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Bali Police arrest two for allegedly robbing Singaporean tourist couple
Remember the horrifying experience described by a Singaporean couple who claimed to have been robbed and harassed during their vacation in Bali? Local police say they arrested the two men behind the alleged crime this week.
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German national sentenced to 10 year for smuggling 2.1 kg of hashish into Bali
The Denpasar Court on Thursday sentenced a German national, Frank Zeidler, to a decade in prison for smuggling 2.1 kilograms of hashish into Bali.
“We sentence the defendant, Frank Zeidler, to 10 years in prison and a fine of IDR 2 billion (USD 139,700),” said Esthar Oktavi, who heads the panel of judges, as quoted by Detik.
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K-Pop heartthrob Siwon Choi of Super Junior spotted in Bali
Is Siwon Choi of Super Junior in Bali? While the famous K-Pop star hasn’t actually announced his current whereabouts, we have strong reason to believe that he is indeed in Pulau Dewata.
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To tackle a looming energy crisis, Bali gov’t set to issue new regulation on clean energy
With the possibility of an energy crisis looming large in Bali’s future, the provincial government said this week they are working to issue a new regulation that aims to harness renewable sources of energy, including geothermal and solar.
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Bali prosecutor demands Peruvian be sentenced to 15 years for smuggling 4kg of cocaine
Yesterday, prosecutors in the Denpasar court demanded that a Peruvian man, charged with smuggling 4 kilograms of cocaine, receive a harsh decade-and-a-half long sentence in line with the country’s notoriously draconian drug laws.
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Russian on trial in Bali for attempting to smuggle drugged baby orangutan out of Indonesia in his suitcase
Andrei Zhestkov, a Russian man who was arrested for attempting to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia, could face up to five years in prison and a hefty fine after prosecutors charged him under Indonesia’s 1990 Conservation Law on Wednesday.