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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

However, small UK family yacht building business Jeremy Rogers is sticking with teak for now – sourced from older government-managed plantations in Java that it is confident are authentic and harvested sustainably.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The death toll from multiple landslides in Indonesia's Java island last week has risen to 30, as the search to find many still missing continues, a disaster official said.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

As a result, what are now the shallow seas between Asia and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and Bali became dry land.

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