Despite receiving between 2,700 to 3,600 millimeters of rain annually, ten countries around the world continue to function smoothly without major disruptions to daily life. These countries include Malaysia, Indonesia, Bali, Panama, Samoa, Brunei, Costa Rica, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and São Tomé and Príncipe. In these regions, monsoon conditions persist throughout the year. […]
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20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma
Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago. Marpaung, now 48, was in a car with her colleagues on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in 2002 when the blast shook their vehicle from behind. Marpaung was temporarily blinded as shards of glass […]
Seven dead, 11 missing in Bali ferry sinking
Indonesian rescuers were searching for 11 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Bali in rough seas, killing at least seven, authorities said Wednesday. Dozens of survivors were plucked from the water Tuesday evening after the KMP Yunicee, carrying 57 passengers and crew, went down near Gilimanuk port at the […]
5 foreigners accused of selling drugs in Bali
Indonesian authorities have arrested an American, two Spaniards and two Russians for selling cocaine and marijuana in Bali, police said Friday. The three men and two women were paraded at a police news conference in the Bali provincial capital, Denpasar, days after being arrested. They were arrested between May 20 and 24 in the tourist […]