For the past few hours (05/02/16), local online news portals and social media has been flooded by sources of breaking news, angles of comments, amateur videos and most recent updates related to the tragic incident of the death of Amokrane Sabet (49) and Anak Agung Putu Sudi, a member of the North Kuta Police.   Amokrane Sabet, a ...

After having attended this annual festival for a few years now, Ubud Writers & Readers Festival has definitely become one of those happenings that we look forward to every year. As soon as the high season is over, and the beach festivals held in the south tourism areas of the island has finished, we realize that soon it will be the time for ...

In Uluwatu this past weekend surfers in the area encountered an Orca close to the famed surfing break in the Bukit. The Killer Whale or Orca whale (Orcinus orca) comes from the oceanic dolphin family, living as long, if not longer than we do with a complex culture and social structures, compared only to elephants and higher primates (yes ...

One of the most heart-warming things in life is probably the pleasant sense of community and togetherness which we feel when we encounter a great selfless cause, simply based on the sense of humanity and the intention to give back to fellow humans. In some cases, like this one here, these wonderful movements are initiated by someone so far away ...

Indonesia is indeed known for marking the calendar red for religious holidays of all six official religions that are recognized by the nation. That right there brings us to the celebration of various national public holidays of different backgrounds, which includes different kinds of New Year. Starting off with the ‘regular’ New Year ...