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News.com.au
14-07-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Indonesian authorities warn travellers after sudden rise in tourists suffering medical episodes
A series of recent incidents involving tourists at Denpasar Airport has prompted Bali authorities to remind travellers to assess their health, fitness, and preparedness before visiting the island. The latest unfortunate event saw a 59-year-old man from Western Australia collapse at the tourist hotspot shortly after arriving on a Jetstar flight from Perth on July 6. The Bali Times reported the man had just retrieved his luggage and was walking toward the pick-up area when he lost his balance and struck a wall. Medics arrived to find him facedown and bleeding from the head. A spokesperson for Ngurah Rai Airport Police said the man sustained injuries to his head and neck. 'He appeared disoriented, collapsed, and hit a wall, which caused injuries to his head and neck,' Mr Artana said. The man's wife told authorities he had a history of high blood pressure. He was treated at the scene before being transferred to BIMC Hospital in Kuta for further medical care. Officials say the incident is one of a growing number of medical emergencies involving newly arrived tourists. Travellers are now being encouraged to assess their personal health conditions before flying. On July 8, a 40-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son had to be rescued after becoming lost on Mount Batukaru. The pair had joined a group of nine climbers but became separated during the hike. They were eventually located and able to return safely. The head of Bali's National Search and Rescue Agency used the incident to remind visitors of regulations governing mountain access. 'The SAR team members found traces of food left behind by the pair who had embarked on a group hike without a guide,' Nyoman Sidakarya said. 'It is illegal for both domestic and international tourists to hike on any of Bali's volcanoes or mountains without a local guide.' In a related warning, Indonesia's Minister of Forestry, Raja Juli Antoni, addressed the dangers of underestimating mountain treks following the recent death of Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins on Mount Rinjani in Lombok. 'Our imagination about climbing a mountain should not be equated with going to the office, on vacation; it requires physical exercise, complete equipment, and mental readiness,' Mr Antoni said.
RNZ News
20-06-2025
- RNZ News
Australians in Bali during 2017 volcano eruption warn others to take out travel insurance
By Angelica Silva , ABC Passengers look at an electronic board displaying cancelled flights at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on 21 March 2025, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in the archipelago nation's east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Brisbane woman Teresa was excited about her girls' trip to Bali in 2017. Her group even extended their trip to enjoy the Indonesian holiday island a little longer. But when the time came to fly home, Bali's Mount Agung threw their plans into chaos. The volcano erupted in November of that year, causing some 150,000 residents to evacuate from their homes nearby. Mount Agung spews ash into the sky on 27 November. Photo: AFP / CITIZENSIDE / Nelli Kopylova Bali's busy Denpasar airport was also closed due to ash fall from the mountain. "The whole thing was a debacle," said Teresa, who is again in Bali for a holiday. She told the ABC she was "experiencing deja vu". Bali airport has reopened following this week's eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the nearby island of Flores, but holiday-makers are warned that disruptions may continue. Photo: STR/AFP But Teresa, who only wants to be identified by her first name, said this time she didn't make the same mistake as in 2017 - not taking out travel insurance. During the previous trip, only one of Teresa's friends had travel insurance. "She was able to get a Singapore Airlines flight out quickly, about three days after the eruption," she said. "One friend was flown to Sydney [as a transit point] where the airport was closed at the time and there was no accommodation available. "She actually sat on the kerb outside the terminal waiting all night on her own. It was shocking." It was a similar story for another one of her friends, who was flying home to Perth but had to stay overnight in Darwin. "The airport there was closed at night. She sat on her suitcase until the next morning," she said. For Teresa, it took just over a week to leave Bali - and even then it wasn't a direct trip home. "I had to fly to Melbourne first, then I got put into a run-down motel the airline had booked for the passengers," she said. Indonesia's transport ministry said some 14,000 travellers had been affected by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki. They said despite the airport returning to normal operations, a backlog of passengers was expected to take some time to clear. Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team gather for a roll call as they conclude the search operations on Mount Marapi after all survivors and victims have been found, in Batupalano, Agam, West Sumatra on 7 December 7, 2023. Photo: ADI PRIMA / AFP Several flights between capital cities and Bali scheduled for Wednesday morning were cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Tuesday evening. Others slated for Wednesday evening were delayed for hours. Indonesian authorities raised the volcanic alert to the highest level and two villages were evacuated. Denpasar airport operators said in a statement on Wednesday that 87 flights were affected by the eruption - 66 international and 21 domestic. The international flights affected included legs to and from Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Perth, Sydney, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City. Andrew was in the Indonesian city of Bandung during Mount Agung's eruption in 2017. Mount Agung belched smoke as high as 1500 metres above its summit on November 26. Photo: AFP / Muhammad Fauzy / NurPhoto He said, unlike Teresa's experience, having travel insurance covered the cost of his cancelled flight and accommodation. "My flight from Bandung to Bali was cancelled, so I had to stay a few extra days until a flight was available," he told the ABC. Andrew managed to get a flight to Lombok, where he stayed overnight. The next morning, he caught a boat to Bali, where he now lives. "My travel insurance covered everything," he said. "You just never know what's going to come up and change all of your plans." These experiences reiterate how travel insurance is "essential protection" for holidays, said CHOICE insurance expert Jodi Bird. Jodi Bird says Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's eruption is "a perfect example" of having travel insurance at the right time. Photo: Supplied / Jodi Bird "The volcano affecting travel to Bali is a perfect example. If you bought your travel insurance in time, it will help you with the cost of cancelling or rescheduling your holiday," Bird told the ABC. Bird said in order to be covered for natural disasters, you need to buy travel insurance before the incident becomes "a known event". Otherwise, it could be too late. "Once an event becomes known, it's generally too late to buy insurance to cover you for that specific event." An event becomes "known" when it is publicised in the media, or official government websites, like the government's Smartraveller. "For a major event, like the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, many insurers will publish advice on their website about when you needed to buy the policy to be covered," Bird said. However, he said some insurers have cut off cover in the last few days: "The trick is to know your destination and buy travel insurance when you book your trip." Travel insurance can be purchased from a direct insurance company, or through travel agencies like Webjet and Flight Centre. In other cases, some credit card providers offer complimentary travel insurance as a perk. When choosing a policy, it is important to understand the coverage and exclusions. - ABC
Al Jazeera
18-06-2025
- Al Jazeera
Dozens of Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts
Dozens of flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali have been cancelled after a volcanic eruption in the country's east spewed an enormous ash cloud into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in the country's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted late on Tuesday, sending an 11km (6.84-mile) column of ash into the sky, according to Indonesia's geological agency. It raised the alert level to the highest of its four-tier system and said another eruption on Wednesday morning produced a smaller ash cloud. No casualties have been reported. However, local authorities evacuated residents from several villages near the volcano as a precaution. Indonesia's National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, or BNPB, said tremors and eruptions were still recorded on Wednesday morning. Residents and tourists should avoid activities within 7km (4.35 miles) of the volcano's crater, the geological agency warned. At least 32 flights to and from Bali were cancelled as a result of the eruption, Bali's Ngurah Rai airport said. The airport website showed routes from Australia, India and Singapore among those affected. 'Due to volcano activity of Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara, several flights at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport are cancelled,' airport operator Angkasa Pura Indonesia said in a statement. Several domestic AirAsia flights bound for Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores, where Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki is situated, were also cancelled, as were four Singapore Airlines flights between Bali's Denpasar airport and Singapore. Qantas's low-cost carrier JetStar also scrapped some of its morning flights from Bali to Australia. 'Forecasts show the ash cloud is expected to clear by later tonight. As a result, this afternoon's flights will be delayed to operate later this evening,' JetStar wrote in an update on its website. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government decided to close the Fransiskus Xaverius Seda airport in Maumere until Thursday 'to ensure the safety of the passengers', Airnav, an airport operator, said in an Instagram post. Nine people died while thousands had to be evacuated after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted in November. Due to its location on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
Associated Press
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali on Thursday announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion of possessing narcotics, charges that could carry the death penalty. Customs officers at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport arrested an Indian national with the initials H.V., who was carrying a duffel bag, in the customs and excise inspection area on May 29. The officers found narcotic-related items in his belongings, authorities said. Following up on the interrogation of H.V., later that day, officers from the National Narcotics Agency of Bali Province arrested an Australian man with the initials P.R., who has been visiting Bali since 1988. P.R. asked H.V. to bring the duffel bag from Los Angeles to Bali, said I Made Sinar Subawa, an official from the narcotics agency, at a news conference. During a search at a house where he stayed, officers found some narcotics in the form of hashish, a cannabis concentrate product, that belonged to P.R. and had been purchased over the Telegram messaging app. The hashish was shipped from Los Angeles and Philippines before finally received in Bali, Subawa said. Officers seized 191 grams (6.7 ounces) of hashish along with some candies consisting of tetrahydrocannabinol, and 488 grams (17.2 ounces) of marijuana. Both P.R. and H.V. are now suspected of dealing in narcotics, based on the evidence that was found with them, Subawa said. 'P.R. is suspected of violating Indonesia's Narcotics Law which carries the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a minimum of four years and a maximum of 12 years,' said Subawa. Along with H.V. and P.R., the agency also arrested W.M., an American, on May 23 while he was collecting a package from a post office in Bali. An officer opened the package carried by W.M. and found seven pieces of silver packaging containing a total of 99 orange amphetamine pills and secured one white Apple iPhone brand cellphone. The agency, at a news conference in the city of Denpasar on Thursday presented the evidence, including marijuana and hashish, seized from the suspects. All suspects will undergo legal proceedings in Indonesia, including trial and sentencing. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers can face severe penalties, including the possibility of execution by firing squad. On Tuesday, three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram (over two pounds) of cocaine into Indonesia were charged Tuesday in a court on Bali, while on May 27, an Australian man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine. If convicted, any or all of them could face the death penalty. About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, latest figures from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections show. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. ___ Tarigan reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Independent
05-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty
Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali on Thursday announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion of possessing narcotics, charges that could carry the death penalty. Customs officers at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport arrested an Indian national with the initials H.V., who was carrying a duffel bag, in the customs and excise inspection area on May 29. The officers found narcotic-related items in his belongings, authorities said. Following up on the interrogation of H.V., later that day, officers from the National Narcotics Agency of Bali Province arrested an Australian man with the initials P.R., who has been visiting Bali since 1988. P.R. asked H.V. to bring the duffel bag from Los Angeles to Bali, said I Made Sinar Subawa, an official from the narcotics agency, at a news conference. During a search at a house where he stayed, officers found some narcotics in the form of hashish, a cannabis concentrate product, that belonged to P.R. and had been purchased over the Telegram messaging app. The hashish was shipped from Los Angeles and Philippines before finally received in Bali, Subawa said. Officers seized 191 grams (6.7 ounces) of hashish along with some candies consisting of tetrahydrocannabinol, and 488 grams (17.2 ounces) of marijuana. Both P.R. and H.V. are now suspected of dealing in narcotics, based on the evidence that was found with them, Subawa said. 'P.R. is suspected of violating Indonesia's Narcotics Law which carries the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a minimum of four years and a maximum of 12 years,' said Subawa. Along with H.V. and P.R., the agency also arrested W.M., an American, on May 23 while he was collecting a package from a post office in Bali. An officer opened the package carried by W.M. and found seven pieces of silver packaging containing a total of 99 orange amphetamine pills and secured one white Apple iPhone brand cellphone. The agency, at a news conference in the city of Denpasar on Thursday presented the evidence, including marijuana and hashish, seized from the suspects. All suspects will undergo legal proceedings in Indonesia, including trial and sentencing. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers can face severe penalties, including the possibility of execution by firing squad. On Tuesday, three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram (over two pounds) of cocaine into Indonesia were charged Tuesday in a court on Bali, while on May 27, an Australian man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine. If convicted, any or all of them could face the death penalty. About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, latest figures from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections show. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. ___ Tarigan reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.
