Posts with tag: Bali

Talking Indonesia: independent publishing and the making of alternative publics

In this week's episode, Dr Clara Siagian speaks with Syarafina Vidyadhana, co-founder and commissioning editor of Cahyati Press, an independent publishing practice based in Bali.

In ‘spiritual’ Bali, women are not getting mental health care

Gender, Health, Society

Bali is world-famous as a centre of cultural and spiritual tourism that offers visitors spiritual healing and inner/outer balance - the ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ phenomenon. But the mental health of the Balinese is rarely talked about, especially when women are afflicted.

Can Bali become a paradise for ageing?

Policies, Policy in Focus, Public health

As Indonesia’s population ages, researchers are looking into better evidence-based policies for the elderly. Riska Dwi Astuti shares findings from an ‘elderly- and dementia-friendly community’ in Bali.

Beyond baggies and bogans in Bali

Analysis, Society

The bizarre arrest of Perth teenager Jamie Murphy in Bali last month prompted another round of tabloid reporting about Australians whose dream Bali holiday had turned into a nightmare. But Professor Tim Lindsey writes that the image of Bali as a dangerous "Yobbo Paradise" is inaccurate. In fact, of the more than one million Australians who travelled to Bali last year, only 60 had direct contact with police over issues or charges.

Posts with tag: Bali

Talking Indonesia: independent publishing and the making of alternative publics

In ‘spiritual’ Bali, women are not getting mental health care

Can Bali become a paradise for ageing?

Beyond baggies and bogans in Bali

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