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Mandalika MotoGP beach camping set for October fans

Mandalika MotoGP beach camping set for October fans

Indonesia will open beachfront tent camping and RV parking at Mandalika for the 9-13 October 2026 MotoGP, targeting bikers riding from Java...
Thailand 450 Baht Tourist Fee: New Plan Explained

Thailand 450 Baht Tourist Fee: New Plan Explained

Thailand will charge foreign visitors a flat 450 baht entry fee under a new proposal unveiled 4 Sept 2026 — covering air, land and sea arriv...
Jambi Cloud Seeding Uses 8 Tons of Salt to Fight Haze

Jambi Cloud Seeding Uses 8 Tons of Salt to Fight Haze

Indonesia dispersed 8 tons of salt over Jambi in 8 cloud-seeding sorties as peat fires smoulder — what the operation achieved and what's nex...
Air India IHG Partnership: Maharaja One Rewards Link

Air India IHG Partnership: Maharaja One Rewards Link

Air India and IHG Hotels & Resorts linked Maharaja Club and IHG One Rewards on 4 Sept 2026: earn 2 Maharaja Points per US$1 at most IHG hote...
Bali Expects More Taiwanese Tourists as Taipei Flight Returns

Bali Expects More Taiwanese Tourists as Taipei Flight Returns

Bali eyes a Taiwan rebound as Starlux prepares a Taipei-Bali direct flight from 1 Oct 2026 — what Governor Koster said in Denpasar.
11 Orangutans Evacuated as Kalimantan Fire Hits Reserve

11 Orangutans Evacuated as Kalimantan Fire Hits Reserve

A forest fire forced the rapid evacuation of 11 orangutans from a 130-ha reserve in East Kalimantan — how rescuers moved them in under two h...
Air India Phuket-Delhi Hydraulic Failure: 3 Systems Failed

Air India Phuket-Delhi Hydraulic Failure: 3 Systems Failed

Air India's Phuket-Delhi A320 lost all three hydraulic systems at 36,000 feet on 4 August, triggering autopilot loss and altitude upset; AAI...
UB Forest Thermal Drone Boosts Fire Detection

UB Forest Thermal Drone Boosts Fire Detection

UB Forest is flying a Matrice 30T thermal drone to spot Borneo haze fires early — 544 ha under watch, 10 ha per flight.