Australian Surfer Found Dead at Suluban Beach, BaliIndonesia ExpatJanuary 12, 2021January 14, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 12, 2021January 14, 20210620 Local authorities have stated that a 50-year-old Australian man has been found dead at Suluban Beach, South Kuta. The cause...
First Foreign University in Indonesia Opens in October 2021Indonesia ExpatDecember 2, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 2, 20200919 BSD City is home to various schools, informal educational institutions, and universities in Indonesia. Next year, BSD City will have...
Australian and Balinese Arrested for Crystal MethIndonesia ExpatNovember 11, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 11, 202001007 The Denpasar Police have arrested an Australian, TJM, 34, who is suspected of crystal methamphetamine drug trafficking in Bali. Along...
Australian Arrested in Bali in Alleged Indonesian Drug SyndicateIndonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 202001540 Australian man, Aaron Coyle, 44, has been arrested in Bali and faces up to 12 years in prison for allegedly...
Australian Citizen Trapped in BaliIndonesia ExpatAugust 19, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 19, 202002150 Like many other Australians, Dean Vlassco has been allowed to stay in Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since the...
Beware – Different Strokes for Different FolksDuncan GrahamAugust 5, 2020 by Duncan GrahamAugust 5, 202001343 Two crimes: One involving the death of a policeman, the other a failed attempt at drug smuggling. One criminal gets...
Australian Man Runs Length of Bali for CharityIndonesia ExpatJuly 25, 2020July 25, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 25, 2020July 25, 202001198 Jamin Heppell, from Australia, should have been able to spend his days in ease while being stuck in Bali due...
Sara Connor Freed and Awaiting Deportation to AustraliaIndonesia ExpatJuly 16, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 16, 202001116 A prisoner convicted of murdering a police officer, Sara Connor, 50, has been released after serving her sentence in the...
Stricter Border Checks for Australians Returning from BaliIndonesia ExpatDecember 25, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 25, 201903762 Residents who return to Australia will face examination by dogs, bio-security officers, and x-ray machines. The announcement of the stricter...
Australian Alert! Your Neighbor Has ChangedDuncan GrahamNovember 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Duncan GrahamNovember 22, 2019November 22, 201901176 Telling Australians their ideas about Indonesia are out-of-date can be a head-banging exercise. Ambassador Gary Quinlan knows this well. The...
Australian Instagrammer Arrested for Carrying Drugs in Bali Speaks OutIndonesia ExpatAugust 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 22, 201907765 Australian tourist Tori Ann Lyla Hunter, 25, has spoken about her ‘horrifying’ experience in Bali, after officers claimed to have...
Obscene Video Footage of Drunken Australian Tourists EmergesIndonesia ExpatMay 3, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 3, 201903791 Footage of a group of Australian men in Bali running naked, urinating in public, and shouting profanities to the locals...
Australian Guilty of Stealing Gucci Bag Sentenced to 4 Months in PrisonIndonesia ExpatMarch 26, 2019March 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 26, 2019March 29, 201902528 An Australian who was found guilty of stealing a Gucci bag from a store in Bali’s tourism hub has been...
Life as an Intern in The Big DurianChiara ChristianMarch 12, 2019March 13, 2019 by Chiara ChristianMarch 12, 2019March 13, 201901735 How can I even begin to sum up my experience as a student and intern living in Jakarta? For starters,...
Violent Brawl Between Australians in Bali Caught on CameraIndonesia ExpatNovember 26, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 26, 20180728 A violent brawl has been caught on camera as school-leavers have wreaked havoc in Bali. A big group of Schoolies...
One of “Bali Nine” Drug Mules to be Released from PrisonIndonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2018November 13, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2018November 13, 20180976 The first of a group of nine Australians convicted for trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia in 2005 will...
Australian Man Dies After Crashing Motorbike into a Church Wall in BaliIndonesia ExpatOctober 19, 2018October 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 19, 2018October 19, 20180837 An Australian man has died in a motorbike crash after he smashing into a church’s brick wall while he was...
Australian Man in Custody After “Abducting” Son in BaliIndonesia ExpatApril 20, 2018April 20, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 20, 2018April 20, 20180990 A 15-month-old boy is being reunited with his mother in Bali after allegedly being abducted by his father, a self-described...
Australian Delays Trial – Transferred to Mental Health UnitIndonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 20180538 Australian man arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Bali had his lawyers cut a deal with authorities hours...
Foul Play Suspected in Australian’s Death in SanurErin CookMay 9, 2017October 20, 2017 by Erin CookMay 9, 2017October 20, 20170873 Police are investigating the suspicious death of an Australian national in seaside resort town Sanur, Bali, on Monday, May 8....
The Clandestine Critic | Low-Salt GrillClandestine CriticMarch 23, 2015August 23, 2017 by Clandestine CriticMarch 23, 2015August 23, 20179 639 Our expert epicure continues an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s dining scene. No spoon is left...