Kiwi Leeza Ormsby is likely to escape a 12-year sentence in a Bali prison after prosecutors at her trial on drugs charges recommended a much shorter jail term.

A Sydney DJ, who was with Kiwi Leeza Ormsby the night before she was arrested on drugs charges in Bali, says he did not know anything about drugs found in the villa she was staying in.

Bali police have confirmed they searched a man at the scene of a drug bust that snared Sydney woman Leeza Ormsby, but decided he wasn't a suspect and let him go.

A travel insurer has warned tourists about the risk of drinking arak, a locally made alcohol in Bali.

The lawyer for Leeza Ormsby hopes for a sentence of less than 18 months for the New Zealander facing drug charges in Bali.

Kiwi woman Leeza Ormsby has been officially charged with drug possession, three months after her arrest in Bali.

A Kiwi woman detained in Bali after a drug raid is "doing it tough" and is relying on her family to keep her fed.

Sheriden Rhodes checks out some of the best spa-cations across Asia and Australia.

Catering for many tastes requires a juggling act, finds Diana Dobson.

Exhausted, bloodied and burned by the Indonesian sun, five Japanese divers are recovering after being pulled from the waters off Bali.

Fun, sun and ocean diving away from Bali's noise and bustle proves to be a tonic for Diana Dobson's family.

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby could be a free woman later this afternoon.

Drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has been granted parole.

Schapelle Corby's former lawyer said comments made about the jailed 36-year-old celebrating her release from prison with a "big marijuana joint" were not intended to be taken seriously.

The minister who will decide whether Schapelle Corby will be released on parole from a Bali prison says the Australian will get no special treatment.

Indonesia's justice minister has announced he hopes to sign parole documents for Schapelle Corby within three days.

A giant python has suffocated and killed a security guard at a luxury beachfront hotel on the holiday island of Bali, Indonesia.

Prime Minister John Key says there is only one chance to get a comprehensive Trans Pacific Partnership and it would be worth waiting a little longer to get one.

The name of the beer here in Bali is a tad corny, Bali Hai, the haunting tune from the musical South Pacific.

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There's no mistaking it, Ubud has taken over from Seminyak - with its comparatively garish nightclubs and resorts - as Bali's premiere destination.

An Australian woman assaulted as a knife was held to her throat during a violent robbery in Bali is believed to be the latest victim of a serial rapist.

Australia has offered Indonesia an "official guarantee" that convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby will not breach parole if she is released from jail.

Not one for tracking down experiences that cause stomach-lurching adrenalin rushes? It might be time to doing something that makes your heart leap.

Indonesian police will continue their investigations into the mysterious death of a Queensland woman who was working in the Indonesian tourist hotspot of Bali.

Diana Plater ditches the hotel buffet for authentic, cheap and sumptuous street cuisine.