The Perth-to-Lombok flight introduced in June last year has contributed to a 40 per cent jump in hotel occupancy rates in the burgeoning south of the island. But the new push to make Lombok a tourism destination has not dented Australia’s love affair with its next-door neighbour, Bali. Air Asia began the direct flights in …
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Bali Police have arrested a suspect in the alleged thefts of three patients at the Sanglah hospital in Denpasar. 46-year-old Aksi Efendi Adi Sutrisno was arrested by the Bali Police Criminal Investigation team on Friday at 6:15 pm just outside the hospital. Director of the Bali Police Andi Fairan said “the perpetrator was arrested in …
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Traffic Unit of Bangli District Police distributed flowers and chocolates to road users passing on Jalan Brigjen Ngurah Rai on Friday. Officers also informed motorists to always be orderly and obey traffic laws. Drivers and residents were overwhelmed with happiness by the gesture of police on Friday when they …
Two Bulgarian men have been arrested by Bali police after running a skimming operation in Kuta. The two men arrested add another blow to the Bulgarian organized crime syndicate that has been operating in Bali. Teodor Stepanov Petrov and Kamen Sevdalinov were taken down by police after several banks reported suspicious devices that had been …
Two female tourists were allegedly caught shoplifting bikinis at a local shop in Canggu. According to a public Facebook video posted by TJ Agung, two unidentified females were attempting to steal multiple bikinis from the Mermaids Swimwear Boutique in Canggu Bali when they were caught by store employees. The two accused females then admitted to …
The only freed member of the Bali Nine, Renae Lawrence, has described what life was like inside one of the world’s most notorious prisons. Speaking on Sunday for the first time since she was released from a Balinese prison and deported in November 2018, she gave an insight into life behind bars. Lawrence was one …
A local Bali man has died from head trauma after crashing his motorbike while under the influence of alcohol. To add insult to injury, his wallet, phone and motorbike were stolen before authorities arrived at the scene of the accident. According to police, 23-year-old, Ketut Danu Tirtayasa died from the accident and not from the …
With the recent outbreak of the African Swine Flu, many tourists are asking if it’s safe safe to eat pork in Bali? The Bali administration is setting the record straight after 888 pigs died after contracting the virus. Bali Agriculture and Food Security Agency official IKG Nata Kesuma said that public interest in consuming …
A man charged with snatching phones from tourists in Kuta has escaped from Bali jail. Denpasar Police Chief Senior Commissioner Ruddi Setiawan acknowledged the negligence of his officers when 21-year-old I Wayan Ngongek escaped from the Kuta Police on Monday through a back door at the station. The suspect who was in custody initially complained …
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Bali resort island earlier Thursday, but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 01: 12 a.m. Jakarta time Thursday (1812 GMT Wednesday) with epicenter at 69 km northeast Bangkalan of East Java province and the depth at 636 km under sea bed, …
A number of Chinese tourists stuck in Bali after the Indonesian government stopped flights to China will be allowed to stay in Bali and offered visa extensions. The visa extension was granted by Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati alias Cok Ace on Wednesday. With the visa extension, automatically Chinese tourists can …
An American tourist’s life was saved by a Bali tour guide after he almost drown while surfing in Bali. 37-year-old Juan Juel Gomes was surfing at Medewi Beach in Pekutatan District Tuesday when large waves overtook him according to Police Commissioner Agung Komang Sukasana. Gomes was surfing around 500 meters from shore when the incident …