After a long search, the crew members of KRI-Nanggala-402 submarine have been declared sunk with no survivors. The families of the crew members are making pleas for the prayers for the fallen sailors as recovery efforts continue following the tragic incident. The wreckage was found on Saturday at the depth of 838 meters broken in to three pieces, after that Indonesian Military declared all crew members dead. While the whole nation was praying for the safety of sailors this announc...

Indonesian authorities are facing new outrage after relocating the dolphins rescued from the prohibited Dolphin Lodge in Sanur to the Bali Exotic Marine Park in Benoa, which animal rights groups call a "setback." Despite some criticism, the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in Bali defended its decision, claiming that it was made with various factors in mind. Meruanto, the head of administration at BKSDA Bali, clarified those considerations to Coconuts this morning, notin...

Bali's tourism and creative economic Minister Sandiaga Uno has said that this month a steady growth in national visitors will be seen with an average of 4,500 visitors a day. At a Live Press Conference, the minister said that the average daily visitor figure in January was between 2 000 and 2 500. Since then, the figure has almost doubled to 4,000 visitors and 4,500. "This is a good achievement," Sandiaga remarked. "We can begin to develop confidence among domestic tourists in ord...

An official confirmed that there are only 9 active tsunami warning sirens in Bali, despite the fact that 153 villages have been identified as high-risk areas for the disaster. It shows a notable lack in province's preparation for the disaster.“Hopefully in the future we can have sirens that cover all the regions that are in the high-risk danger zones,” Gede Teja, secretary of Bali’s regional disaster management agency (BPBD) said. All of these villages are located along the Bali's coasts, w...

The Indonesian Ministry recently issued a statement cautioning against any misleading or unverified information regarding the ongoing search for KRI Nanggala-402 submarine that reported missing north of Bali on Wednesday with 53 people on board. Major General Achmad Riad, Spokesperson of TNI in a press conference said that the contact was lost with the German made submarine as it was conducting a torpedo drill in North Bali about 60 miles.“The last communication with KRI Nanggala was at 4:2...