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Indonesia pushes back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb rentals
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2025
» JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has pushed back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb Inc rentals, saying such services are needed to foster tourism in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
British woman on death row leaves Indonesia after repatriation deal
Reuters, Published on 07/11/2025
» BALI, Indonesia - A 69-year-old British woman who was on death row in Indonesia on drug offences departed the country early on Friday after Jakarta and London reached a deal to repatriate her and another prisoner on humanitarian grounds.
Indonesian volcano Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2025
» JAKARTA - Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 kilometres into the sky, Indonesia’s volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level.
Floods in Indonesia's Bali kill at least six, hundreds affected
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2025
» JAKARTA — Floods on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali have killed at least six people this week and blocked off major roads in the capital, officials said on Wednesday, disrupting a busy travel destination.
Indonesia doubles international airport count to boost travel
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/08/2025
» JAKARTA — Indonesia has doubled its number of international airports in a bid to boost tourism and economic growth under President Prabowo Subianto, reversing a policy set last year by predecessor Joko Widodo’s administration that halved the number to control costs.
Dozens dead in Vietnam after Ha Long Bay tourist ferry sinks
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» HALONG BAY (VIETNAM) - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations.
Indonesia resumes search for 30 missing ferry passengers
Published on 04/07/2025
» GILIMANUK, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers are battling strong currents on Friday as they resume the search for 30 people still missing at sea about 35 hours after a ferry sank, killing at least six people, officials said.
4 dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks on way to Bali
AFP, Published on 03/07/2025
» DENPASAR, Indionesia - At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for on Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, according to local authorities who said 23 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.
Many flights to Bali cancelled as volcano erupts
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2025
» JAKARTA - Several flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled and the airport in Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara province was closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said on Wednesday.
Two arrested over murder of Australian in Indonesia's Bali
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police said on Tuesday that two people have been arrested over the shooting death of an Australian man and the wounding of another Australian man in a nighttime attack in a villa on the resort island of Bali.