Bali water crisis: Tourist numbers push drought to disaster
October rain didn't arrive but tourism continued unabated.
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EDITORIAL: Recycling is not actually an achievement but an acceptance of failure.
Lombok: 'It's like Bali 30 years ago'
Not far from Bali's crowds, there's an alternative not yet on the tourist radar.
Maire Leadbeater: Deafening silence as West Papua crisis deepens
Comment: Indonesia escalates repression of dissidents in eastern province.
Earthquake near Indonesia: Tsunami alert downgraded
Magnitude 7.4 quake between two islands in the northwest of Indonesia.
Bali holiday horror: 'We started to go blind'
It was meant to be the trip of a lifetime. But Brianna's holiday turned into a nightmare.
Bali: Cutting it up in Kuta
Even in bustling Kuta, Sarah Downs finds the trick to riding waves is taking it easy.
Bali tourist blasted over 'shameful' bikini act
A photo of a bikini-clad woman inside a Bali convenience store has divided tourists.
Life on the rocks in Bali
Sarah Downs laps up luxury, cocktails and easy-going adventure in Bali's southern coast.
Will $1500 fee protect the dragon and slay Komodo crowds?
Komodo dragons, the world's largest living lizards, are under threat on the island.
Death toll of Indonesia earthquake rises to 23
Authorities say victims were killed by collapsing houses and buildings.
Indonesia shaken by 6.5 magnitude quake
Witnesses told TV stations that panicked people ran to higher ground, fearing a tsunami.
A blood-red sky: Fires leave a million Indonesians gasping
New York Times: Indonesian wildfires create respiratory problems for a million people.
'Sex ban' nothing to worry about, Bali tells tourists
"Stay calm and continue activities as usual," tourists told.
Chilling footage shows blood-red skies across Indonesia
A surge of forest fires has turned the sky blood red on the east coast of Sumatra.
Facebook using real-life firearms footage to develop auto-blocking AI
Facebook is developing its AI to help it auto-block content like the March 15 video.
The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A world of fire
New York Times: The growing intensity of wildfires and their global spread raises fears.
Wiped off the map? The world's sinking cities
Indonesia is about to relocate its capital. But it's not the only city in trouble.
Indonesia picks jungle site for new capital - as Jakarta sinks
An island best known for orangutans is to become the new centre.
Indonesia's capital is sinking, polluted and crowded. Its leader wants to build a new one
New York Times: Indonesia's president wants to build a new capital on Borneo.
Where jockeys retire at age 10, after five years in the saddle
New York Times: The use of child jockeys is part of a long-standing tradition.
Bali behind bars: Model jailed for four days over meds
Model describes four days of hell in a Balinese prison for her luggage.
Here there be dragons. But can they survive an invasion of tourists?
New York Times: Komodo National Park is at risk of being wrecking by its own popularity.
Maire Leadbeater: Chance to redeem inaction on West Papua
COMMENT: A chance to redeem past inaction by ensuring Indonesia is held to its promises.
Shocking images of 'happy' river where you can't see water for the trash
There is a total of 400 tonnes of waste in the nearly 2km long river.
Tsunami alert after quake hits off Indonesia coast
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit off Java island overnight.
Sinking Jakarta requires giant sea wall
Backing and a sense of urgency has returned to a slow-moving and contested mega project.
Amnesty for teacher who recorded boss
"This would be a historic victory for victims of sexual abuse in Indonesia."
Indonesian woman jailed for recording boss' harassment to be given amnesty
New York Times: Woman was sentenced to jail for recording boss to prove sexual harassment.
Airline bans photos, recordings after Youtube exposé
Thin-skinned airline bans social media after embarrassing video review.
Second quake follows magnitude 7.3 Indonesia shake
The United States Geological Survey says the quake struck 102km northeast of Laiwui.
Bali: What to do on a family holiday
Adventures and learning experiences await, writes Helen van Berkel
For recording her boss' lewd call, she, not he, will go to jail
New York Times: She recorded him as proof of harassment. She's been jailed for six months.
Evacuations in Australia after magnitude 7.3 quake hits Indonesia
Parts of Darwin's central business district were evacuated due to the quake.