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VIRAL: Turtle tangled in rubbish rescued by Bali beach cleanup crew
An image of a turtle in Bali, tangled up in floating plastic trash has quickly gone viral on social media this past week.
While the image of the struggling sea turtle stuck in rubbish is a sad one, the popular photo has a feel-good element to it — the turtle was apparently rescued from drowning in the garbage by a Bali beach cleanup crew from the US-based eco-oriented company, 4ocean.
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Lombok man dies after own daughter allegedly stabs him in chest, eyes
Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman in neighboring Lombok’s West Nusa Tenggara province for allegedly stabbing her own father to death.
“The father has died after what the suspect did, because he was stabbed a dozen times in his chest, eyes and head,” Mataram Police Chief Saipul Alam said during a Monday press conference covered by Kompas.com.
Read more: Lombok man dies after own daughter allegedly stabs him in chest, eyes
Sky-high airfares slam Bali domestic tourism numbers
Foreign tourist numbers haven’t been hurt so far, but the number of Indonesians visiting Bali has been declining ever since the start of the year, according to the island’s Tourism Department, which cited a recent surge in domestic airfares as the primary cause.
Read more: Sky-high airfares slam Bali domestic tourism numbers
Mt. Agung erupts again, sending huge plume of ash above volcano’s peak
A week after an eruption saw dozens of flights in and out of Bali’s international airport canceled, Mount Agung was back at it again today, erupting at 11:42am, and sending a massive plume of ash into blue skies above the island.
Read more: Mt. Agung erupts again, sending huge plume of ash above volcano’s peak
‘I want to go home’: British ‘immigration slapper’ moved to Kerobokan prison to serve remainder of six-month prison term
Authorities today moved Auj-e Taqaddas, the British woman who notoriously slapped an immigration official at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, to a female prison in Kerobokan, where she reportedly expressed a desire to return to her home country.
Bali Police arrest former teacher on charges of treason and spreading hate speech
Bali Police have arrested a 49-year-old man, who has been identified as HKB, for allegedly spreading hate speech and plotting treason through messages sent via WhatsApp.
“The suspect has been arrested since May 14.
Read more: Bali Police arrest former teacher on charges of treason and spreading hate speech
