An initiative from Bali-based organization BASAbali, which is aimed at preserving local languages, was awarded the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy this week. 

Founded in 2011, BASAbali is an organization made up of both local and international scholars, as well as community members, who have been collaborating to save the Balinese language.

A hospital in Bali’s Badung regency accidentally mislabeled a corpse from its mortuary last week. It was only when family members were set to begin the deceased’s cremation process that they realized the body belonged to someone else.

Customs officials from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle over 17,000 baby lobsters yesterday. A man from Central Java was arrested for the alleged crime.

“The attempt to illegally export baby lobsters was made by a male ground handling staff with the initials AP from Wonogiri, Central Java,” said Himawan Indarjono, the chief of Ngurah Rai Customs Office, as quoted in an official statement.

It’s no secret that Bali is a haven for honeymooners and happy couples. The island’s magnificent views and scores of picturesque venues often land it on lists of the world’s most romantic destinations.

A dwarf sperm whale reportedly died as it was being evacuated to a conservation facility yesterday afternoon after the sea mammal was found stranded and covered in wounds earlier in the morning on Serangan Beach in southern Denpasar.