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Good-Epic: Bali, February 23rd – Surfline
Photo: Federico Vanno/Liquid Barrel Hey, it’s never too early to start thinking about Indonesia, as evidenced clearly by the photo above, taken yesterday. “It was the awakening of the Island of the Gods,” said local photographer…
Videos show crowd gathering to greet President Jokowi during visit to NTT
Various footage showing hundreds of people clamoring to greet President Joko Widodo during his visit to Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) yesterday has circulated widely, as it highlights a disturbing lack of crowd…
Indonesian fisherman finds baby shark with ‘human face’
A baby shark with a “human face” has caused a bit of online hubbub in Indonesia today, after a fisherman from Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) said he found the peculiar creature after cutting up its mother recently.…
Bali to continue hotel quarantine subsidy for COVID-19 patients with regional
Bali province is set to continue subsidizing the quarantine of COVID-19 patients who are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic in hotels using the regional budget, an official said today, after the program was briefly…
Baby sea turtles released in Palawan capital, Mindoro
OFF TO THE SEA A baby olive ridley sea turtle crawls to the sea off Puerto Princesa City, one of the 54 hatchlings freed on Sunday. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Nearly a…
Crimson Resort and Spa, Boracay welcomes Patrick Manthe as its new general
Crimson Resort and Spa, Boracay, a 192-key resort with 3,000 sqm of powdery white sandy beach located at the exclusive Station Zero is delighted to announce the appointment of Patrick Manthe as its new general manager. Patrick…
2 Palawan tourists nabbed for fake Covid-19 test results
MANILA, Philippines — Two female tourists in El Nido, Palawan, will instead face formal complaints for presenting fake Covid-19 swab test results to the local government, the…
Is the party over for Bali’s digital nomads?
Stand still at any given moment in Bali and you’ll hear a constant flow of scooter engines, clucks and crows of free-roaming chickens, sizzling street carts cooking local treats like gorengan and terang bulan, myriad languages from…
Bali plans travel corridor for vaccinated travellers
Pura Besakih temple, Bali, Indonesia Bali’s vice governor has proposed for the central government to establish a free Covid-19 corridor, as well as prioritise vaccination for tourism frontliners, in his latest bid to…
Outsiders may campaign in split-Palawan poll
EVEN non-residents of Palawan could campaign for or against the looming plebiscite, which could divide the island into three separate provinces, according to the Commission on Elections. Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho said there…