardian - UK

Bali and the not-so-great glass elevator: construction on Kelingking beach prompts outrage from locals

Construction of 182-metre tall lift has been halted after outrage from locals on the Indonesian tourist island

The Guardian - AU

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Influencers Were Really On One This Year So Let’s Look Back At The Wildest Dramas That Went Down

From affairs to arrests to secondhand rugs, 2023 brought us scandal after scandal.

Pedestrian.tv

First Thing: Donald Trump raped me, writer E Jean Carroll testifies

Advice columnist says former president ‘shattered my reputation’ and says alleged attack left her unable to enjoy romantic life. Plus, South Korean president sings American Pie at state dinner with Biden

The Guardian - UK

Bali influencer backlash intensifies as island cracks down on problem tourists

Locals on the Indonesian island have been enraged by behaviour that includes visitors driving motorbikes dangerously and posing nude at sacred sites

The Guardian - AU

Instagram model deported from Bali after posing naked on one of island's sacred trees

Luiza Kosykh was deported from Bali following a furious backlash over her risqué snaps and her visa was cancelled. She had originally posed for the photos two years ago

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A Second Tourist Has Been Arrested For Posing Nude At A Sacred Site In Bali Pls Just Stop

She apparently wanted to be “one with nature.”

Pedestrian.tv

Russians and Ukrainians wearing out welcome in Bali

For most of last year, thousands of Russians and Ukrainians flocked to the Indonesian island of Bali to escape the war. There they found refuge in a tropical paradise where locals rolled out the welcome mat for Ukrainians fleeing the shelling and Russians dodging the draft.

Bangkok Post

VIDEO: Tik-Ed Off: Beauty Queen Threatened With Jail Over TikTok Post Branding Bali Police Corrupt

A beauty queen who branded police in Bali “corrupt” has been forced to apologize after she was threatened with jail and deportation.

Zenger

Balinese Officials Are Deporting An Influencer For Disrespecting A Sacred Site & Good For Them

Of course she's a self-proclaimed yogi.

Pedestrian.tv

Foreigners in Bali find themselves in hot water with Hindus over offensive social media posts

Foreigners in Bali find themselves in hot water with Hindus over offensive social media posts, including a man who attempted a Māori Haka on a holy mountain while naked.

ABC News

Russian influencer facing jail over naked Bali photo next to sacred tree

A Russian Instagram star stood next to the 700-year-old tree during a naked photoshoot and has since been reported to the police after a businessman came across the images online

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