Bali hosts Bali Open Piano Competition 2017
International and local pianists joins Bali Open Piano Competition (BOPC) 2017, held on September 23-24 at the ballroom of Padma Resort Legian, Kuta, Bali.
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teacher admits to sexually abusing 12-year-old student
A teacher in Bulelelng, Bali has apparently admitted to sexually abusing a 12-year-old female student. To make matters even worse, the victim, identified by initials SDY, is reportedly a special needs student. “He was attracted to the victim because of her larger chest. But, we do not know how many times anything was done, that’s pending the results of a
Teen girl’s body found in Ngurah Rai Airport car park
The body of a young woman was found lying on the ground in the car park area of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport on Tuesday morning. The deceased woman has been identified as 19-year-old Juliani Vergi Jemidin of Kambajawa, East Nusa Tenggara. According to information collected by local newspaper Tribun Bali, Jemidin’s body was found at 7 am, with
8 year old allegedly killed by lightning strike
An eight-year-old boy with down syndrome is believed to have died after getting struck by lighting. Young Sang Ketut Yudiarta of Kintamani was reportedly found lying on the kitchen floor with his body blisters and burnt on Friday. There had been heavy rain and thunder in in Bangli at the time of Yudiarta’s death, according to reports. The boy’s parents,
The Angeline movie has hit theaters
The film inspired by the real-life story of an eight-year-old’s horrifying murder in Bali has hit theaters and no surprise, the trailer looks dark and depressing as hell. Engeline, also known as Angeline, was found dead and buried in her adopted family’s backyard in June 2015, several weeks after the family had reported her missing. Engeline’s story
Pokémon Go player has already caught ’em all
Pokémon Go has received its first master: ftb_hodor, a Reddit user who revealed last night that he had completed the North American Pokédex. That includes 142 Pokémon, with nine others proving completely elusive. In order to finish his collection, ftb_hodor caught 4,269 Pokémon. He also hatched 303 eggs and walked 153 kilometers over the course of his
Indonesian child choir brings home trophy from Venice
Indonesia’s Resonanz children's choir came out as the overall winner, or Winner of the Grand Prix, at the Claudio Monteverdi Choral Festival and Competition held in Venice, Italy. The Resonanz beat other child choirs from countries like Romania and Slovakia in the event held from July 7 to July 10. Led by conductor Devi Fransisca, the 42 children of The
Robert Ellis faces Bali court accused of sexually abusing 16 young girls
AN AUSTRALIAN man has faced court in Bali accused of sexually abusing 16 young girls and then paying them off with gifts and money. The 69-year-old former Victorian man appeared in Denpasar District Court late on Thursday to face trial, where several of his alleged victims testified against him. Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis, formerly of Beechworth in
Infant mortality reaches 121 cases
As of April 2016, the number of infant mortality cases on record reached 121. While in 2015, there were 379 reported infant mortality deaths, according to Tribun Bali. Head of the Family Health Division of the Bali Provincial Health Office Dr. Kadek Iwan Darmawan says the issue of infant mortality is very complex, with the multitude of factors that come
The new Pixar short is downright adorable
We were all pretty much totally obliterated by Pixar’s 2015 summer release, Inside Out (and bonus points if you were already ugly-crying at a volcano finding love in, Lava, the short that preceded that one.) That’s why we’re admittedly relieved that the latest Pixar original short for the much anticipated Finding Dory is heartwarming in a jubilant way. The