Bali police have handed out their first 23 fines for people that refused to wear masks as the new law went into effect yesterday. The Badung Civil Service Police Unit took to the streets of Bali yesterday to implement the new law set out by Governor Koster. Checkpoints were set up in crowded areas between …
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There is now widespread community infection of COVID-19 in Bali. Two more record high announcements were made on Friday by the Covid-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force team in Bali. The new single day high for COVID-19 deaths was announced as 9 people died from the virus in Bali in a 24 hour period. Confirmed cases …
Bali police will hold a disciplinary hearing for two officers who extorted a Japanese tourist. Jembrana Police chief, Ketut Gede Adi Wibawa said Bali provincial police’s internal affairs division is investigating the two officers. “We are waiting for a disciplinary hearing. We can’t just punish them, because we have to go through the procedures,” said …
Two men from Britain and Australia have been arrested on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for possession of methamphetamine and ecstasy, police said Thursday. Collum Park from Britain was arrested Tuesday night with 11.8 grams of methamphetamine and 15 ecstasy pills, Denpasar police chief Jansen Panjaitan said in a statement. Park has been in Bali …
For the last 3 days, Bali has set new single-day records for the highest number of COVID-19 cases its ever recorded. The large spike in cases comes one month after reopening to domestic tourism. 169 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Bali today, 160 yesterday and 129 the day before. All 3 days set new …
The number of COVID-19 cases in Bali has reached a new milestone surpassing the 5000 mark with a total of 5207 confirmed cases to date. 129 cases of COVID-19 were added in a 24 hour period with 3 more people dying from the disease. That brings the total number of deaths to 68 in Bali. …
The Bali Hotel General Managers Association is speaking up after domestic tourism has failed to help tourism on the island. “We are not sure how the Bali tourism industry will be able to survive until early 2021,” deputy chairman I Made Ramia Adnyana told kompas on Wednesday. The Deputy Chairman explained that the decision to delay …
The Governor has spoken out saying that Bali is not reopening because “the people are not orderly” causing the cases of COVID-19 to rise on the island. Governor Wayan Koster officially announced the reason on why the island could not reopen to international tourists on September 11th as planned at a public meeting in Denpasar …
People caught not wearing a mask outside their home in Bali will now be fined Rp. 100 thousand. Governor Koster signed a new decree on Wednesday that made not wearing a mask illegal in public. Fines will be even tougher for businesses that do not enforce the new law with their employees. If a business …
Bali will not open for international tourism until the end of 2020, Governor Wayan Koster announced in a press conference on Saturday afternoon. “After considering all the current factors that are of serious concern, it can’t be done” Koster said in Uluwatu, Bali. Bali has originally planned on reopening its borders for international tourism starting on September …
Bali police have launched an investigation after COVID-19 education billboards were burned and vandalized across the island. Director General of Criminal Investigation, Dodi Rahmawan told Radar Bali that signs were being written on and even burned down. “This is illegal. The removal or burning of billboards is a criminal act of vandalism,” said Rahmawan. “It …
7000 foreigners who have been living in Bali during the pandemic have been granted an additional 30 days to apply for a new permit to stay on the island. Public Relations Manager of the Bali Regional Office of Law and Human Rights, I Putu Surya Dharma announced the extension citing that there have been many …