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  1. spicyayam

    Russian development in Ubud

    Forest cleared in Ubud to create "Hidden City". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-10/ubud-bali-russian-development-hidden-city/103413004
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    Jail for eating pork

    Any truth to the story? https://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/asia/tiktoker-lina-mukherjee-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-over-video-of-herself-eating-pork-in-bali-c-11972532
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    Riding on footpaths

    I was in Bali when they redid all of the footpaths (sidewalks) in Jimbaran for the G20 summit. Actually, they weren't too bad before they ripped them all up. Now look at it.
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    If you are having any problems posting

    Try clearing your browser history/cache: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
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    test post

    test post.
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    Couple who sold their Manchester home to move to Bali where their rent is just £2,000 a YEAR

    Yeah, right. I am sure they won't regret selling their house when it's time to move back to the UK https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12368259/Couple-sold-Manchester-home-Bali-rent-just-2-000-YEAR-reveal-tips-parents-same.html
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    Whats going on with tourists in Bali

    Post covid trauma? Drugs? Or maybe this always happened but we didn't carry around cameras 24/7 with the ability to share it to the world? https://coconuts.co/bali/news/foreigner-on-motorbike-exposes-genitals-in-bali/...
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    Tourists arrested for camping out during Nyepi

    They don't have money for a hotel in Bali but they are planning to go on holiday in Australia. https://coconuts.co/bali/news/polish-couple-arrested-in-gianyar-for-camping-outside-during-nyepi/
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    After a particularly bad few months for nasty accidents and foreigners acting up on two wheels in Bali, the province's Governor Wayan Koster has had enough. After a spate of bules behaving badly on motorbikes, Governor Koster has reportedly asked for the legal ministry's support in revoking...
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    Australian man allegedly killed by brother in law

    Police say an Australian man was killed in a violent altercation with his Indonesian brother-in-law while they were drinking together in South Kuta. Perth resident Troy Johnston, 40, met up with his brother-in-law I Gede Wijaya at a café owned by the suspect early on Thursday morning. Police...
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    Nineteen years jail for villa scam

    A woman and her daughter were each sentenced to 19 years in prison for defrauding Princess Lolowah bint Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, after they promised her a villa resort in Ubud that never came to be. In 2008, the royal became acquainted with an Indonesian citizen named Eka...
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    Dejavu feeling

    Just in time for CNY. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-29/indonesia-to-keep-loose-entry-rules-for-chinese-visitors#:~:text=Indonesia%20has%20no%20plans%20to,complete%20vaccination%20against%20the%20coronavirus. 739677
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    Second home visa circular

    MINISTRY OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS REPUBLIC INDONESIA DIRECTORATE GENERAL IMMIGRATION Dear 1. Director General Protocol and Consular Ministry Outside Country; 2. Head Office Region Ministry of Justice and HAM; 3. Head Office Immigration. In – The place LETTER CIRCULAR NUMBER IMI-0820.GR.01.01 YEAR...
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    Mystery death

    This has been in the news quite a bit in Australia. https://au.news.yahoo.com/heartbreaking-twist-after-aussie-student-found-dead-in-bali-233702463.html
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    Indonesia Launches Second-Home Visa

    The website of the Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, has publicly announced the rules surrounding the launch of the much anticipated second home visa policy. The policy is stated in the Circular Number IMI-0740.GR.01.01 of 2022 concerning the Granting of...
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    New East Java police chief arrested on drug charges

    Just four days into his tenure as the East Java chief of police, Inspector General Teddy Minahasa Putra has been arrested on drug charges, according to a member of parliament. On Oct. 10, Teddy replaced Inspector General Nico Afinto, who was removed as East Java’s top cop last week following...
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    Covid positive

    I went through the whole pandemic in Bali without getting sick, only to test positive for Covid after about 6 weeks of being in Melbourne. At least the tests here are free and my symptoms aren't too bad.
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    3 bedroom villa for overcontract in Jimbaran

    We rented a house in Jimbaran for 2 years and have about 9 months of the lease remaining. The house should be available in about a month from now. The house has a shared pool in a very secure area, not far from the intersection with KFC/McD in Jimbaran. About 2km from Jimbaran beach. The...
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    Indonesia to investigate uses of medical marijuana

    It seems Indonesia might be following Thailand's lead. Indonesia has gone so far in such a short period of time in regards to attitudes towards medical marijuana. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin yesterday said the government is close to passing regulations allowing for research into...
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    Meanwhile in Thailand

    Can you imagine this display at your local Hardys