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Flights to and from Bali return to normal after latest Agung eruption; officials say no warning signs of ‘major eruption’ yet
Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport has resumed normal operations following Mount Agung’s latest eruption over the weekend, which spread ash over some parts of the island.
“Flight operations have returned to normal,” Awaluddin, corporate communication senior manager from state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura I’s, told Coconuts Bali in a text message on Monday.
Flights canceled as Agung erupts, sending ash hurtling thousands of meters into the air
Numerous flights into Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport were canceled last night in the wake of the latest eruption of the tourist mecca’s mercurial Mount Agung.
According to Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center, the eruption occurred at 7:23pm yesterday and lasted for four and a half minutes, sending ash and rock as high as 2,500 meters above the volcano’s peak.
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3 Klungkung regency residents bitten by rabies-infected dog, local animal health agency says it’s working to curb spread of disease
Three local residents at a village in Klungkung regency were bitten by a rabies-infected dog, prompting the local animal health agency to carry out efforts to curb the issue.
“After we investigated further, we found that they were bitten by the same dog.
Bali Police arrest a gang of snatchers, police say they targeted foreign tourists
Bali Police have arrested a gang of snatchers, consisting of five Indonesian men, who have allegedly been stealing from foreign tourists on the island.
“They belong to one network, they are also the ones who stole from the Singaporean citizens; a case that went viral a little while ago.
Read more: Bali Police arrest a gang of snatchers, police say they targeted foreign tourists
Prosecutor says Bali backyard brothel could be sentenced to 15 years for human trafficking
The pair allegedly behind the child sex trafficking case that was uncovered in Sanur earlier this year could be facing well over a decade in prison after the prosecutor in their case said they could be sentenced to a maximum of 15 years’ imprisonment on Monday.
Would you steal for love? Sanitation worker arrested for stealing Bali villa’s fridge for his girlfriend
Some people will do anything for love. For one Balinese man, “anything” apparently includes stealing a refrigerator from a villa in Gianyar for his girlfriend.
According to a report from Bali Express, the case began with police received a report from a man named Sang Made Pramana, who went to the authorities after he realized that the fridge in his father’s villa was missing.