The Indonesian President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed Bali Officials to increase testing and contact tracing once the border reopens. During the President’s visit to Bali on Friday (8/10), Jokowi and several Bali Officials met at Governor’s Office to discuss the Covid-19 handling progress in Bali. On the agenda was preparations for the reopening of …
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The Tourism Association has confirmed that dozens of travel companies across Bali have permanently closed due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The Head of the Indonesian Travel Agency Association (ASITA) for Bali, Putu Winastra confirmed that a total of 157 travel agencies in Bali faced bankruptcy since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. “According to …
Officials from the Tourism Association admitted that a large number of international tourists have become reluctant to travel to Bali due to the Indonesian quarantine policy. The Head of the Bali Tour Guide Association, I Nyoman Nuarta confirmed that the majority of potential visitors from selected countries such as Japan, China and South Korea decided …
The Kerobokan Prison has announced that an inmate who has been identified as I Gede Loka Jaya has managed to escape. The Warden of Kerobokan Prison Class II A, Fikri Jaya Soebing confirmed that one of the prison officers noticed that an inmate who had been serving his jail time at the prison facility had …
A security guard has been assaulted by a group of 4 intoxicated motorbike riders on Sunday afternoon (3/10). A video of a man in a security guard uniform that was being assaulted by a group of local people in Pemogan Village, South Denpasar went viral on social media. According to the 2 minutes video, the …
Hundreds of foreign nationals have participated in a swimming competition that took place on Kuta Beach on Sunday (3/10). The competition that was organized by a non-profit organization called Bali Sports Foundation (BSF) was held to raise money to support disabled children on the island. The Director of BSF, Rodney James Holt said that this …
The Indonesian central government has finally decided to start allowing the Bali Airport to start receiving international visitors by October 14th 2021. Despite extending the partial lockdown until October 18th 2021 in Bali and Java, the central government through the Maritime and Investment Coordinator Minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan announced that the Bali Ngurah Rai International …
Two German nationals have been evacuated after getting swept into the sea on Sunday afternoon (3/10). Officials from Badung Balawista, Wayan Suyadnya confirmed that two German nationals who have been identified as a 33-year-old woman named Alexia and 33-year-old man named Dominic were evacuated from Pererenan Beach after getting swept away by large waves while …
Officials from the Bali Health Agency have refused the proposal to reduce quarantine time for international visitors into only 2 days when the border reopens. As a response to the request from the Badung Tourism Agency in regards to reducing the quarantine time for international visitors as The Bali Sun previously reported The Head of …
Denpasar officials have prepared to utilize the PeduliLindungi tracing app at the Badung traditional fresh markets in the near future. Denpasar Mayor, IGN Jaya Negara confirmed that the city government has been preparing to implement a new operating procedure at traditional fresh markets in his area by utilizing the PeduliLindungi tracing app. “Badung fresh market …
Officials from the Denpasar Tourism Agency hopes that the central government’s plan to reopen the international travel corridor in Bali will stay on track. The Head of Denpasar Tourism Agency, Dezire Mulyani encourages the central government to keep the plan to reopen the border for international visitors on track by October 2021, as most of …
Bali officials have implemented a new visitor policy at Kuta Beach by only allowing a certain number of visitors each day. An official from Kuta Village, I Wayan Wasista confirmed that authorities have set a limit for visitors on Kuta Beach by utilizing the PeduliLindungi tracing app at all the entrance points as of Sunday …