After an initial announcement in October 2014 that Indonesia would extend visa-free-on-arrival for the nationals of China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and Australia, the Jakarta Globe has published that Australia has been removed form the list due to Australia’s failure to reciprocate with a similar visa policy for Indonesians traveling to Australia. Read more from Bali Discovery here …

Lion Air – Indonesia’s second largest airline – went into a state approximating corporate meltdown on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 when Indonesia’s largest low-cost airline suddenly and without prior notice cancelled all its evening flights departing Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport. What a fiasco!  Read more from Bali Discovery here … 

Bali Prosecutor’s Office chief Momock Bambang Samiarso has confirmed media reports that the two Australians convicted of drug trafficking will be flown by military aircraft to Nusakambangan prison island in Central Java, where they will face the firing squad in the near future. Read more from The Jakarta Post here …

Scientists are developing technology that converts sunlight into liquid fuel. Read more here …

Take a look inside the £400 million Boeing aircraft converted into the ultimate private jet with restaurant, conference room and luxury bedrooms. Read more here …