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Long queues have formed at the resort island's Gilimanuk port, forcing travellers leaving Bali to wait for hours to cross the strait to Java island, according to media reports.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The father-of-three admitted that his family in Tegal, Central Java, has struggled without this income, more than eight times the minimum wage there.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Home in the wild for the small Silvery Gibbon is the rainforests of Java in Indonesia.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The majority of cases occurred on the island of Java.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The famous Java Homo erectus fossils prove that humans have occupied at least western Indonesia for a million years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond